Visit Korea Committee Activities

Press Conference for Foreign ReportersHeld to Celebrate 2016–2018 Visit Korea Year
 Press Conference for Foreign Reporters Held to Celebrate 2016–2018 Visit Korea Year    The Visit Korea Committee is working hard to attract more foreign tourists during the 2016–2018 Visit Korea Year! As part of the effort, on July 3, the committee held a press conference at the Foreign Press Center Korea for foreign reporters from five Asian countries including Vietnam, Indonesia, and Uzbekistan. The press conference began with an introduction to the 2016–2018 Visit Korea Year campaign and the committee’s main programs. And this was followed by a Q&A session—the foreign reporters were eager to participate! The reporters’ questions touched on various subjects including the effectiveness of the Visit Korea Year campaign, the role of the Visit Korea Committee, current conditions of tourist service facilities, safety issues in Korea, and conflicts between urbanization and the protection of traditions. This time was a welcome opportunity to further promote Korea. 🙂   After the end of the press conference, an Indonesian state TV program interviewed Visit Korea Committee Secretary-General Han Kyung-ah!  We found it touching that the Visit Korea Committee and the Visit Korea Year continue to receive positive publicity worldwide.   After the press conference, the reporters shared that they were deeply captivated by the charms of Korea! 😀 A photo was taken showing everyone making hearts with their fingers.  We hope that increasing numbers of foreign tourists learn about the 2016–2018 Visit Korea Year and eventually get to know Korea!  The Visit Korea Committee will continue to take the lead to make this hope come true!  
Date : 2017/07/10 | Views : 5111
Jeju Yellow Fest in Namiseom!
Jeju Yellow Fest in Namiseom!     When you think of Jeju, what comes to your mind first? Jeju Island is known for Mt. Halla, Jeju black pork, cafes with stunning ocean views, hallabong, and basalt. Above all, however, the first thing comes up to my mind is canola flowers: Jeju reminds me of canola flowers, canola flowers of yellow, and yellow of Jeju. I guess I am not the only one with these associations. Upon hearing the news that the Yellow Fest is being held in Jeju, all of use in the Visit Korea Committee came right over to witness the festival! This yellow tree loaded up with bottles of the vitamin drink Vita 500 and the hangover drink Ready Q first caught our attention. These yellow-colored drinks perfectly match the Yellow Fest’s concept. The two drink makers were said to donate as many as ten thousand bottles of the drinks. How wonderful! However, we in the committee could not be satisfied with being second to them! After considering what kind of event would most suit this great festival, the committee decided to arrange a “Pledge of Kindness” campaign because many local Koreans would come by. Matching the campaign’s good intentions, a great number of people participated—I was so pleased that the numbers exceeded our expectations! Jeju Namiseom CEO Kang U-hyeon was present all the way through the event and gladly helped us out by introducing visitors to the Visit Korea Committee. His enthusiasm was inspiring! To keep up with him, we worked even harder for the campaign! There were many things to see and enjoy at the Yellow Fest. I know that next year’s Yellow Fest will be even more successful. Please don’t forget to invite the committee to your next event! XD
Date : 2017/07/10 | Views : 5319
We Are Faces of Korea! Launch Ceremony Takes Place for 16th Global Promotional Delegation for Korean Culture and Tours
We Are Faces of Korea! Launch Ceremony Takes Place for 16th Global Promotional Delegation for Korean Culture and Tours The Visit Korea Committee and the Voluntary Agency Network of Korea (VANK) got together to make “a Korea everyone wants to visit again”! Let’s look in the memorable scene right now! On Friday, June 30, at the Main Hall of National Central Museum in Yongsan, a launch ceremony was held for the 16th Global Promotional Delegation for Korean Culture and Tours. These proud delegates were picked out through a tough competition. The 16th delegates number 212 in total. They gathered from all over Korea, even from such distant cities as Busan and Daegu! Visit Korea Committee Secretary-General Han Kyung-ah delivered an encouraging, supportive message for the new 16th delegates! And it was followed by an introduction to the Visit Korea Committee and a special lecture on the due attitude of a global delegate (K-Smile, global etiquette, etc.). Their full attention to the presentations looked really great! After lunch, they had a meaningful time touring the National Central Museum and learning values of Korean history and culture. The delegates will be carrying out vigorous promotional activities for about two months from June to August! We hope these activities help them grow up into fully professional delegates. 😀 Go the 16th!
Date : 2017/07/06 | Views : 4852
16th University Students’ National Smile Team Participates in a Flash mob cheering for a successful PyeongChang 2018 Olympic Wi
16th University Students’ National Smile Team Participates in a Flash mob cheering for a successful PyeongChang 2018 Olympic Winter Games   The interest in the PyeongChang 2018 Olympic Winter Games isrising as much as the weather is getting hot! XDOn Thursday, June 29, for the upcoming Olympics, the 16th University Students’ National Smile Team participated in a show called “Let's get together! A flash mob with the National Assembly of the Republic of Korea cheering for a successful PyeongChang 2018 Olympic Winter Games.” For the performance show, about twenty members of the National Smile Team, B-boys, cheerleaders, and even Soohorang and Bandabi gathered together at the lawn in front of the Korea National Assembly Proceeding Hall, numbering as many as a hundred! The event began with the B-boy team’s wonderful breakdancing moves. These got our friends of the University Students’ National Smile Team so excited that they were already deep in cheering before their turn came up! One and two and three and four! *_*The 16th University Students’ National Smile Team members were practicing so hard not to miss even a single move! They looked really good. 😀 Now is the flash mob, the finale of the event!The event ended with a success thanks to the many participants’ energetic, cheering performance! 😀 They wrapped up the event with K-Smile,cheering for the PyeongChang 2018 Olympic Winter Games!Until every Korean becomes a member of the National Smile Team, the 16th University Students’ National Smile Team will keep up their good work for a successful PyeongChang 2018 Olympic Winter Games!
Date : 2017/07/05 | Views : 5175
2017 Asia Model Festival “Face of Asia” Takes Place
2017 Asia Model Festival “Face of Asia” Takes Place The 2017 Asia Model Festival “Face of Asia” was held for three days from June 22 to 24 at Jangchung Arena, Seoul! For the event, more than 100 models from 27 Asian countries, including Japan, China, Hong Kong, Singapore, and Thailand, visited Korea. As soon as the news broke that models with many Asian fans were to be appointed as honorary ambassadors for the 2016–2018 Visit Korea Year, we ran over there right away to capture the remarkable scene vividly! XD The event started in an enthusiastic atmosphere as Asia’s prominent models gathered together here. Dressed up in their own nations’ traditional clothes, the models were walking down the runway. 😀 Korean models also appeared on the stage after a long wait, showing off the beautiful hanbok! It was very enjoyable just to watch nice-looking men and women wearing beautiful traditional clothes. 🙂 The fashion show was followed by the event’s highlight: the appointment ceremony for K-Friends! They are commissioned to raise awareness of Korean charms worldwide as honorary ambassadors for the 2016–2018 Visit Korea Year. As it was so an important session, Visit Korea Committee Secretary-General Han Kyung-ah herself granted appointment letters to them. It is said that the newly appointed K-Friends’ promotional tasks are not limited to showing how to effectively use the Korea Tour Card, which is one of the Visit Korea Committee's most ambitious programs, but they will publicize a wider range of Korean culture, including beauty, food and health, in their own countries. We have great expectations about how the K-Friends will from now on carry out their remarkable activities as new faces of the 2016–2018 Visit Korea Year. We believe that their vigorous efforts will certainly achieve great publicity for Korea!
Date : 2017/07/03 | Views : 6770