Sancheong-gun Operates Tourism Stamp Tour Using Mobile App

Smartphone Tourism Certification Event at 28 Major Tourist Attractions

Receive Souvenirs by Lottery When Collecting Certifications from 10 or More Locations

Azalea at Hwangmaesan.

[Asia Economy Yeongnam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Choi Soon-kyung] Sancheong-gun, Gyeongnam Province, operates a unique tourism program called the ‘Stamp Tour’ using a mobile app.

From March to the end of October, Sancheong-gun runs a mobile stamp picnic event for tourists visiting major tourist attractions in Sancheong and holds a tourism souvenir giveaway event.

The Sancheong Stamp Picnic is a ‘travel play’ event where participants download the smartphone app ‘Stamp Picnic’ and visit 28 designated major tourist sites in Sancheong to receive mobile certification stamps.

If visitors collect stamps from 10 or more of the 28 sites, they can apply for a tourism souvenir random box containing various gifts. The county provides random boxes to 20 applicants through a lottery.

Each month, one person who writes a review is selected by lottery to receive a ceramic cup made from Sancheong soil. Due to the Public Official Election Act, residents of Sancheong-gun are not eligible.

The 28 selected tourist sites include the nine scenic spots of Sancheong such as Jirisan Cheonwangbong Peak, Seongcheol Monk Pilgrimage Trail, Daewonsa Valley Ecological Exploration Trail, Donguibogam Village?a representative wellness tourism destination in Korea, Gisan Gugakdang built to honor the great master of Korean traditional music Gisan Park Heon-bong, Hwangmaesan Mountain known for its spectacular azaleas in spring and silver grass in autumn, and the Anti-Aging Sandeul-gil trail where visitors can fully enjoy the Gyeongho River flowing around Sancheong-eup.

The Stamp Tour is a new experiential tourism program that utilizes the smartphone’s location-based services. You can download the app by searching for ‘Stamp Tour’ on Google Play Store or Apple App Store.

When arriving at the designated tourist site and launching the app, the stamp is certified on the mobile phone. The app’s electronic map shows your current location and the stamp location, and also displays the distance to the stamp to help you find it.

A county official said, “We hope the mobile Stamp Tour will establish itself as a new tourism promotion project for our county and contribute to the revitalization of the tourism industry and local economy,” adding, “We will make sure more people can enjoy the joy of discovering our county’s attractions.”

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