Incheon Port Golden Harbor to Host European-Style Spa and Resort... Incheon Free Economic Zone Authority and Terme Group Agreement

A European-style healing spa and resort will be established in 'Golden Harbor,' a complex tourism site located in the hinterland of Incheon Port International Passenger Terminal.

The Incheon Free Economic Zone Authority announced on the 21st that it has signed a business agreement with the Austrian Therme Group to develop a wellness resort including a spa and water park in Golden Harbor, Songdo International City, Incheon.

To attract the project, the Incheon Free Economic Zone Authority purchased two commercial land parcels (99,000㎡) worth approximately 268.8 billion KRW in Golden Harbor from the Incheon Port Authority (IPA). According to the agreement, Therme Group Korea plans to submit a business plan to the Incheon Free Economic Zone Authority by December next year and sign a land lease contract in April 2025. The authority will review the business plan and proceed with necessary permit changes.

Kim Jin-yong, head of the Incheon Free Economic Zone Authority (right), and Stelian S. Lacob, Senior Vice Chairman of Terme Group, are taking a commemorative photo after signing a business agreement for attracting Terme Healing Resort on the 20th.
[Photo by Incheon Free Economic Zone Authority]

Headquartered in Austria, the Therme Group currently operates a total of four wellness spa resorts in Romania, Germany, and other countries through direct management and operational partnerships. Notably, the directly managed Therme Bucuresti in Romania, which opened in 2016, has become Europe's largest wellness and relaxation space, attracting 1.3 million visitors annually.

The resorts operated by the group are characterized by indoor dome-shaped spa spaces that can operate 365 days a year, designed as nature-friendly leisure spaces connected with botanical gardens. Through advanced technologies unique to the Therme Group, including water purification, air purification, and ozone treatment systems, the interior is composed of an arboretum with over 1,500 palm trees and 800,000 plants, providing urban nature healing. The glass exterior is also very distinctive, and it is expected that the urban landscape of Songdo International City will be further enhanced when established in Golden Harbor.

Kim Jin-yong, head of the Incheon Free Economic Zone Authority, said, "The Therme wellness resort, which has a high attraction effect, will bring significant cultural and economic ripple effects to Songdo International City," and added, "We will actively support administrative measures to ensure the smooth progress of the project."

Well-being spa and resort operated by Terme Group
[Photo provided by Incheon Economic Promotion Agency]

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