Changwon City Selected as a 'Grade 1 Region' in Local Tourism Development Index

Robot Land / Photo by Changwon City

[Asia Economy Yeongnam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Son Taeseok] Changwon City announced on the 3rd that it was selected as a 'Grade 1 Region' in the '2019 Regional Tourism Development Index Trend Analysis' announced by the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism.

The 'Regional Tourism Development Index' is basic data used to assess the level of tourism development in a region, established biennially since 2015 to help local governments systematically and efficiently formulate tourism policies and use it as self-diagnostic material.

The Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism has been selecting regions suitable for enjoying tourism and with active tourist visits as tourism development areas.

The city newly ranked among the top 9 Grade 1 local governments out of 152 nationwide by expanding participation in tourism education and strengthening policy capabilities such as tourism promotion.

Jinhae Marine Solar Park and Zipline / Photo by Changwon City

With over 15 million tourists visiting Changwon annually, the city plans to create a tourism city that visitors want to revisit during the year 2020, the Year of the Metal Rat (Gyeongja Year), by focusing on differentiated tourism marketing and content development such as hosting the Presidential e-Sports Tournament, diversifying routes for the double-decker city tour bus, the cypress forest bathing travel, and experience tourism tours linking Robot Land and zip track.

Mayor Heo Seong-moo of Changwon said, “As we have been selected as a Grade 1 tourism development region, we will prepare various tourism events with this momentum,” and added, “We will continue to promote the establishment of tourism reception systems through improvements in accommodation, transportation, and guidance.”

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