This Year's Travel Week Changes Domestic Travel Off-Seasons to June and November

by Kim Heungsoon

Published 20 Jan.2020 11:30(KST)

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[Asia Economy Reporter Kim Heung-soon] The "Travel Week," promoted by the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism and the Korea Tourism Organization to revitalize domestic travel, will be held this year in June and November, which are considered off-peak travel seasons.

The Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism announced on the 20th that the first Travel Week this year will be from May 30 to June 14, and the second Travel Week will be from October 31 to November 15. Travel Week, which started in 2014 with the goal of increasing domestic travel demand, has been held in May and October to disperse travel demand concentrated in the summer to spring and autumn. Starting this year, the period has been changed to June and November to activate off-season domestic travel.

The vacation culture improvement campaign "Yuhu (有休)," which creates an atmosphere for taking leave during Travel Week to go on trips, will continue as before. To ease economic constraints, a "Travel Week Special Pass (tentative name)" will be introduced. By using the Travel Week Special Pass issued by transportation agencies such as Korea Railroad Corporation, the National Express Bus Transport Association, and shared vehicle services, travelers can travel at much lower costs than usual.

Recruitment of "Travel Week Participating Organizations," encouraging participation from many institutions including private companies to foster a domestic travel atmosphere, will also continue. Participating organizations prepare differentiated benefits such as discounts and promotions during Travel Week and receive benefits such as joint promotion with Travel Week.