Andong-si as a 'Tourism Hub', Joins Hands with 10 Nearby Local Governments for 'Gyeongbuk Tourism Boom-up' Agreement

In Taehwa-dong Riverside Citizen Park, Andong-si, Gyeongbuk, the representative summer flower, Coreopsis, is in full bloom, creating a golden wave.

[Asia Economy Yeongnam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Park Dong-wook] Andong City will sign a win-win cooperation agreement for tourism revitalization on the 18th at 2 p.m. at Nakdong Hall, Daedonggwan, City Hall, together with Gyeongsangbuk-do, 10 neighboring cities and counties, Korea Tourism Organization, and Hana Tour Co., Ltd.

At this agreement ceremony, Andong City and the neighboring cities and counties agreed to ▲seek measures to revitalize Gyeongbuk tourism and discover collaborative projects ▲jointly develop tourism products and support promotion and marketing to promote city and county collaborative projects ▲integrate tourism information guidance ▲cooperate in tourism consulting and worker education.

The 10 cities and counties participating in this agreement are Yeongju, Sangju, Mungyeong, Uiseong, Cheongsong, Yeongyang, Yeongdeok, Yecheon, Bonghwa, and Uljin. Andong City plans to proactively lead city and county collaborative projects to not only revitalize Gyeongbuk tourism but also maximize the effects of the tourism hub city project.

Mayor Kwon Young-se of Andong stated, "We will actively promote cooperative projects so that Andong and the 10 neighboring cities and counties can coexist and develop, and Andong, as a tourism hub city, will take the lead in revitalizing Gyeongbuk tourism."

Meanwhile, Andong City was selected as a tourism hub city by the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism in January. From this year until 2024, various projects such as improving tourism accommodation capacity, establishing a smart tourism system, and overseas promotion and marketing will be implemented to attract foreign tourists for five years. In May, a business agreement was signed with the Korea Tourism Organization and five tourism hub cities to foster global tourism hub cities.

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