Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism Announces Products Offering Over 30% Discount for Early Domestic Travel Reservations

Citizens visiting the Starfield Library at COEX in Gangnam-gu, Seoul, are enjoying reading and other activities to escape the heat. Photo by Hyunmin Kim kimhyun81@

[Asia Economy Reporter Kim Heung-soon] The Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism announced on the 21st that it will hold a nationwide travel agency contest for 'Early Booking Discount Support Products for Overcoming the Novel Coronavirus Infection (COVID-19) Domestic Travel' organized by the Korea Association of Travel Agents until August 10.

All travel agencies registered and operating in domestic/general travel for more than two years (excluding Jeju itinerary products) are eligible to participate, and detailed contest information can be found in the notices section on the Korea Association of Travel Agents website.

Citizens who make early reservations or prepayments for autumn travel products selected in the domestic travel early booking discount support product contest will receive discounts of more than 30%. The government supports up to 20% of the travel product price (up to 60,000 KRW), and local governments and travel agencies jointly bear more than 10% of the travel product price.

The contest target products are domestic travel products that include at least one overnight stay, meals, and at least one visit to a paid tourist attraction. Selected products will start early booking services online in August.

This project is promoted through the third supplementary budget. The Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism stated, "Considering that quarantine is the top priority, we plan to thoroughly implement related measures and guidance so that citizens can comply with COVID-19 safe travel guidelines according to the situation."

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