Formation of a 'One Team' to Foster Tourism Industry in Gangwon Abandoned Mining Areas

Gangwon-do, 4 Closed Mine Area Cities and Counties, Sign Cooperation Agreement with Gangwon-do Tourism Foundation

Reference photo (National Association of Chairpersons of County Councils in Abandoned Mining Areas) [Jeongseon County Council]

[Asia Economy Reporter Ra Young-cheol] Gangwon Province, four mining-closed area cities and counties (Taebaek, Samcheok, Yeongwol, Jeongseon), and the Gangwon Tourism Foundation have agreed to cooperate to revitalize tourism in mining-closed areas and foster the tourism industry in the long term.

According to Gangwon Province on the 27th, the main cooperation contents include the roles of each institution for the development of the tourism industry in mining-closed areas, job creation, and increasing residents' income.

To this end, they discussed plans for developing specialized brands and integrated promotion and marketing using 2 billion KRW in national funds for next year.

They also included a three-phase project plan for tourism resource development in mining-closed areas, to be promoted with a scale of 50 billion KRW from 2023, as well as long-term strategies for fostering the tourism industry in mining-closed areas.

Going forward, they plan to focus on job creation and economic revitalization in the region through inter-regional linkage, activation, and strengthening tourism awareness centered on a working-level consultative body.

So far, the tourism resource development project in mining-closed areas has developed new tourism resources by investing a total of 177 billion KRW through two phases, including the Tourism Promotion Development Fund.

Meanwhile, the six institutions signed a business agreement on the 24th to foster the tourism industry in mining-closed areas.

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