Tourists Get Generous Rewards... Ulsan City Expands 'Incentives'

Group Tour Accommodation Support Doubled, Individual Travel Up to 30,000 KRW

New Support for Rail, Airfare, and Promotion Costs, Foreigners Support Maintained

Ulsan City is expanding the implementation of the 'Domestic and International Tourist Attraction Incentive Support System' to attract more tourists.

This incentive is a policy that supports a certain amount of travel expenses when travel agencies and tourist hotel businesses, as defined by the Tourism Promotion Act, attract group tourists who use tourist attractions, restaurants, accommodations, and more.

In response to the increased demand for tourism this year and to promote the development of Ulsan-specialized tourism products, Ulsan City is expanding support for accommodation fees, railroad and airline fees, and travel product promotion expenses.

The detailed support items include ▲accommodation fees ▲bus fees ▲railroad and airline fees ▲promotion expenses ▲experience fees ▲corporate and institutional visit support, among others. Incentives are provided differentially to the respective travel agencies (accommodation businesses) according to the support conditions.

For accommodation fees, in the case of group tourists, domestic tourists staying for 3 nights or more will receive a significantly increased support amount, from a maximum of 30,000 KRW last year to up to 60,000 KRW. Foreign tourists will receive up to 90,000 KRW for stays of 3 nights or more, as in the previous year.

Additionally, for individual travelers, accommodation fee support of up to 30,000 KRW for stays of 3 nights or more, which was provided only to foreigners last year, will now also be available to domestic tourists starting this year.

Bus fees are supported differentially from 150,000 KRW to 350,000 KRW depending on the size of the bus. This year, group tourists using bus companies in the Ulsan area will receive an additional 20% on top of the bus fee support.

Also, starting this year, tourists traveling to Ulsan by train or airplane will receive 10,000 KRW support for railroad and airline fees.

To promote the development of Ulsan-specialized tourism products, a new promotion expense item has been added, providing up to 2,000,000 KRW to travel agencies that develop new Ulsan tourism products.

To receive incentives, travel agencies must apply in advance to the Ulsan Tourism Association and discuss the detailed support items. The application procedures can be confirmed through the association’s website.

Lee Sang-chan, Director of the Culture, Tourism and Sports Bureau, said, “We hope that the incentive support for attracting group tourists will revitalize Ulsan’s tourism industry, and we will actively promote marketing so that many tourists visiting Ulsan can experience the city’s diverse attractions.”

2024 Tourist Attraction Incentive Support Details.

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