Youths Experience Career Exploration, Seniors and People with Disabilities Find Rest... Korea Tourism Organization Offers Travel Support

Cultural Tourism Experience and Sharing Travel Programs
for 4,800 Participants Nationwide from June to November

The Korea Tourism Organization is supporting cultural tourism experience trips and sharing travel programs for youths with limited travel opportunities, as well as for people with disabilities and seniors.

2026 Sharing Travel Poster. Korea Tourism Organization

On May 8, the Korea Tourism Organization announced that it will be accepting applications for institutions and participants to join its Youth Cultural Tourism Experience Trip and Sharing Travel Program for the Tourism Vulnerable until May 31.

This initiative will be implemented nationwide from June to November. A total of approximately 4,800 people will be supported, including 4,000 youths and about 800 individuals from tourism-vulnerable groups such as people with disabilities and seniors. Selected institutions and participants will receive free trips that include transportation, meals, accommodation, entrance fees, activity expenses, and travel insurance.

The youth cultural tourism experience trip, titled "A Comma for the Mind, An Exclamation Mark for Dreams," targets after-school academies, local children's centers, support agencies for young adults preparing for independence, and facilities for out-of-school youth. Seventeen one-day and overnight courses departing from various regions nationwide have been prepared. Participating youths will experience local trips themed around education, leisure, and healing in destinations such as Gyeongju, Buyeo, Paju, and Yeosu.

The sharing travel program, "Traveling Together, Sharing Happiness, Accompanying Each Other," is designed for people with disabilities, seniors, and families with young children. Participants will travel along customized courses tailored to different types of disabilities, with a one-night, two-day itinerary based around accessible tourist destinations nationwide. They will also serve as consumer evaluation panels to review new accessible tourist sites.

A professional trip leader will accompany all itineraries to ensure a safe travel environment. The Korea Tourism Organization plans to provide opportunities for growth and rest through tourism for citizens in travel blind spots.

Moon Jiyeong, Head of the Accessible Tourism Content Team at the Korea Tourism Organization, stated, "Last month's Sharing Travel Week saw a competition rate of over 20 to 1, demonstrating high interest. This year, we will expand the target participants and courses to provide travel experiences for about 5,000 citizens."

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