Hwasun-gun Recruiting Participants for 'Happy Travel for Tourism Vulnerable Groups'

Published 27 Oct.2022 10:30(KST)

[Hwasun=Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Kim Hyuk-jun] Jeonnam Hwasun-gun (Governor Gu Bok-gyu) announced on the 27th that it is recruiting participants for the ‘Tourism Vulnerable Group Happiness Travel Activity Support Project’ to support travel for low-income and disabled people who have difficulty traveling due to physical or economic reasons until the 18th of next month.

This project is aimed at guaranteeing basic tourism rights and revitalizing the local tourism industry by providing travel activity expenses, and the recruitment target is a total of 286 people, including 34 disabled persons and 252 low-income people.

The travel product is a same-day travel product operated within a limit of 15,000 won. For disabled people with mobility difficulties, an additional cost of 300,000 won is supported for one accompanying person.

There are a total of six selected travel products (1 for disabled, 5 for low-income), and travel participants can choose the desired travel product when applying for the travel product.

Applications for travel products must be submitted by visiting the administrative welfare center of the town or township of the applicant’s address by the 18th of next month.

Applicants can refer to the notices posted on the Hwasun-gun website and submit the application form to the town or township administrative welfare center.

A county official said, “This project will be a good opportunity for tourism vulnerable groups who had difficulty traveling due to various constraints such as physical and economic conditions to travel to beautiful Namdo tourist destinations,” and added, “We will continue to plan and provide various programs so that vulnerable groups can enjoy happy travel.”