Visit Korea Committee Activities

Visit Korea Committee Participates in International Travel Expo Hong Kong 2017
Visit Korea Committee Participates in International Travel Expo Hong Kong 2017   The Visit Korea Committee came up in Hong Kong! For four days from June 15 to 18, the committee ran a promotional booth at the International Travel Expo Hong Kong 2017, introducing and promoting the Korea Tour Card, the Hands-Free Service, and other tourist services necessary for foreigners touring in Korea. The event hall was filled with guests! Among others, the Visit Korea Committee’s booth was being crowded all the way with visitors who were attracted by the committee’s well-prepared events and information services. Do you see the long lines with no end in sight? 🙂 The biggest draw was the gaming event of yunnori and rock-paper-scissors. A great number of visitors were fascinated by the rare chance to experience the highly entertaining Korean traditional game. 🙂 In addition, a B2B consulting service was offered to tourist agencies in Hong Kong about Korean tours and in particular the committee’s tourist services. We found tours in Korea drawing far more attention from Hong Kong locals than expected. The committee’s staff members and guides worked so hard running the promotional booth for four days! Their diligent efforts have apparently made a great contribution to getting Hong Kong people much more interested in Korea! The Visit Korea Committee will never stop its efforts until Korea eventually enjoys visits from all over the world!
Date : 2017/06/23 | Views : 6418
Gangwon-Based Culture Tour Guides Appointed as National Smile Team Members and Invited to “One-Mind” Workshop
Gangwon-Based Culture Tour Guides Appointed as National Smile Team Members and Invited to “One-Mind” Workshop On a nice day of June! The National Smile Team’s member appointment and workshop took place, where culture tour guides active in Gangwon Province were enrolled as new members and tasked with promoting the city of Pyeongchang in preparation for the upcoming PyeongChang 2018 Olympic Winter Games. The Visit Korea Committee called for joining its efforts in spreading the culture of kindness from culture tour guides and other local government representatives working at the county, city, and provincial levels throughout the Gangwon area. Starting with a declaration of the opening of the event, Visit Korea Committee Secretary-General Han Kyung-ah presented a welcoming address with a glad voice! Next, Visit Korea Committee Secretary-General Han Kyung-ah and Korean Culture Tourism Guide Central Association President Min Hyang-sik awarded appointment letters and medals out of gratitude to the new members on the stage. 🙂 The culture tour guides smiled happily holding the appointment letters! After the awarding, the National Smile Team members performed a flash mob in their wish for the success of the PyeongChang 2018 Olympic Winter Games. They showed off their nice dancing skills! As new appointees in the National Smile Team, the culture tour guides passionately participated in the event and inspired positive energy! For a successful PyeongChang 2018 Olympic Winter Games and for a widespread culture of Korean kindness, the Gangwon culture tour guides will keep up their good work!!
Date : 2017/06/23 | Views : 5398
“Night for Korea–Japan Friendship” for More Vigorous Exchanges between Two Countries
“Night for Korea–Japan Friendship” for More Vigorous Exchanges between Two Countries How was your weekend? Did you have a good time? The Visit Korea Committee held a very meaningful event last Sunday, June 11. “Night for Korea–Japan Friendship” it was! Hosted by the Visit Korea Committee and sponsored by the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism, the Korea Tourism Organization, Asiana Airline, and Lotte Hotel, the event was to welcome Secretary-General Nikai Toshihiro, an envoy dispatched by Prime Minister Abe Shinzo, and his over 350 friendly delegates. It was also attended by around 100 Korean representatives, the attendees summing up to more than 450 prominent figures from tourism, politics, economy, local governments, and media in Korea and Japan. Chairman Park Sam-koo, at right, and Secretary-General Nikai Toshihiro, at left, entered the room with other guests, soon filling the room full.Friendly greetings among attendees warmed up the air before the event formally began. So many prominent guests joined in this event to strengthen the ties between Korea and Japan that I was very impressed and excited. The event began with a welcoming speech by Chairman Park Sam-koo. He mentioned that Korea and Japan are neighbors both physically and culturally close and that tourism may serve as a buttress to boost exchanges between the two countries. He specifically highlighted his wish for the two countries’ close cooperation in PyeongChang 2018 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games and Tokyo 2020 Olympic and Paralympic Summer Games as a means of consolidating their bonds. In his response, Secretary-General Nikai acknowledged that the two neighboring countries mean the most to each other and share many historic events in which they had helped one another and suggested that the two countries work together to