Sacheon City and Socar Sign MOU for Tourism Promotion for '2025 Year of Visiting Sacheon'

50% Discount on Car Rental Fees
All-Out Efforts to Attract Visitors
by Enhancing Tourism Convenience

Sacheon City in Gyeongnam has signed a business agreement with the mobility platform SOCAR to provide convenient transportation services for tourists visiting Sacheon in celebration of the '2025 Year of Visiting Sacheon.'

The signing ceremony, held on the 18th, was attended by Mayor Park Dongsik, SOCAR Car Sharing Division Head Nam Gung-ho, and other key officials.

Through this agreement, SOCAR will offer a 50% discount on car rentals to visitors renting vehicles in Sacheon and Jinju from March until the end of the year, and will promote major tourist attractions in Sacheon through the SOCAR app.

Sacheon City and Socar Sign Business Agreement to Promote Tourism for the Year of Sacheon Visit.

The city will provide designated parking spaces for SOCAR vehicles in some public parking lots and plans to encourage visitors in their 20s and 30s?who make up over 60% of SOCAR members?to visit Sacheon through both online and offline promotions.

Mayor Park Dongsik said, "We expect to provide infrastructure that allows tourists visiting Sacheon to enjoy the city's attractions more conveniently by offering easy transportation options," adding, "This agreement is expected to greatly contribute to the successful promotion of the 2025 Year of Visiting Sacheon."

Meanwhile, SOCAR is an innovative mobility platform operating short- and long-term car sharing, Moduui Parking Lot (an online parking platform), and SOCAR Elecle (electric bicycle) businesses. Since launching its service in 2012, SOCAR has secured more than 10 million members as of August 2024.

SOCAR operates approximately 23,000 vehicles at over 5,000 SOCAR Zones?vehicle pick-up locations?nationwide. In Sacheon, about 40 vehicles are in operation, with 400 to 500 users per month.

From the date of the agreement, SOCAR will offer a continuous 50% discount on rental fees to members visiting Sacheon until the end of the year. The discount applies to vehicles stationed at SOCAR Zones in Sacheon and Jinju for rentals of six hours or more, regardless of weekdays or weekends. Discount coupons can be downloaded from the 'My Coupons' section in the SOCAR app.

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