Half of Gyeonggi-do Overnight Travelers Choose 'Camping and Glamping'

[Asia Economy (Suwon) = Reporter Lee Young-gyu] Last year, half of the tourists who stayed overnight in Gyeonggi Province used campgrounds and camping sites.

The Gyeonggi Tourism Organization announced on the 14th the results of the '2021 Gyeonggi Tourism Survey' conducted on about 6,000 domestic tourists aged 15 and older who visited major tourist destinations in the province.

According to this data, 94.6% of all overnight visitors stayed within the province, and among the accommodation facilities used, campgrounds (camping sites) accounted for the largest share at 48.4%. This was followed by pensions (22.7%) and hotels (9.6%). Camping sites and pensions together accounted for over 70% of the accommodation types in Gyeonggi Province. In the 2019 survey before the COVID-19 outbreak, the order was pensions (25.9%), hotels (19.8%), and campgrounds/camping sites (18.7%).

A representative from the Gyeonggi Tourism Organization analyzed the causes as ▲ maturation of the camping industry ▲ excellent natural environment and camping infrastructure in Gyeonggi Province ▲ social distancing due to COVID-19.

As of December 2020, there were 611 campgrounds and camping sites in the province, accounting for 23.4% of the nationwide total of 2,611, the highest among local governments.

Meanwhile, most domestic tourists visiting Gyeonggi Province enjoyed day trips in the form of individual travel rather than group or gathering trips.

In the satisfaction evaluation of travel within the province, safety and security (4.32 points) and friendliness of tourism workers (4.31 points) received high scores. On the other hand, diversity of shopping items (3.66 points) and prices of shopping items (3.52 points) recorded relatively low scores.

This Gyeonggi Tourism Survey was conducted only on domestic tourists due to COVID-19.

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