Dogs Going to Work? 'Puppy Employee Group' Launched in Gangwon... Gangwon Tourism Organization Selects 7 Teams

Gangwon Tourism Organization Selects 7 Teams of Puppy Employees
Appointment of 'Pet-Friendly Tourism Special Employee Group'
Follow Gangwon Travel—Trust the Puppy Employees

The Gangwon Tourism Organization (CEO Choi Sunghyun) announced that, as part of efforts to vitalize Gangwon's pet-friendly tourism business, it has selected seven special puppy employees and held the 'Gangwon Pet-Friendly Tourism Special Employee Appointment Ceremony' at Sono Pet in Hongcheon on April 27 (Monday).

Puppy Employee Group Appointment Ceremony. Provided by Gangwon Tourism Organization

This newly appointed special employee group is being launched to establish a foundation for expanding participatory pet-friendly content. It is an extension project of last year’s 'Gangwon Dangterns' initiative promoted by the foundation.

The special employee group was selected through a nationwide public recruitment process, with a total of seven teams chosen. They are scheduled to carry out various activities until November this year, including visiting cities and counties in the province to experience pet-friendly tourist destinations and produce and distribute related content.

For the experiential content, specialized roles will be assigned based on the characteristics of each dog, such as food and beverage, accommodation, and walking trails for Gangwon pet-friendly tourism. This is expected to generate high-quality, professional content.

Through this project, Gangwon aims to enhance its competitiveness as a leading pet-friendly tourism destination in Korea by making active use of a variety of platforms, such as the 'Gangwon Daengdaeng Travel Map'—a database of pet-friendly tourism information—and the foundation's social media channel 'Donggeuri Daeri,' to promote Gangwon's pet-friendly tourism content nationwide.

Choi Sunghyun, CEO of the Gangwon Tourism Organization, stated, "As demand for travel with companion animals continues to rise, we confirmed last year through the 'Dangintern' project that content created by actual pet owners is highly credible and widely shared." He added, "By operating this special employee group, we plan to widely promote the appeal of Gangwon’s pet-friendly tourism throughout the country."

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