Ulju-gun Wins 'Excellence Award' at This Year's Korea Fair Tourism Awards

County Governor Lee Seon-ho Appointed Co-Chair of the Fair Tourism Local Government Council

At the 'Korea Fair Tourism Awards' ceremony, Ulju-gun received the Best Institution Award in the Basic and Metropolitan Local Governments category, and County Governor Lee Seon-ho was awarded the Best Head of Organization Award.

[Asia Economy Yeongnam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Dongguk Lee] Ulju-gun received the Best Institution Award in the Basic and Metropolitan Local Government (Head) category and County Governor Lee Seon-ho was awarded the Best Head of Organization Award at the ‘2022 Korea Fair Tourism Awards’ ceremony held on the 21st at the National Assembly Members' Office Building in Yeongdeungpo-gu, Seoul.

Governor Lee Seon-ho, who received the top prize, was highly evaluated for enacting the ‘Ulsan Ulju-gun Fair Tourism Promotion and Support Ordinance’ to expand the base of fair tourism in Ulju-gun and conducting educational programs aimed at developing sustainable fair tourism led and participated in by local residents through the activation of the Ulju-type fair tourism project.

After the fair tourism education program, the county is also planning a fair tourism contest project to establish the Ulju-type fair tourism model.

Jakdong Agricultural Cooperative Corporation, located in Samdong-myeon, also received the Best Award for hosting the ecological and experiential tourism event ‘Jakdong Village When the Corn Flowers Bloom’ as part of the ‘Weekend in Ulju!’ project hosted by Ulju-gun last year.

The Fair Tourism Awards, held for the first time this year, were organized by the Fair Tourism Forum, Peace Winds Korea, and Erounnet to promote sustainable fair tourism that contributes to the happy lives of local residents.

On the same day, to activate fair tourism policies and build national consensus, 34 local governments from across the country gathered to hold the inaugural general meeting of the ‘Fair Tourism Local Government Council’ both online and offline, officially launching the council.

The council plans to carry out various cooperative projects to promote fair tourism, including developing activation indicators, researching best practices, improving systems, and holding nationwide touring forums.

Park Jeong-hyun, head of Daedeok District Office in Daejeon, was appointed as the inaugural standing chairman, and Lee Seon-ho, governor of Ulju-gun, and Chae Hyun-il, head of Yeongdeungpo District Office in Seoul, were appointed as co-chairmen.

Governor Lee Seon-ho said, “I was appointed as co-chairman and support the founding of the Fair Tourism Local Government Council, and I will strive to activate fair tourism policies.”

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