Dong-Eui University Wins Excellence Award at Busan University Students' Tourism Startup School Travelthon Competition

A student team from Dong-Eui University won the Excellence Award at the 2nd Busan University Student Tourism Startup School Travelthon Competition.

[Asia Economy Yeongnam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Kim Yong-woo] The Department of Hotel and Tourism Management at Dong-Eui University (President Han Su-hwan), led by Department Head Yeo Ho-geun, recently saw the student team ‘Baegwangong’ win the Excellence Award and a prize of 500,000 KRW at the ‘2nd Busan University Student Tourism Startup School Travelthon Competition’ hosted by Busan Tourism Organization (President Jeong Hee-jun).

The ‘Travelthon,’ a combination of tourism and marathon, is a contest focused on ideas for commercializing tourism service businesses, with the final judging held on November 4 last year.

On that day, Lee Yeon-ji and Kim So-jung, third-year students majoring in Hotel and Convention Management at Dong-Eui University, along with Jeong Yun-hyeok, a second-year student majoring in International Tourism Management, won the Excellence Award with their project titled ‘Barrier-Free Tourism Information Provision Platform: Bae·Gwan·Gong.’

Lee Yeon-ji, majoring in Hotel and Convention Management, said, “I proposed the idea of a tourism information provision platform with the hope that Busan would become an open and accessible tourist destination.”

This competition saw participation from about 140 students from 12 universities in Busan, including Dong-Eui University, Pusan National University, Pukyong National University, and Dong-A University. After the first screening, 10 teams advanced to the finals.

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