On July 9, the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism and the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport warned the public about illegal schemes promoting investments in camping sites. These schemes often promise high returns, with one operator in Gyeonggi Province selling camping site memberships worth 100 million won.
Under current law, individual sales or memberships for camping sites are prohibited. Camping sites must be registered and operated as a whole by the business operator, making the sale of individual plots or shares a violation of the Tourism Promotion Act.
Operators engaging in illegal sales of camping sites could face up to three years in prison or fines of up to 30 million won. Additionally, if an operator's registration is revoked, it could restrict property rights for individual plots, making it difficult for investors to recover their funds, especially since shareholders cannot sell land without the consent of other shareholders.
* This article has been translated by AI.
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