Yeosu City Offers Incentives to Travel Agencies Attracting Group Tourists

Differentiated Support Based on Number of Nights Stayed
Up to 26,000 KRW Per Person

Yeosu City, Jeonnam Province (Mayor Jung Kimyung) announced on the 17th that it will promote tourism by providing incentives to travel agencies that attract group tourists.

According to the city, a budget of 300 million KRW will be allocated this year to attract domestic and foreign tourists for overnight stays, air travel, and school excursions. Travel agencies that meet the requirements for using local accommodations, restaurants, and paid tourist attractions will receive up to 26,000 KRW per person as an incentive.

Yeosu City Hall building exterior.

Specifically, the requirements include attracting at least 15 domestic tourists, 5 foreign or air travel tourists, or 10 or more school excursion participants. The amount of support varies depending on the number of nights stayed, whether the visit is during peak or off-peak seasons, and whether it is a weekday or weekend.

The incentive will be provided the following month if the travel agency submits a plan at least three days prior to the visit after prior consultation with Yeosu City, and submits an application for payment within 15 days after the trip ends.

A city official said, "We hope that many people will visit Yeosu through this group tourism support program," and added, "We will do our best to develop various content and expand tourism infrastructure so that Yeosu can become a marine tourism and resort city that people want to visit again."

Meanwhile, Yeosu City provided incentives for 856 cases last year, attracting a total of 33,297 group tourists, and the program received a great response, with the budget being exhausted and the project ending earlier than planned.

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