Overview

• Police printed 8,000 etiquette notices in three languages, described in reporting as South Korea’s first formal tourist conduct notice.
• Patrols now use the leaflet as a soft warning for minor infractions, reserving immediate penalties for more serious offenses.
• The guide highlights punishable behaviors such as jaywalking, littering, smoking in restricted areas, public drunkenness, public urination or defecation, dine-and-dash, using fake IDs, and trespassing.
• Officials say the goal is to prevent misunderstandings rooted in language and cultural differences and to improve visitors’ grasp of local laws.
• Jeju’s move follows a strong tourism rebound, with more than 7 million visitors reported so far this year and Chinese travelers forming the largest share of overseas arrivals, after record 2024 spending of 9.26 trillion won.