Yeoju City Declares May 1 as 'Year of Tourism Inception'... Leap to Korea's Top Tourist City

Don't Miss the Black Eagles Airshow Over the Suspension Bridge
Five Strategic Initiatives Including Enjoying Yeoju Economically and Yeoju at a Glance

Yeoju City, Gyeonggi Province (Mayor Lee Chung-woo) will declare 2024 as the "Year of Inaugural Tourism in Yeoju" on May 1, aiming to link tourism with regional economic revitalization.

Yeoju Tourism Inaugural Year Notice. Provided by Yeoju City

According to Yeoju City on the 18th, the city has designated this year as the inaugural year of tourism in Yeoju, coinciding with the opening of Yeoju’s first tourism landmark, the Suspension Bridge. Through improvements in tourism infrastructure, the city aims to leap forward as South Korea’s top tourism city where history, culture, and nature coexist.

The main projects for the Year of Inaugural Tourism include five strategic initiatives: Enjoy Yeoju Economically, Yeoju at a Glance, Yeoju Welcoming Citizens, Yeoju as a Recognized Tourist City, and Yeoju’s New Leap Forward.

Through the key projects of "Enjoy Yeoju Economically," visitors can enter paid tourist sites such as the Phone Museum and Yeongneung Royal Tomb free of charge throughout May. Additionally, the "Yeoju Budget Tourism" website, launching in April, will offer various benefits when using tourism-related businesses such as accommodations, restaurants, cafes, and experience programs.

Under the "Yeoju at a Glance" initiative, the Yeoju Tourism Map, updated to reflect the opening of the Suspension Bridge, will provide easy access to information on major tourist attractions, popular restaurants, and accommodations. This map will be available on Yeoju’s Culture and Tourism website, tourist information centers, and key tourist sites.

"Yeoju Welcoming Citizens" builds on the ongoing citizen friendliness campaign, aiming to empower all Yeoju residents to provide warm and friendly service with the declaration of the Year of Inaugural Tourism.

Hello, welcome! Though a simple greeting, it represents a city-wide commitment to warmly welcome tourists.

"Yeoju as a Recognized Tourist City" will promote Yeoju’s attractions nationwide through filming and broadcasting on KBS’s "2 Days & 1 Night" program. Filming will take place on April 12 and 13, with broadcasts scheduled for April 27 and May 4.

Finally, through "Yeoju’s New Leap Forward," the vision for the Year of Inaugural Tourism and the grand opening of the Yeoju Namhan River Suspension Bridge will be celebrated spectacularly on May 1.

Notably, the Republic of Korea Air Force’s special flight team, the Black Eagles, will perform an airshow as a pre-event, highlighting Yeoju City’s focus on linking regional economic revitalization with the tourism industry through this inaugural tourism declaration.

This event is planned as a significant occasion to bring pride and joy to Yeoju citizens and to foster communication and harmony for Yeoju’s leap as a tourism city.

Additionally, performances by the U.S. 8th Army Band and Honor Guard and the Marine Corps Honor Guard will take place against the backdrop of the Suspension Bridge, offering spectacular sights both on the ground and in the air.

Yeoju City will proactively implement traffic and noise control measures in advance to ensure that citizens and tourists experience no inconvenience during the event, striving to deliver a highly satisfactory event.

Mayor Lee Chung-woo of Yeoju stated, “The Year of Inaugural Tourism event is the largest in Yeoju’s history. All public officials and citizens will work together to attract six million tourists and significantly contribute to regional economic revitalization,” expressing great ambition for the successful hosting of the Year of Inaugural Tourism in Yeoju.

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