Visit Korea Committee Activities

2016–2018 Visit Korea Year Promoted at 2018 Seoul International Travel Mart
2016–2018 Visit Korea Year Promoted at 2018 Seoul International Travel Mart From September 10 to 14, the Visit Korea Committee, Seoul Metropolitan Government, and the Korea Association of Travel Agents jointly organized the 2018 Seoul International Travel Mart at the Grand Hilton Seoul. A total of 1,200 companies from Korea and beyond attended the large-scale event. Shall we take a look? The opening ceremony kicked off with a welcome speech and congratulatory remarks. Under the slogan of “Draw your Travel,” the opening ceremony featured a media wall performance with the silhouettes of Seoul’s major landmarks. After the ceremony, the distinguished guests looked around the various booths and left messages of encouragement. Next was the tourism briefing session. There was an introduction of the Visit Korea Committee’s main programs, such as the Korea Grand Sale and KOREA TOUR CARD, in addition to the upcoming shopping festival, Korea Sale FESTA. As you can see, the session enjoyed a high turnout. The Visit Korea Committee also set up a promotional booth to introduce its wide range of programs and activities. Thank you to all overseas buyers and representatives of the tourism industry who attended the event. The Visit Korea Committee will exert greater efforts to raise awareness of Korea’s diverse tourism content, and to attract more foreign tourists to the country.
Date : 2018/09/18 | Views : 3735
K-Smile Campaign Promoted at Korea Japan Festival 2018 in Seoul
K-Smile Campaign Promoted at Korea Japan Festival 2018 in Seoul The Korea Japan Festival 2018, which the two countries take turns to host each year, was held on September 9 in Seoul. The Korea Japan Festival is the largest among events aimed at promoting exchange between Korea and Japan. The Visit Korea Committee prepared various events and attended the festival to introduce its programs, including the welcome campaign. Let’s take a look! This is Hall D of COEX, where the Korea Japan Festival 2018 in Seoul is being held. To welcome the many visitors to our booth, we prepared various activities such as eco bag making with symbols of Korea and description of the Visit Korea Committee’s programs, and a roulette event. You can tell from the queue how eager the visitors were to have a go at spinning the wheel. A total of 515 visitors signed the Pledge of Kindness. [What’s the Pledge of Kindness?] “It is a promise of kindness and warm smiles to foreign tourists, so as to make Korea a country where the world returns to.” Thanks to the many visitors, all of our souvenirs ran out faster than expected. We will attend the Korea Japan Festival 2018 in Hibiya Park, Tokyo from September 22 to 23 to spread the word on Korea’s hospitality and kindness. See you again.
Date : 2018/09/18 | Views : 2923
Visit Korea Committee Holds Welcome Event for University Students of Miyazaki Prefecture
Visit Korea Committee Holds Welcome Event for University Students of Miyazaki Prefecture Following the welcome event for university students of Niigata Prefecture held last November, the Visit Korea Committee organized a four-day welcome event for university students of Miyazaki Prefecture from September 2 to 5. The event was attended by representatives of Miyazaki Prefecture, as well as students and faculty of Minami Kyushu University. Let’s greet our special guests from Japan! The program began the next morning after their arrival in Korea. The program kicked off with a visit to the headquarters of Incheon International Airport Corporation and Asiana Airlines. For two days, the delegation enjoyed themselves at popular tourist attractions such as the National Museum of Korea, Changdeokgung Palace, Dongdemun Design Plaza (DDP), and even a virtual reality (VR) café. The program also featured a business forum and an exchange meeting. At the forum, the Visit Korea Committee introduced its main projects such as the welcome campaign, Korea Sale FESTA, Korea Grand Sale, KOREA TOUR CARD, and Hands Free Service. The delegation from Miyazaki Prefecture listened attentively. They were surprised to learn that Korea warmly welcomes foreigners through the welcome campaign. Last but not least was the exchange meeting. This gave everyone the opportunity to freely exchange their opinions in a more casual setting. The group, united in their wishes for the success of the four-day event, posed for a commemorative photo. The Visit Korea Committee will continue to provide better services for foreign tourists, making Korea a country where the world returns to.
Date : 2018/09/10 | Views : 3021
2016–2018 Visit Korea Year Promoted at the 2018 Korea-Japan Gurutame Festival
2016–2018 Visit Korea Year Promoted at the 2018 Korea-Japan Gurutame Festival From August 11 to 12, the 2018 Korea-Japan Gurutame Festival was held in Osaka, Japan. Let’s pop over to Osaka for a closer look. The festival attracted quite a large crowd. Their passion for Korean culture and tourism was more intense than the scorching heat, with Japan setting its highest temperature on record the same day. Famous Korean celebrities such as Sung Hoon, Han Seung-yeon, Snuper, Teen Top, and B.A.P attended a tasting session and introduced Korean dishes like bibimbap and cheese dakgalbi (stir-fried chicken). Local tourism-related organizations also set up their own booths. Throughout the two days, the Visit Korea Committee organized various events and activities to raise awareness of tourism in Korea. The visitors received souvenirs and had the chance to participate in a roulette event. Our honorary ambassador, Lee Min-ho, was as popular as any other Korean celebrity attending the event. The two-day event, which served as an opportunity to introduce main projects such as the 2016–2018 Visit Korea Year and Korea Sale FESTA, was brief but satisfying. We hope to meet you again soon in Korea. See you next time.
Date : 2018/08/20 | Views : 3066
Welcome Campaign Held in Celebration of 2018 Visit Changwon Year
Welcome Campaign Held in Celebration of 2018 Visit Changwon Year On July 27, the Visit Korea Committee headed to the Jinhae Jungang Market in Changwon, Gyeongsangnam-do Province and conducted a kindness training session and a welcome campaign in celebration of the 2018 Visit Changwon Year and Changwon 2018 World Shooting Championships. First, we visited the vendors at traditional markets and taught them how to be more welcoming towards foreigners. Our kindness instructors distributed customer service manuals and conversational cards containing basic greetings in foreign languages to about 160 vendors at the market. We were pleased to see so many vendors participating enthusiastically in the training session. Next, as part of the welcome campaign, we invited people to paint the wall of kindness. Local visitors, stall keepers, and foreign tourists gathered to complete the painting together. The painting was handed over to the Association of Jinhae Jungang Market Vendors, and will be exhibited at a later date. Last but not least, there was the pledge of kindness. Everyone joined in the pledge of kindness by hanging polaroid photos with the wall painting in the background on the tree of kindness. We would like to thank all those who participated in the campaign despite the hot weather, and promise to play our part in promoting local tourism with the same energy that you showed us at the Changwon Jungang Market. See you again soon!
Date : 2018/08/03 | Views : 3688