Hong Nampyo, Changwon Special City Mayor, "Changwon Tourism Must Shift to Demand-Centered Approach"

Announcement at the Opening Speech of the Changwon Tourism Revitalization Forum

"For regional tourism to recover, we must first consider 'why travelers should visit Changwon' from the traveler's perspective. We need to shift to demand-driven tourism that makes people want to stay and return."

Hong Nampyo, Mayor of Changwon Special City, said this on the 11th at the 'Changwon Tourism Revitalization Forum' held in the main conference room of Masanhappo-gu Office.

Hong Nampyo, Mayor of Changwon Special City, attended the 'Changwon Tourism Revitalization Forum' held in the main conference room of Masanhappo-gu Office.

The forum, hosted and organized by the Gyeongsangnam-do Tourism Association, was held to restore the tourism industry devastated by COVID-19 and to activate regional tourism by capturing the surge in travel demand following the full lifting of social distancing measures.

About 20 local district, provincial, and city council members, including National Assembly member Choi Hyungdoo and Kim Igeun, Chairman of the Changwon Special City Council, attended to support the creation of a recovery atmosphere for the local tourism industry.

Nam Junghun, professor of the Department of Global Tourism Management at Changshin University, chaired the discussion. The first presenter, Professor Ko Gyesung of the Department of Tourism at Gyeongnam National University, gave a presentation on "Challenges for Changwon Tourism in the Post-COVID Era." The second presenter, Dr. Kim Kiyoung of the Changwon City Research Institute, proposed "Plans for Fostering Smart Tourism in Changwon."

In the subsequent discussion, panelists including Lee Gukhee, Director of the Korea Tourism Organization Gyeongnam Branch, Kim Hando, former senior researcher at the Gyeongnam Research Institute, Jo Siyoung, expert committee member of the Gyeongnam Provincial Fisheries Development Division, and Lee Raeho, President of the Gyeongnam Tourism Interpreters Association, engaged in a heated debate on ways to revitalize Changwon tourism.

Mayor Hong said, "We will actively review and implement the matters discussed at today's forum," adding, "I hope that with these efforts combined, Changwon tourism will spread its wings wide again and take flight."

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