Gyeongbuk Province Signs MOU with USFK Spouses' Association to Boost Tourism... First Step in Cultural and Tourism Exchange
[Asia Economy Yeongnam Reporting Headquarters, Reporter Park Dong-wook] Gyeongsangbuk-do announced on the 9th that it signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with the United States Forces Korea (USFK) Spouses' Association at the provincial government office to promote cultural exchange and tourism revitalization.
The USFK Spouses' Association (President Deanna James) consists of 300 military spouses working at the Humphreys US military base in Pyeongtaek, where the UN Command is located. The organization engages in various activities such as volunteer work, hosting bazaars, and supporting Korean cultural experiences.
The signing ceremony was held to lay the foundation for fostering friendship and cultural tourism exchange with the US military and the USFK Spouses' Association. The agreement includes hosting cultural performances for US military families and mutual cooperation to revitalize tourism in Gyeongsangbuk-do.
The USFK Spouses' Association requested Gyeongsangbuk-do to hold cultural performances and participate in bazaars within the Pyeongtaek US military base. In response, Gyeongsangbuk-do plans to support performances such as gugak (traditional Korean music), traditional dance, and Taekwondo demonstrations, along with promotional sales activities including the sale of local agricultural specialties and tourism products.
Gyeongsangbuk-do will conduct a promotional fam tour for the association members visiting the province and plans to develop UNESCO World Heritage sites, geoparks, and documentary heritage?areas of great interest to US military families?into tourism products, establishing them as must-see essential courses during their service in Korea.
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Lee Cheol-woo, Governor of Gyeongsangbuk-do, stated, "We will fill the hearts of the US military personnel and their families who serve and depart from Korea with the charm and flavors of Gyeongsangbuk-do, making it a place they will surely revisit and a world-class tourist destination."
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