build up a future-oriented relationship. Subsequently, Secretary-General Nikai received souvenirs prepared by the PyeongChang Organizing Committee, Gangwon Province, and Korea Tourism Organization. Head of the PyeongChang Organizing Committee Lee Hee-bum gave cushions; Governor of Gangwon Choi Mun-sun, dolls; and CEO of the Korea Tourism Organization Jung Chang-su, badges. All the gifts featured Soohorang and Bandabi, the mascots of the PyeongChang Olympics. The photo time could never be forgotten for such an important event like this! The picture above captures guests in Korean and Japanese politics!! Although not everyone could appear in one picture as they were too large in number, thankfully all in attendance applauded and congratulated the event! Then, a celebrating performance followed during dinner! Designed to show Korean beauties, the performance was prepared by Bidan, a fusion Korean classical music team consisting of the haeguem (fiddle), the daeguem (big fiddle), the gayageum (zither with twelve strings), the ta-ak (a set of percussion instruments), and the pansori (dramatic song). The beautiful melody echoing in the room felt refreshing everyone’s mind! The warm welcome for the delegates went on and on even after the event was over! ^^ The committee gave farewells, wishing for the best times in Korea for the delegates. The staff of the Visit Korea Committee worked hard preparing the event from early in the morning! The committee continues its efforts until Korean kindly smiles spread all over the world! We’ll keep up our good work!!!
Date : 2017/06/20 | Views : 5290
Business Conference in Taiwan for All-in-One Festivals for Shopping, Culture, and Tours
Business Conference in Taiwan for All-in-One Festivals for Shopping, Culture, and Tours On June 8th, the Visit Korea Committee held a business conference in Taiwan in an effort to make sure more foreign tourists in Korea enjoy convenient tourist services and use the Korea Tour Card. Attendees were glad like kids while receiving souvenirs at the entrance to the conference room. They were also excited to enter their names for a prize event, definitely the most entertaining part of the conference. 😛 Secretary-General Han Kyung-ah marked the beginning of the conference with an opening speech. She said the committee would further endeavor to produce ampler tour content and convenient service The conference proceeded with detailed presentations about the benefits and services the committee offers. Among them were clips about the Korea Tour Card that facilitates the use of transportation and sightseeing in Korea and the Hands-Free Service that stores and delivers tourists’ luggage. As much as their interest in shopping, many of the attendees gave positive responses for discount benefits. In addition to the introduction to the Visit Korea Committee’s programs, the presentations included various offers by the Korea Tourism Organization, Asiana Airline, Air Busan, Lotte Department Store, Shinsegae Duty Free, and Hyundai Department Store. Both the Korean presenters and Taiwanese attendees remarked that this meeting was a great opportunity to introduce and learn new, diverse information about tours and shopping in Korea. By the end of the conference was a prize lottery drawn from the business cards that attendees had submitted when registering for the conference. This lucky man was so delighted to win an air ticket that even I myself was jealous of him 😛 When you visit Korea, please make sure to use the Korea Tour Card and the Hands-Free Service! A commemorative picture with attendees at the conference. Taiwanese account for the 4th largest number of people visiting Korea. I wish that this conference provides a chance to attract more Taiwanese tourists. Welcome to Korea. ♥
Date : 2017/06/20 | Views : 5630
Business Conference for Korea Tour Card
Business Conference for Korea Tour Card It is already half-past 2017 and there is less than a year left for the PyeongChang 2018 Olympic Winter Games to begin!Gangwon Province is busy preparing reception of guests for the impending Olympics. Given this situation, the Visit Korea Committee thought it would be great to offer convenient tour services specifically for foreign visitors to Gangwon and thus held a business conference about the Korea Tour Card, the most sensational item among visitors coming to Korea. The Gangwon Provincial Office provided us with a conference room for the conference!It was attended by about 30 professionals who are engaged in the tourism of Gangwon Province. The committee introduced a Gangwon edition card that is themed with the upcoming Olympics and explained that it would be sold in airports and railroad stations of Gangwon. The attendees eagerly listened to the presentation and askeda lot of questions about the Korea Tour Card, leading to such a quality Q&A session! The committee also brought Korea Tour Cards and its self-made souvenirs andgave them to the attendees at a prize event. Each and every person named seemedso happy like a child that the committee’s staff presenting gifts were delighted as well. The Visit Korea Committee promises to visit every corner ofKorea until the Korea Tour Card is available not only in Gangwon but nationwide!
Date : 2017/06/16 | Views : 4773