Reservation Surge for 'Living One Week in Gangjin' Experience

Affordable Fee of 150,000 KRW per Person, Gaining Attention as a New Model for Rural Travel

‘Living in Gangjin for a Week ? Fully Relax in Gangjin’ Farm and Tourist Site Experiences are Being Offered.

[Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Kim Yong-su] This year, the ‘Living One Week in Gangjin ? Fully Relax at Gangjin (FU-SO)’ program, a major tourism project managed by Gangjin County, is gaining attention as a clean and healing travel option amid the COVID-19 situation, resulting in a surge of reservations.

According to Gangjin County on the 20th, the total number of participants and reservations so far is 1,012 (503 completed experiences, 509 reservations). Considering that the program started on May 18 and was suspended for about a month from August 24, when the COVID-19 situation worsened, until the 20th of last month, this reflects its remarkable popularity.

‘Living One Week in Gangjin ? Fully Relax at Gangjin (FU-SO)’ is being promoted as a project selected by the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism’s public contest.

It is a stay-type tourism program where participants live for a week in a new place away from daily life to heal their tired mind and body and gain joy through empathy with local residents. Among lifestyle tourism projects, only two places?Gangjin County and Buk-gu District of Daegu City?were selected through competition to promote this project.

Lee Seung-ok, the mayor of Gangjin County, said, “Living One Week in Gangjin is the most suitable form of tourism under social distancing measures and is a project for both travelers and farmers.” He added, “Participants can relieve stress and enrich their emotions in the COVID-19 clean area of Gangjin, while Gangjin County benefits from direct income generation for FU-SO farms and increased local tourism income through participants’ consumption.”

He also emphasized, “Although there are still many shortcomings such as tourism infrastructure and travel information, I believe Gangjin’s attempt has presented a model for rural travel.”

‘Living One Week in Gangjin ? Fully Relax at Gangjin (FU-SO)’ can be used at an affordable price of 150,000 KRW per person through support from the public contest. Participants experience FU-SO (rural lodging and activities, rural meal experiences, breakfast and dinner provided) for 6 nights and 7 days, and can enjoy making celadon cups, free album production at the music creation studio, and free use of electric bicycles. Additionally, various entrance fees and experiences at tourist sites are offered at discounted rates.

Regular training is provided to participating farms to improve participant inconvenience cases, and efforts are made to create a safe environment amid COVID-19 by having participants fill out health questionnaires, measuring body temperature, and providing hygiene kits (including masks, hand sanitizer, gargle, and antibacterial wet wipes).

For related inquiries, contact the Gangjin County Culture and Tourism Foundation, and reservations can be made directly through the FU-SO experience website.

This content was produced with the assistance of AI translation services.