"Resolving Tourism Inconveniences" … Busan City Operates Monitoring Inspection Team of Private Tourism Experts

[Asia Economy Yeongnam Reporting Headquarters, Reporter Jucheol In] Busan City announced on the 27th that it will organize and operate a 'Private Tourism Expert Monitoring Inspection Team' together with the Busan Tourism Association.

This initiative aims to provide jobs to the tourism industry, which has been struggling due to the COVID-19 pandemic, and to inspect the tourism readiness from the perspective of tourism experts in order to secure internationally competitive tourism quality. This is the first time in the country that a private tourism expert monitoring inspection team is being organized and operated.

The inspection team will thoroughly check inconveniences such as foreign language guidance systems and convenience facilities, focusing on major tourist attractions and gateways, and will communicate these issues through social networking services (SNS) to Busan City, the Busan Tourism Association, and district and county offices to encourage and confirm improvements.

The city will initially select 75 tourism industry workers, including cultural tourism interpreters, tourist guides, and travel industry workers, provide SNS utilization training and orientation, and start inspection activities from May. Inspection allowances of up to 1.5 million KRW will be paid over five months, and the number of inspectors will gradually increase depending on the number of applicants.

A Busan City official stated, "By operating the inspection team, we will provide jobs to the tourism industry, which is suffering from a sharp decline in tourists, and actively discover and improve practical issues felt by industry workers. Inconveniences in tourism will be reflected in the 'International Tourism City Tourism Readiness Improvement Project' to turn the crisis of Busan's tourism industry into an opportunity."

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