Culture Ministry "Temporary Suspension of Issuance of Culture and Leisure Consumption Vouchers from the 24th"

[Asia Economy Reporter Kim Heung-soon] The Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism announced on the 23rd that, starting from the 24th, with the social distancing level in the Seoul metropolitan area being raised to Level 2, the issuance of six types of cultural and leisure consumption discount coupons currently in effect for performances, exhibitions, movies, sports, accommodation, and travel will be temporarily suspended.

The Ministry explained that this suspension measure will be applied nationwide, even to areas outside the metropolitan area, considering the possibility of infection spread between regions and the fairness of discount benefits across regions.

Accordingly, the issuance of new consumption discount coupons will be halted, and reservations for unused coupons already issued will be stopped. For coupons that have been reserved, users are advised to refrain from using them.

The Ministry resumed the issuance of consumption discount coupons sequentially and gradually from October 22, following the easing of social distancing to Level 1 on October 12. However, it had previously decided to immediately suspend the consumption discount coupon program in accordance with quarantine authorities' guidelines if social distancing levels were raised.

The Ministry stated that it will continue to do its best to ensure the use of consumption discount coupons based on thorough quarantine management, including ▲ strict compliance with quarantine rules by facility ▲ strengthening on-site inspections ▲ enhancing quarantine management and publicity, and will review the resumption of the program in consideration of the future COVID-19 quarantine situation.

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