Haenam-gun Signs 'Tourism Marketing Business Agreement' with Busan Dongnae-gu

The tourism marketing business agreement was signed with Myeong Hyun-gwan, Haenam County Governor (fourth from the right), and Kim Woo-ryong, Dongnae District Mayor of Busan (center), in attendance.

[Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Seo Young-seo] Haenam-gun, Jeollanam-do announced on the 9th that it will collaborate with Dongnae-gu, Busan to conduct tourism marketing in celebration of the ‘2020 Year of Visit.’

On the 7th, Haenam County Governor Myeong Hyeon-gwan and Dongnae-gu Mayor Kim Woo-ryong attended and signed a tourism marketing business agreement.

This agreement was arranged as a result of Dongnae-gu, Busan, which is promoting the Year of Visit project this year, benchmarking Haenam-gun. Haenam-gun promised to jointly promote the ‘2020 Year of Visit’ with Dongnae-gu, Busan.

In addition, it was decided that when residents of Haenam-gun and Dongnae-gu visit each other's regions during this year, discounts on admission fees to major tourist attractions will be applied.

Haenam-gun’s applicable sites include the Gosan Historic Site, Ttangkkeut Observatory, Usuyeong Tourist Site, and Uhahng-ri Dinosaur Museum, while Dongnae-gu, Busan will apply discounts to Dongnae Hot Springs and Geumgang Park Cable Car.

Furthermore, during festival periods, mutual promotional booths will be set up and operated, and cooperation will be pursued when conducting various promotional events.

In particular, when Mayor Kim Woo-ryong suggested, “It would be great if Dongnae residents could purchase agricultural and marine products produced in the clean area of Haenam,” Governor Myeong Hyeon-gwan responded, “Let’s hold a special sales exhibition of Haenam agricultural and marine products so that Dongnae residents can enjoy healthy food.”

They also promised to strengthen friendship and prepare events so that the 14 towns and townships of Haenam and the 13 neighborhoods of Dongnae-gu can visit each other.

Mayor Kim Woo-ryong said, “I am pleased to carry out cooperative projects for the Year of Visit with Haenam-gun, which has various tourism resources,” and added, “I hope the Year of Visit project will be successfully promoted through mutual visits.”

Governor Myeong Hyeon-gwan of Haenam-gun stated, “I hope this will be a valuable opportunity for a ‘win-win’ between Yeongnam and Honam through the Year of Visit,” and “I hope to hold various marketing events and special sales exhibitions to achieve practical synergy effects.”

Dongnae-gu is a central city of Busan with a population of 270,000, famous for Dongnae Hot Springs which has existed since the Unified Silla period, and the Dongnae Hot Springs Grand Festival is held in November.

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