Mapo-gu Provides Incentives to Travel Agencies Attracting Tourists

Incentives Provided for Accommodation, Meals, and Tourism in Mapo...10,000 KRW per Tourist for Meals and Tourism Including 1 Night, 20,000 KRW for 2 Nights or More...Up to 1 Million KRW per Visit, Annual Limit of 3 Million KRW

Yanghwajin Historic Site Tourism

[Asia Economy Reporter Jongil Park] Mapo-gu (Mayor Yudonggyun) is promoting the '2020 Group Tourist Attraction Travel Agency Incentive Support Project' aimed at revitalizing the local tourism industry and regional economy.

The project provides incentives to travel agencies registered as domestic travel agencies or general travel agencies when they attract group tourists of five or more to travel in Mapo.

If the criteria of one night stay at accommodation facilities in Mapo-gu, one use of a food establishment, and one visit to a local festival or attraction are met, an incentive of 10,000 KRW per tourist is given.

If the criteria of two nights stay, two uses of food establishments, and two visits to local festivals or attractions are met, an incentive of 20,000 KRW per tourist is provided.

For same-day tours without accommodation, tourists can receive an incentive of 5,000 KRW per person if they visit two or more tourist spots within the Mapo area.

The maximum payment per instance is 1,000,000 KRW, and the annual maximum incentive a single travel agency can receive has been raised from 2,000,000 KRW last year to 3,000,000 KRW this year. The project will continue until the support budget for this year is exhausted.

Tourism or invitation events held with financial support from other local governments or equivalent organizations (such as fam tours, expos), cases where incentives from other departments are received for the same schedule on the same day, or cases where group tour plans are not notified in advance are excluded from support.

Travel agencies wishing to participate must submit a prior plan to the Mapo-gu Tourism Division by mail (registered) or in person at least 7 days before the tour. For more details, contact the Tourism Division at ☎3153-8663.

Tourism on the Gyeongui Line Forest Trail for Foreigners

Mayor Yudonggyun of Mapo-gu said, “The travel agency incentive support project, which the district has been promoting since 2018, achieved the result of attracting over 5,600 foreign tourists last year,” and added, “This year as well, through the travel agency incentive support project, we will ensure better tourism opportunities for tourists visiting Mapo.”

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