Shinan-gun to Develop Hotel, Resort, and Golf Course on Bigeumdo Island

U-TOP Group "We Will Create the Nation's Top-Level Accommodation Facilities"

Developing 340 Rooms and a 27-Hole Golf Course on Approximately 1.45 Million㎡ Area

Shinan-gun, Jeollanam-do (Governor Park Woo-ryang) signed a business agreement with Utap Group (Chairman Jung Byung-rae) on the 16th to promote a hotel, resort, and golf course development project in the Bigeum-myeon area.

According to the county on the 19th, through this agreement, Utap Group plans to develop approximately 1.45 million square meters (440,000 pyeong) in the Bigeum-myeon area, including 340 rooms of top-class hotels and resorts and a 27-hole golf course.

Shinan County and Utap Group have signed a business agreement to promote the development project of hotels, resorts, and golf courses in the Bigeum-myeon area.
[Photo by Shinan County]

Accordingly, Shinan-gun plans to support the smooth progress of the project by providing administrative support for the development project and cooperating in the establishment of public infrastructure.

In line with Shinan-gun’s ongoing 1 Island 1 Museum project, a large-scale project is being promoted in this area involving world-renowned iron sculptor Antony Gormley with the Bigeum Sea Museum of Art, as well as globally famous artists such as James Turrell and Olafur Eliasson.

Especially, with the opening of the Bigeum?Chupo connecting bridge and Heuksan Airport, the area is expected to see an explosive increase in tourists. Through the construction of new accommodation facilities and a golf course under this agreement, it is anticipated that high-quality tourism infrastructure will be provided to visitors.

Utap Group Chairman Jung Byung-rae stated, “Through this agreement, we will actively proceed with investment and development projects and seek positive coexistence with the local community by hiring local talent and purchasing local products.”

Governor Park Woo-ryang said, “Along with the 1 Island 1 Museum project and the establishment of tourism infrastructure, we expect Shinan to become a place that more people want to visit.”

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