Tourism Organization, Matchup Day for Graduates of Interpreter Guide Specialized Tourism Training

Matching Graduates of Luxury and Cruise Specialized Tourism Training with Industry Professionals

The Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism and the Korea Tourism Organization announced on the 13th that they held the ‘2024 Tourist Interpreter Guide Specialized Tourism Education Graduates Matchup Day’ at Oakwood Premier Coex Center.

Participants receiving job counseling at the Matchup Day for graduates of the Specialized Tourism Interpreter Guide Training. Provided by Korea Tourism Organization

This event was organized to facilitate meetings between tourist interpreter guides who completed specialized tourism training and travel industry representatives interested in hiring tourist interpreter guides, providing employment opportunities for the graduates of the training.

The themes of the specialized tourism education for tourist interpreter guides, which has been conducted since last year, included K-Culture, Luxury, and Cruises, with a total of 52 tourist interpreter guides completing the training this year.

In the first part of the event, Bae In-ho, CEO of Travelolution, gave a special lecture titled ‘Design What Customers Want,’ and Yoo Jang-hyu, CEO of AG Bridge, presented on ‘Tourist Interpreter Guides Responding to the AI Era: Utilizing Chat GPT.’

Additionally, outstanding case presentations by training graduates and a ‘Meeting with Industry Seniors’ session were held to share vivid employment information. In the following second part, a total of 120 job matching sessions between tourist interpreter guides and travel agencies took place.

Group photo of graduates from the Specialized Tourism Interpretation Guide Training Matchup Day. Provided by Korea Tourism Organization.

Kim Dong-il, Head of the Tourism Industry Division at the Korea Tourism Organization, stated, “The role of tourist interpreter guides with expertise in high-value luxury and cruise tourists is very important to enhance the satisfaction of visitors to Korea in these sectors,” adding, “The organization will continue to make efforts not only in education but also by creating networking opportunities with the travel industry to provide practical employment opportunities.”

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