Recently, small islands have become attractive places by changing tourist patterns from inland areas to the ocean, and from artificial resorts to natural places. However, there are no clear concepts and the government's aims of small island tourism although many government officials and researchers have made a great deal of effort for the development of small island tourism. This research investigated what kind of tourist factors and attractions influence tourists for their decision to visit small islands. I tried to find differences in the various tourist attraction factors of small islands which depend on demographic characteristics or island types. It suggests how Korean government develops the tourist industry and policy for small island tourism. To carry out these themes I discussed the importance of the tourist attraction factors of small islands which may differ with types of tourism contents of small islands (a static, a dynamic and a mixed type).