Pohang City Recruits Resident Businesses for 'Gwangyang Dure'... Korea Tourism Organization Provides 'Customized Support'

[Asia Economy Yeongnam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Choi Jae-ho] On the 26th, Pohang City held a 'Tourism Dure Resident Business Recruitment Project Briefing Session' at City Hall, attended by about 70 local residents, to establish a resident-led tourism business model.

The 'Tourism Dure Project' is a project that supports local residents in starting tourism businesses based on tourism resources with unique local characteristics such as lodging, food and beverage, travel, experience, leisure, and tourism souvenirs.

The briefing session proceeded in the order of explaining the Tourism Dure project and the interim results of Pohang City's tourism area diagnosis, introducing cases of resident businesses, announcing plans for selecting new resident businesses and support details, and a Q&A session.

On the same day, Pohang City signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with the Korea Tourism Organization to revitalize the Tourism Dure project. The Korea Tourism Organization will accept applications from resident businesses wishing to participate in the Tourism Dure project until 2 p.m. on June 25, conduct document screening, hold an academy course, and announce the final selection results by the end of September.

Selected resident businesses will receive customized support up to 110 million KRW at each growth stage, including capacity building, consulting, pilot projects, promotion, and marketing for a basic period of 3 years (up to 5 years) to grow into representative local tourism businesses.

Cho Hyun-yul, Director of the Tourism Industry Division, expressed expectations, saying, "The Tourism Dure project will contribute to the advancement and revitalization of Pohang tourism through resident-led, voluntary participation and tourism business operations linked with local resources."

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