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Can Fandom Make Us Better Tourists?
In an era of overtourism, South Korea’s Jeju Island and international BTS fans are building bridges of mutual respect.
Kayti Burt is a pop culture writer and editor who has been published in Rolling Stone, the LA Times, Vulture, TIME, Polygon, Den of Geek, Paste, and more. She is a member of the Television Critics Association and the Freelance Solidarity Project.
Features
In an era of overtourism, South Korea’s Jeju Island and international BTS fans are building bridges of mutual respect.
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