Seonhakdong Village in Jangheung Nominated for UN Tourism Organization's 'Best Tourism Village'

Final Application to Be Submitted in May
Results to Be Announced in December

Jangheung-gun, Jeollanam-do (Governor Kim Sung) announced on the 20th that Seonhakdong Village has been selected as the only site in Korea for the "4th UN Tourism Best Tourism Villages Upgrade Program," and at the same time, has been chosen as Korea's representative candidate village for the "5th UN Tourism Best Tourism Villages."

The UN Tourism (formerly UN World Tourism Organization) has been conducting this competition since 2021 to address the imbalance in rural areas through sustainable regional tourism development.

Seonhakdong Village has been selected as a candidate for the 'UN World Tourism Organization Best Tourism Village.' Provided by Jangheung County

In Jeollanam-do, following Sinan-gun and Hwasun-gun, Jangheung-gun is the third to challenge for the "Best Tourism Village" title. As a result, Seonhakdong Village in Jangheung was uniquely selected among domestic candidates as the target village for the upgrade program. The upgrade program target villages are those among the UN Tourism Best Tourism Villages candidates that require support for sustainable tourism development.

Benefits include individual mentoring, simplified application procedures when reapplying for Best Tourism Village, and listing on the upgrade program target site page within the Best Tourism Villages official website.

The county expects this to be an important opportunity for Seonhakdong Village to grow into a global tourist destination. Seonhakdong Village was selected as a domestic candidate after reapplying this year following last year. The county plans to conduct on-site inspections and consulting in early March and submit the final application to UN Tourism in May.

Governor Kim Sung stated, "If Seonhakdong Village is ultimately selected as a UN Tourism Best Tourism Village, the beautiful natural environment and literary value of Jangheung, the Nobel Literature City, will be recognized internationally," adding, "As we are reapplying in 2024, we will do our utmost to ensure Seonhakdong Village is listed as a Best Tourism Village."

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