To Revitalize Local Tourism... Air Busan and Busan Tourism Organization Sign Agreement

Air Busan CEO Byeongseok An (fifth from the left), Busan Tourism Organization President Jeongsil Lee (fifth from the right), and officials are posing for a commemorative photo after signing the agreement.

[Asia Economy Yeongnam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Hwang Du-yeol] Air Busan is joining forces with the Busan Tourism Organization to revive the local tourism industry, which has been stagnant due to the prolonged COVID-19 pandemic, and to promote the bid for the 2030 Busan World Expo.

On the 5th at 11:30 a.m., Air Busan signed a strategic business agreement with the Busan Tourism Organization at the Busan Tourism Organization headquarters located in Haeundae-gu, Busan, to revitalize local tourism.

The signing ceremony was attended by Air Busan CEO Ahn Byung-seok, Busan Tourism Organization President Lee Jeong-sil, and officials from both organizations.

Through this business agreement, Air Busan and the Busan Tourism Organization will mutually cooperate to strengthen the city's competitiveness and promote tourism by ▲joint marketing planning to attract domestic and international tourists ▲promotion and marketing efforts to secure the 2030 Busan World Expo ▲expanding the attraction of Japanese visitors to the Busan One Asia Festival (BOF) ▲joint response to the establishment of the Busan-Japan Haneda route ▲collaboration to attract incentives for overseas business trips and reward travel demand from MICE corporate members.

Air Busan CEO Ahn Byung-seok said, “We will work closely with the Busan Tourism Organization to quickly restore Busan’s tourism industry, which has been struggling due to COVID-19, and to enhance the status of Busan as an international tourism city through the bid for the World Expo.”

Busan Tourism Organization President Lee Jeong-sil said, “Since visa-free entry for Japan, Macau, and Taiwan has been extended until October this year, we will also focus on promoting the attraction of overseas visitors to the Busan One Asia Festival held in October,” adding, “We hope to raise awareness of Busan both domestically and internationally so that many tourists will visit Busan.”

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