Uljin-gun's 'Geumgangsong Ecolium' Selected as a 'Wellness Tourism Site' by the Korea Tourism Organization

Various Experience Facilities Including Tea Therapy, Meditation·Yoga, Spa·Jjimjilbang in Forest Recreation Areas

Exterior view of the Geumgangsong Ecorium lodging building.

[Asia Economy Yeongnam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Choi Jae-ho] Uljin-gun, Gyeongbuk Province announced on the 29th that the stay-type forest recreation facility 'Geumgangsong Ecolium' has been selected as a '2021 Wellness Tourism Destination' jointly promoted by the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism and the Korea Tourism Organization.

'Wellness' is a compound word of Well-being + Happiness + Fitness. It is a type of tourism that pursues health and quality of life improvement by utilizing facilities and resources, gaining popularity in the With-Corona era where non-face-to-face and safety are preferred.

The Korea Tourism Organization selected a total of 7 final destinations through a first round of document evaluation, a second round of on-site evaluation, and a third round of selection committee from 63 candidates recommended by local governments and regional tourism organizations nationwide, based on criteria such as content originality, intimacy, potential for product development, and accessibility for individual tourists.

The selected places include Geumgangsong Ecolium in Gyeongbuk, Seoul (Seoul Korean Medicine Promotion Center), Incheon (The Spa at Paradise), Chungbuk (Jwagusan Recreation Forest), Gangwon (High1 Resort HAO Wellness, Romizian Garden), and Jeonbuk (Guian-deok Health Healing Experience Village).

Geumgangsong Ecolium (Nature/Forest Healing) is located in Geumgangsong-myeon, Uljin-gun. It is a stay-type forest recreation facility offering rest and healing through the forest, featuring tea therapy tailored to constitution, meditation and yoga in yurts, spa, and jjimjilbang (Korean sauna).

Kim Sang-cheol, Director of Culture, Tourism and Sports Bureau of Gyeongbuk Province, said, "Wellness tourism has a large market size and high added value, gaining worldwide attention, and it will be a new breakthrough for the Gyeongbuk tourism industry struggling due to COVID-19. We will also challenge the wellness tourism cluster contest project currently being prepared to develop Gyeongbuk as a wellness tourism hub."

Meanwhile, three places in Gyeongbuk Province, including the National Forest Healing Center, National Gimcheon Healing Forest, and Humanities Healing Center Yeomyeong, have already been selected and are operating as wellness tourism destinations.

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