Gyeongnam Province Promotes 14 Projects for 'Safe Tourism Special Measures'

[Asia Economy Yeongnam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Kang Woo-kwon] Gyeongnam Province announced on the 3rd that, as the COVID-19 response quarantine system transitions to 'social distancing in daily life,' it will promote the revitalization of the domestic tourism market based on quarantine by establishing a sustainable safe tourism system.

In the Gyeongnam area, due to COVID-19, tourism business sales decreased by 47.2% compared to the first quarter of the previous year, and the MICE industry has had no exhibitions or events, placing the tourism industry in great difficulty.

Accordingly, Gyeongnam Province has selected 14 projects in three key areas to comply with safe travel guidelines at each travel stage and to revitalize the tourism industry, and will actively implement special safe tourism measures.

First, the province will collaborate with cities and counties to operate 'Safe Tourism Promotion Councils' for each city and county as part of the 'Public-Private Cooperation Safe Tourism Platform.' The councils will carry out safe tourism campaigns and autonomous quarantine activities tailored to local conditions. In the future, they are planned to be expanded and reorganized into 'Regional Tourism Councils' at the city and county level.

Following the first phase of the Clean Gyeongnam Tourism Clean Zone Relay Campaign, the second phase will promote the 'Clean Safe Business Pilot Project.'

For tourism accommodations and restaurants in the province, two types of stickers will be distributed designating clean safe businesses and businesses required to conduct fever checks. Participating businesses will be incentivized with a set of three disinfectants and non-contact thermometers to encourage autonomous quarantine activities.

The province has been discovering 'untact healing travel destinations' specialized for the Gyeongnam region in phases, planning and promoting travel throughout the province, and will continue to discover and provide hidden travel spots.

During the travel week, the province plans to expand the 'Gyeongnam Gift Certificate Travel Event,' which refunds part of the admission fees for tourism and leisure facilities with local love gift certificates (payback).

Ryu Myeong-hyun, Director of the Culture, Tourism and Sports Bureau, said, "Through the Gyeongnam Safe Tourism Special Measures, we hope that the public, exhausted from COVID-19, can freely heal and rest in the nature of Gyeongnam, and that local tourism businesses will be revitalized, leading to the activation of the domestic tourism market."

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