Lee Boo-jin "Welcome to Korea"... Personally Greeting Tourists at Incheon Airport

Attendance at the Opening Ceremony of Korea Visit Year Welcome Week
Welcome Booth Opens to Coincide with Japan and China Golden Holidays

The Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism and the Korea Visit Year Committee (Visit Committee) held the opening ceremony of the ‘2024 Korea Visit Year’ commemorative welcome week at Incheon International Airport on the 26th.

At the opening event of the Korea Visit Year Welcome Week held on the 26th at Incheon International Airport Terminal 1, Jang Mi-ran, Vice Minister of the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism (left), and Lee Boo-jin, Chairperson of the Korea Visit Year Committee, are handing out welcome kits to foreign tourists.
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The event was attended by Jang Mi-ran, Vice Minister of the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism, Lee Boo-jin, Chairperson of the Visit Committee, and Lee Hak-jae, President of Incheon Airport Corporation. After the opening ceremony, Vice Minister Jang Mi-ran and Chairperson Lee Boo-jin personally toured the welcome booths.

This welcome week runs until the 10th of next month, targeting foreign tourists visiting Korea during golden holidays such as Japan’s Golden Week and China’s Labor Day. Welcome booths are set up at Incheon, Gimpo, Gimhae, and Jeju International Airports, offering various prize events and photo zones themed around traditional Korean folk paintings.

Additionally, ‘Welcome Back’ gifts containing various discount coupons and souvenirs prepared in collaboration with 31 companies in shopping, accommodation, and more are presented to foreign tourists. Dedicated staff fluent in English, Japanese, and Chinese are also deployed to provide information on transportation, food, shopping, and other aspects of traveling in Korea.

At the opening event of the Korea Visit Year Welcome Week held on the 26th at Incheon International Airport Terminal 1, Lee Hak-jae, President of Incheon International Airport Corporation (second from the left), Jang Mi-ran, Vice Minister of the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism, and Lee Bu-jin, Chairperson of the Korea Visit Year Committee, are posing for a commemorative photo.
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On this day, Vice Minister Jang Mi-ran said, “The number of foreign tourists visiting Korea in January and February has more than doubled compared to the same period last year, and our tourism market is regaining vitality faster than before.”

She added, “The Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism plans to hold events such as ‘K-Pop Playground’ next month, linking major regional tourist attractions and festivals, and the ‘Korea Beauty Festival’ in June, so that more foreign tourists can visit Korea and enjoy various K-culture.”

Chairperson Lee Boo-jin said, “We prepared this event to deliver a warm welcome message to foreign tourists at Incheon International Airport, the starting point of travel in Korea, and to give them a pleasant beginning to their journey. I sincerely hope that everyone who visits Korea will have a memorable time.”

The Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism and the Visit Committee plan to operate welcome weeks again in September and October, linked to the Mid-Autumn Festival and National Day in Chinese-speaking countries.

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