Korea Tourism Organization Launches Full-Scale Development of 'Smart Tourism Cities' in 6 Regions Including Gyeongju and Yangyang
70 Billion Won Budget Allocated to Namwon, Cheongju, Yangyang, Gyeongju, Hadong, and Ulsan Each
The Korea Tourism Organization announced on the 8th that it will embark on creating smart tourism cities in 2022 to promote the digital transformation of the tourism industry and provide customized smart tourism services. Photo by Korea Tourism Organization
View original image[Asia Economy Reporter Kim Heeyoon] The Korea Tourism Organization announced on the 8th that it will embark on the creation of Smart Tourism Cities in 2022 to promote the digital transformation of the tourism industry and provide customized smart tourism services.
The organization and local governments plan to specify cooperation details for promoting the Smart Tourism City creation project through agreements. Together with private companies participating in the consortium, they will utilize specialized content from each region to promote the creation of Smart Tourism Cities at major tourist sites by March next year.
The target locations are ▲ Gwanghanru Traditional Culture Experience District (Namwon) ▲ Old downtown and surrounding areas such as Munhwajechojang (Cheongju) ▲ Surfer Beach Road (Yangyang) ▲ Hwangridan-gil area (Gyeongju) ▲ Hwagae Market, Choi Champan House, and Ssanggyesa Temple (Hadong) ▲ Jangsaengpo Whale Culture Special Zone (Ulsan), totaling six sites. The project will invest a total budget of 42 billion KRW, with 3.5 billion KRW each from national and local governments per region.
A total of 34 private companies are participating in the consortium. These companies will apply their key services to the project, creating a structure that generates continuous revenue in the future. The new services developed according to regional characteristics will be applied to the smart tourism platform and also utilized as a testbed for tourism venture companies.
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Kim Gwongi, Head of the Smart Tourism Center at the Korea Tourism Organization, said, “By having tourism and ICT companies participate as consortium operators, we expect to provide an environment for sustainable development while opening data collected through the project to offer private companies additional opportunities for commercialization.”
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