Busan-bound KTX and Air Tickets 50% Off... Busan City Boosts Tourism Aligned with 'With Corona' Policy

Busan Mayor Park Hyung-jun (left) briefing on the With-Corona measures. (Photo by Busan City YouTube channel video capture)

[Asia Economy Reporter Ryu Tae-min] Busan City announced various tourism revitalization measures, including the “Return to Busan” package promotion to support the recovery of the tourism industry as part of the first phase of the nationwide “Step-by-step Daily Recovery (With Corona)” easing measures starting from 5 a.m. on the 1st of next month.

On the 31st, Busan Mayor Park Hyung-joon held an online briefing to explain Busan City’s key With Corona initiatives, including the “Return to Busan Comprehensive Package Promotion.” First, Busan City and the Busan Tourism Organization will collaborate to offer a 50% discount event on KTX and airfare for domestic tourists visiting Busan.

Starting around November 17, the event will be conducted through the Busan tourism portal “Visit Busan” until the budget is exhausted, with approximately 30,000 people expected to benefit from the discount. Busan City also announced plans to provide special discount coupons for Busan accommodation reservations and support 50% of Busan travel product costs.

The city will also significantly expand support for the 선 (Seon) prepayment project, where travel agencies purchase discounted admission tickets for Busan tourist attractions and sell them, until the end of the year, and will promote direct support projects for the travel industry. Additionally, Gimhae Airport, which currently has only the Busan?Qingdao international route, plans to resume flights to Guam and Saipan by the end of November and aims to launch a Helsinki route before March next year.

To revitalize local commercial districts and alleyway businesses, the personal recharge limit for the local currency “Dongbaekjeon” will be increased from 600,000 KRW to 1,000,000 KRW in November, and flea markets centered on small business owners and pop-up stores by industry will be held. Furthermore, small-scale performances will be promoted, and office support projects will be expanded until the first half of next year.

Alongside this, the city will cooperate to maintain the quarantine network while recovering educational deficits and improving educational conditions to restore daily life in educational settings. Mayor Park said, “Step-by-step daily recovery means managing the COVID-19 quarantine situation stably while moving toward full daily recovery,” urging active vaccination and compliance with quarantine rules.

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