Sono Hotel & Resort, Allowing Pets in Restaurants Starting June

Special Approval for 'Regulation Sandbox' Exemption

Starting in June, pets will be allowed to accompany their owners in restaurants and cafes at hotels and resorts operated by Daemyung Sono Group's Sono International.

SonoPet Vivaldi Park Pet-Friendly Cafe & Restaurant 'Thinking Dog'
[Photo by Sono International]

Sono International announced on the 10th that it recently received government approval for a 'regulatory sandbox' exemption applied for allowing pets to accompany their owners in food and beverage facilities at 16 hotels and resorts nationwide. After preparatory work and an on-site inspection by the Korea Chamber of Commerce and Industry by next month, full-scale operation is scheduled to begin in June.

The regulatory sandbox refers to a limited privilege granted by the government that exempts all or part of existing regulations for a certain period, location, or scale, allowing businesses to prioritize testing and operating new products, technologies, or services.

Sono International opened the 'Sono Pet Club & Resort' facilities at Vivaldi Park and Sono Calm Goyang in July 2020. Due to the continuous increase in customer demand and on-site inquiries regarding pet travel, the company applied for the regulatory sandbox exemption. The approved operation period is two years, from June 2024 to June 2025.

A Sono International representative stated, "We will carefully oversee safety and food hygiene to ensure qualitative and quantitative improvements in services, focusing on business sites that have Sono Pet and pet-friendly rooms."

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