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Pohang Spacewalk was selected in the new tourism resource category of the ‘2023 Stars of Korean Tourism’ that illuminated Korean tourism this year.

On the 13th, at the '2023 Korea Tourism Stars' awards ceremony, Pohang Space Walk won the grand prize in the new tourism resources category.

On the 13th, Pohang City announced that Pohang Spacewalk received the grand prize in the new tourism resource category at the ‘2023 Stars of Korean Tourism’ awards ceremony held at the Dragon City Hotel in Yongsan, Seoul.

The ‘Stars of Korean Tourism’ is the most prestigious award in the Korean tourism sector, presented by the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism. It began in 2010 and marked its 13th year this year. Among candidates recommended by local governments, experts, and the public, eight categories of tourism resources that have revolutionized the Korean tourism industry are selected and awarded.

Pohang City achieved the remarkable feat of receiving the grand prize again through Pohang Spacewalk after nine years since ‘Jukdo Market,’ the largest traditional market on the East Coast, won in the shopping category in 2014.

Completed in November 2021, Pohang Spacewalk is an experiential steel track resembling a roller coaster, offering a 360-degree panoramic view from the Yeongilman coast to the nightscape of Pohang Steelworks. It was selected as a ‘new tourist attraction’ by highlighting the regional characteristics of Pohang, a steel city, and showcasing the charm where the light of steel and sea coexist.

Additionally, based on the win-win cooperation and harmony between Pohang City and POSCO, it was created with German artists couple Heike Muther and Ulrich Genz, making it the first and largest experiential steel track sculpture in Korea. It is recognized as a ‘representative successful case of win-win development’ where the local community and companies jointly enhanced regional cultural capabilities by reflecting the uniqueness and specificity of the ‘steel city.’

As a representative landmark of Pohang that gives visitors a special feeling of walking in space, it has become an essential travel course for domestic and international tourists by being featured on various broadcasting media and SNS. In October, just 23 months after its opening, it surpassed 2 million visitors.

Mayor Lee Kang-deok said, “Thanks to many visitors who came to Pohang, Pohang Spacewalk has received a meaningful award that marks a milestone in tourism history,” and added, “We will further enhance the charm as a marine cultural tourism city by fostering various tourism resources in Pohang and linking them with the MICE industry, including the Pohang International Exhibition and Convention Center currently under construction.”

Besides being selected as a ‘2023 Star of Korean Tourism,’ Pohang Spacewalk has also been consecutively chosen for the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism’s ‘2023?2024 Korea Tourism 100’ and ‘Korea Nighttime Tourism 100,’ recognizing it as a global tourism attraction representing Korea.

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