Gimhae City, "Tourism Industry as a High Value-Added Future Industry..."

Tourism Promotion Council Meeting Held

On the 30th, the Tourism Promotion Council was held under the chairmanship of Deputy Mayor Kang Deok-chul. (Photo by Gimhae City)

[Asia Economy Yeongnam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Kang Sharon] On the 30th, Gimhae City in Gyeongnam announced on the 31st that it held a Tourism Promotion Council meeting at City Hall, chaired by Deputy Mayor Kang Deok-chul, to gather opinions for the establishment of the Comprehensive Tourism Development Plan (2021?2025).

The Tourism Promotion Council is composed of 14 members, including the Deputy Mayor as chairman, city council members with extensive knowledge in the tourism field, academia, cultural and arts sectors, tourism industry workers, and city officials.

Through the meeting held that day, the city received advice on the establishment and implementation of the Comprehensive Tourism Development Plan and will reflect this to promote projects in a strategic and progressive direction.

To establish the Comprehensive Tourism Development Plan, the city will sign a service contract next month and proceed with the project starting with a kickoff meeting, continuing until July next year.

The Comprehensive Tourism Development Plan reflects the latest tourism trends and analysis results of tourism consumption patterns, aiming to discover short-term strategic projects and mid- to long-term tourism revitalization projects to build an international-level tourism infrastructure.

Deputy Mayor Kang Deok-chul stated, “The tourism industry is emerging as a high value-added future industry and a nationally promising strategic industry linked to 21st-century green growth policies. In line with this, we intend to establish the Comprehensive Tourism Development Plan to foster tourism as a strategic project of the city.”

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