'Revitalizing Population Decline Areas' Korea Tourism Organization Expands Tourism Resident Card... Yeoncheon, Jecheon, Namwon, Hadong Added

Expecting to Promote Influx of Tourist Living Population in Population Decline Areas
Providing Discount Benefits on Admission Tickets and Convenience Facilities within the Region

The Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism and the Korea Tourism Organization have additionally selected four regions?Yeoncheon in Gyeonggi, Jecheon in Chungbuk, Namwon in Jeonbuk, and Hadong in Gyeongnam?as project sites for the 'Digital Tourist Resident Card' initiative.

The Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism and the Korea Tourism Organization have selected four additional regions?Yeoncheon in Gyeonggi, Jecheon in Chungbuk, Namwon in Jeonbuk, and Hadong in Gyeongnam?as project sites for the 'Digital Tourism Resident Card.'
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According to the organization on the 26th, the Digital Tourist Resident Card project aimed at revitalizing tourism in depopulated areas has been underway since last year. So far, the project has been implemented in Pyeongchang, Gangwon; Okcheon, Chungbuk; Yeongdo, Busan; Ganghwa, Incheon; Jeongseon, Gangwon; Danyang, Chungbuk; Taean, Chungnam; Gochang, Jeonbuk; Sinan, Jeonnam; Goryeong, Gyeongbuk; and Geochang, Gyeongnam.

With this latest selection, a total of 15 regions and approximately 280 tourist sites have become targets of the Digital Tourist Resident Card project. Next year, reflecting the high demand for participation from local governments, the project sites will be further expanded.

The organization will provide additional discount coupons usable at representative local tourist sites to those who newly obtain the Digital Tourist Resident Card in the 15 regions during weekends with travel (the last Friday, Saturday, and Sunday of each month) until January 28 next year. Additionally, through a lottery, 20 people each month will receive prizes (Onnuri gift certificates worth 100,000 KRW).

Kwon Young-mi, head of the Regional Balanced Tourism Team at the Korea Tourism Organization, stated, "In Okcheon and Pyeongchang counties, where the project has been ongoing since last year, the number of Digital Tourist Resident Card subscribers is expected to soon exceed the local resident population." She added, "Going forward, by analyzing customer data from Digital Tourist Resident Card users, we plan to strengthen the provision of customized travel information and benefits, thereby leading the revitalization of tourism in depopulated areas."

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