Imsil-gun Selects 6 Groups for 'Tourism Dure Resident Business Contest'

Published 13 Oct.2021 16:02(KST)

[Imsil=Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Park Nosik] Imsil-gun, Jeonbuk (Governor Sim Min) announced on the 13th that six new resident businesses for the 2021 Imsil-gun Tourism Dure were finally selected, hosted by the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism and the Korea Tourism Organization.

The county was selected for the Tourism Dure project for the first time this year, and through a call for new resident businesses from May to June, six businesses were finally selected after evaluations including document screening, online academy, and business plan presentation assessments.

The types of resident businesses include three in the forest and rural experience field such as apples and tomatoes, and three in the food and beverage field such as pet food, healing meals, and fruit syrup.

Started in 2013, the Tourism Dure project is a support program by the Korea Tourism Organization aimed at fostering tourism-related businesses and revitalizing local tourism through the participation of local community groups and linkage of local resources.

The selected resident businesses will receive full national funding from the Korea Tourism Organization, including support worth approximately 5 million KRW per business this year for education and consulting, and customized phased support worth up to 110 million KRW over a maximum of five years.

They will also receive various support ranging from professional education and field trips to build a foundation for startups, pilot projects, customized on-site consulting for each business, and promotional marketing for market development.

The county plans to systematically support the resident businesses, which were selected through thorough phased verification, so that they can demonstrate diverse capabilities in the future and contribute to the revitalization of local tourism and the community.

Governor Sim Min said, “We will continue meticulous efforts to ensure the successful promotion of the Tourism Dure project linked with local resources through active participation of resident communities,” and added, “We expect to create synergy in the tourism business by utilizing the valuable local resources.”