"Enjoying Work" Korea Tourism Organization Pilots Workation with 11 Companies

Business Promotion with 11 Companies Including TMON and Hunet Until June 30

Office worker on a workation at a resort. Photo by Asia Economy DB

[Asia Economy Reporter Kim Heeyoon] The Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism and the Korea Tourism Organization announced on the 23rd that they will promote a pilot project for 'workation' to create new domestic tourism demand through a new work style called remote work at vacation spots.

Employees from a total of 11 companies, including TMON and Hunet, are participating in this pilot project. The workation program will be operated until June 30 in eight regions nationwide (Gangneung, Namhae, Busan, Sokcho, Yangyang, Jeonju, Jeju, Pyeongchang).

Workation, a compound word of Work and Vacation, is a type of flexible work where remote work is done at vacation spots, a new work style suitable for the current era where remote work has become common.

Participating companies can improve employee welfare and work efficiency through the introduction and operation of the workation system. Regions can benefit from an increase in related population and economic revitalization through the temporary stay of workers in the area.

Participating workers stay at local hotels or other accommodations on weekdays and work remotely at shared offices in the region, and after work, they freely enjoy various experiential activities in the area.

The Korea Tourism Organization supports part of the accommodation and experience costs for pilot project participants, and companies recognize employees' weekday work and support part of the accommodation expenses and other costs.

Ahn Hyowon, head of the National Tourism Marketing Team at the Korea Tourism Organization, said, "This pilot project is meaningful as a case of discovering and developing new tourism demand and work styles suitable for the COVID-19 era in collaboration with private companies such as TMON and Hunet." He added, "In the future, we will support the sale of workation products targeting companies through B2B channels and establish standard guidelines for workation after collecting participants' feedback."

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