New Look for Busan Galmaetgil Website, Strengthening Online Promotion of 'Yolo' Walking

Busan City Hall.

[Asia Economy Yeongnam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Hwang Du-yeol] Busan City revamped the ‘Busan Galmaetgil’ website on the 18th and has begun full-scale online promotion.

Galmaetgil is a pleasant walking trail that encompasses Busan’s coast, rivers, forests, and urban areas, attracting many citizens and tourists every year.

This year, the city developed and operates a specialized walking travel course called ‘YOLO Galmaetgil,’ which highlights the splendor and beautiful scenery of the metropolitan city of Busan, along with its history and atmosphere, gaining even more popularity among domestic and international tourists.

The revamped website was reorganized from being a submenu within Busan City’s main website into a separate dedicated website, applying a new design and updating and adding content.

The website provides all information about Busan Galmaetgil in five categories and 50 items so that citizens and tourists can easily access information online: ▲Introduction to Galmaetgil ▲How to use Galmaetgil ▲Galmaetgil courses of 9 routes and 21 paths ▲Introduction to YOLO Galmaetgil ▲Walking certification ▲Course-specific guide videos ▲Gallery ▲Resources.

The Galmaetgil courses introduced on the website are linked with map services of major portal sites, allowing users to find directions, check public transportation information, and access various other details.

For tourists from other regions who want to experience the specialized walking travel course ‘YOLO Galmaetgil,’ the website also provides the YOLO Galmaetgil courses and stories for each course.

Kim Gwang-hoe, Director of Urban Balanced Development Office of Busan City, said, “With the website revamp, we expect citizens and tourists to find the information they need about Galmaetgil more easily and accurately.”

The city plans to launch the Galmaetgil mobile app and mobile website within this year to strengthen online promotion of ‘Busan Galmaetgil.’

The city intends to continuously enhance the mobile website by combining it with various content to provide a more convenient Galmaetgil travel environment.

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