Sancheong County Expands Relationship Tourism with Global Community

Inviting Global Foreigner Communities
Experiencing the Charms of Sancheong at Hwangmaesan Mountain and Donguibogam Village

Sancheong County in South Gyeongsang Province is broadening its potential as an international tourist destination by operating experiential tourism programs in collaboration with global foreigner communities.

On the 16th, Sancheong County announced that it had invited members of HIBA (Hidden Busan Adventures for Foreigners), a global foreigner community based in Busan, for a special tour program connecting Hwangmaesan Mountain and Donguibogam Village.

This program was designed to expand the foundation of a global relationship tourism city through experiential tourism content that fosters interaction between Koreans and foreigners.

[Photo provided by Sancheong County] Group photo commemorating the special tourism program linked with Hwangmaesan Mountain and Donguibogam Village, inviting members of Busan-based global foreigner community HIBA (Hidden Busan Adventures for Foreigners)

In particular, the program was operated as a form of "Relationship Tourism" that goes beyond simple sightseeing, allowing participants to experience and share the region's nature and culture together, adding greater significance to the event.

A total of 35 participants, including 20 foreigners from 11 countries such as the United States, United Kingdom, France, Russia, Spain, and Thailand, as well as 15 Koreans, took part in the program. The participants climbed Hwangmaesan Mountain together, experiencing Korean hiking culture and engaging in natural exchanges.

Subsequently, at Donguibogam Village, they took part in traditional Korean medicine programs such as the 'Royal Moxibustion' experience, learning about traditional Korean healing culture and wellness tourism content.

The foreign participants plan to share their experiences with Sancheong's tourism content through their personal social media and global communities, which is expected to have a positive effect on raising awareness of Sancheong's tourism offerings and encouraging future revisits.

An official from Sancheong County stated, "We will continue to expand relationship tourism content in partnership with global communities, building a foundation for Sancheong to become a destination that people from all over the world want to revisit and stay."

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