Visit Korea Committee Activities

Opening Ceremony of Promotional Booth for 2016–2018 Visit Korea Year at Haneda Airport
Opening Ceremony of Promotional Booth for 2016–2018 Visit Korea Year at Haneda Airport At Haneda Airport, Tokyo, the 2016–2018 Visit Korea Year campaign got a very nice chance to tell airport passengers about the charms of Korea and PyeongChang. That is a promotional booth for Korean tours operating for 60 days from May 18. :DWe joined its opening ceremony! (Visit Korea Committee Chairman Park Sam-Koo is fourth from left) The opening ceremony began with a ribbon-cutting!It was attended by Visit Korea Committee Chairman Park Sam-Koo and other prominent figures in the tourism industries of Korea and Japan.Their presence was so honoring and encouraging as we knew how hard they worked for the continued success of the two neighboring countries.   One thing more! Our cute mascots, Soohorang and Bandabi, were also in attendance!   As the PyeongChang 2018 Olympic Winter Games is at hand, they will be even busier traveling around the world.   Ta-da! The booth is now open! It will hold various promotional events for the following 60 days.As soon as the booth opened, it caught attention from tourists at the airport!Here, you can also enjoy winter sports in virtual reality! 😀 The visitors had a wonderful time learning about 2016–2018 Visit Korea Year and experiencing a variety of events! XDPlease don’t forget coming by the booth if you plan to pass by Haneda Airport!The Visit Korea Year awaits you
Date : 2017/05/24 | Views : 4039
K-Smile Campaign in Ulsan during the Spring Travel Week
K-Smile Campaign in Ulsan during the Spring Travel Week The K-Smile Campaign is active also in Ulsan, a city of fresh air and clean water. :)During the Spring Travel Week, the K-Smile Campaign turned up at the 2017 Spring Flower Festival of Taehwa River. It was a special day when the K-Smile was joined by the U-Smile Kindness Messengers, who are native volunteers in Ulsan. 🙂   We handed out “Kindness Seeds” and leaflets to visitors at the festival in the hope of spreading the culture of kindness.A lot of visitors showed deep interest in the culture of kindness! We were happy to share our smiles to so many people.   The festival was lively and crowded with a great deal of people!We also saw Secretary-General Han Kyung-ah of the Visit Korea Committee, Mayor Kim Gi-hyeon of Ulsan, and President Jung Chang-soo of the Korea Tourism Organization join in the campaign, eagerly helping us, to make a Korea, and an Ulsan, where tourists want to visit again for its kindness and smiles.   The volunteers of the K-Smile and U-Smile took a photo together.The U-Smile in particular is Ulsan’s iconic kindness spreading campaign.Do you feel the energy from the people leading the spread of kindness?The K-Smile Campaign event in Ulsan ended successfully thanks to the great interest from many people. We look forward to seeing you all again at our next event! 😀
Date : 2017/05/19 | Views : 3964
2017 Spring Welcome Week for World Tourists
2017 Spring Welcome Week for World Tourists The 2017 Spring Welcome Week for World Tourists successfully ended. Having started on April 28, this 10-day festival has gotten great support and interest from many people every single day. During this festive period, the 2016–2018 Visit Korea Year and the K-Smile Campaign seized such a big chance to promote themselves through various events and performances.As always they do, the 16th University Students’ National Smile Team energetically took part in the promotional activities.    A tourist information center operated during the welcome week!The center provided many foreign visitors with useful tour information and helped them find their way.    The Hongdae streets, a place that has a variety of things to see and eat!Maybe foreign tourists had trouble finding the way because there are many attractions hidden here and there.But they didn’t have to worry! Our friends of the University Students’ National Smile Team were there to help!  🙂  This day, the student members took pictures and had talks with foreign tourists, hoping for their nice tours in Korea. It was a deeply meaningful moment for all.The Visit Korea Committee will work harder to present many foreign visitors with pleasant memories in Korea not only during the welcome week but on any day of their visits!
Date : 2017/05/19 | Views : 3289
2016–2018 Visit Korea promoted in connection with the Dubai Asia Model Festival
2016–2018 Visit Korea promoted in connection with the Dubai Asia Model Festival Here is Dubai, the city of beautiful skylines with the tallest buildings in the world!The Visit Korea Year came up in Dubai. :)There was held the Dubai Asia Model Festival, a contest to offer the winner achance of becoming an honorary ambassador for the Visit Korea Year!Here are some moments of the scene on May 3rd. Take a look!   This was taken right before the audition for the Asia Model Festival began.Did you notice the leaflets of the 2016–2018 Visit Korea Year in the hands of the models?See where the models are paying attention to. Everyone is eagerly listening to thespecial promotions offered only during the time of the Visit Korea Year! *_* Top five of each male and female models were selected after the intense competition.The number one model among them was named an honorary ambassador forthe 2016–2018 Visit Korea Year.Keep up with telling Dubai about the Visit Korea Year! The event was then followed by the main show for the VIPs and other guests.Look! There is a photo banner of Lee Minho,the official honorary ambassador for the Visit Korea Year! Of course, the Visit Korea Year did not forget to promote other major programs as well,including the Korea Tour Card.Bye bye, gorgeous and beautiful models of Dubai!We look forward to seeing you all in Korea next time! 🙂 
Date : 2017/05/16 | Views : 3583
Opening Ceremony of Seoul Welcome Week for Foreigners
<Opening Ceremony of Seoul Welcome Week for Foreigners> We attended the opening ceremony of the Seoul Welcome Week held on Friday, April 28.It was a huge event that caught many people’s attention, especially with the upcoming Labor Day and Golden Week attracting more tourists to Korea.Ceremony participants performed a parade on streets, giving out souvenirs to foreign tourists and earning an enthusiastic response from them.   Before the official start of the opening ceremony, this eye-catching, exciting performance added to the festive atmosphere while capturing the attention of tourists. The performance was followed by a heartwarming welcoming speech for foreign tourists. At the appreciation ceremony, foreign tourists revisiting to Korea were presented with letters of appreciation.The Air Seoul crew participated in the event in the hopes ofbringing more foreign tourists to Korea. The 16th University Students’ National Smile Team also joined in the efforts to welcome foreigners.They handed out souvenirs to tourists and gave them a warm welcome with their bright smiles. ^^ The opening ceremony concluded with a commemoration.Thanks to everyone’s active participation, the day turned out to be all the more meaningful.Do look forward to the Welcome Week!
Date : 2017/05/04 | Views : 4033