Haenam-Gangjin Counties Join Forces to Target Tourism Market

Signing of a Win-Win Development MOU for the Tourism Industry, Collaborating on Tourism Marketing

On the 29th, a tourism development agreement ceremony was held (left: Myeong Hyeon-gwan, Haenam County Governor; right: Lee Seung-ok, Gangjin County Governor). (Photo by Haenam County)

[Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Kim Hyun] Haenam-gun, Jeollanam-do (Governor Myeong Hyun-gwan) is joining hands with Gangjin-gun (Governor Lee Seung-ok) to promote the mutual development of the tourism industry.

On the 29th, Haenam-gun announced that it signed a business agreement with Gangjin-gun in the governor's office to promote the mutual development of the tourism industry.

At the signing ceremony attended by Myeong Hyun-gwan, Governor of Haenam-gun, and Lee Seung-ok, Governor of Gangjin-gun, both counties agreed to jointly work on revitalizing the tourism industry and local economy through planning and operating cultural heritage exploration programs, jointly attracting and managing student school trips, direct trade events for agricultural specialties, and tourism marketing promotions.

In particular, they agreed to actively pursue joint local government-linked public projects, such as the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism's 2020 Regional Demand Customized Support Contest, which Haenam and Gangjin are jointly planning and promoting, aiming for selection through inter-local government collaboration.

Haenam-gun and Gangjin-gun have applied for a public project in March focusing on linked tourism package programs centered on figures such as Gosan Yun Seon-do and Dasan Jeong Yak-yong.

Haenam and Gangjin have many regionally specialized resources that can be linked, such as Haenam Gocheonam Migratory Bird Habitat, Gangjin Bay Ecological Park, Jeolla Naval Headquarters and Jeolla Byeongyeong Fortress, Ttangkkeut Pilgrimage Literature Museum, and Yeongnang Birthplace, and the advantage of traveling both counties through a long-distance Namdo trip is considered a great attraction.

After this agreement, the county plans to discuss practical tourism product operations and joint projects for revitalizing the local economy through tourism, such as co-hosting direct trade events for agricultural specialties.

Myeong Hyun-gwan, Governor of Haenam-gun, said, “I hope this will be an opportunity to revitalize the tourism industry together with our neighboring county, Gangjin,” and added, “We will hold various marketing events and special sales to achieve substantial synergy effects.”

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