Visit Korea Committee Activities

2024 Korea Grand Sale Welcome Center
The 2024 Korea Grand Sale Welcome Center was set up in the outdoor yard in front of Myeongdong Theater and operated for around 50 days from January 11 through February 29, 2024. At the Welcome Center, foreign tourists could obtain information on the Korea Grand Sale event and related benefits, and received giveaways including travel goods and coupon packs by participating in various events such as the receipt event. The Welcome Center also encouraged participation by foreign tourists in the winter sports experience program, organized in celebration of the Gangwon 2024 Winter Youth Olympic Games, the photo zone and photo development service, and the Special New Year’s Day event where they could experience Korean New Year’s Day culture. The 2024th and 10,000th visitors to the Myeongdong Welcome Center were presented with a Kodak instant camera that they could use to capture their memories in Korea. In addition to the main Welcome Center in front of Myeongdong Theater, hub centers were operated at Beauty Play in Myeong-dong and at Line Friends in Hongdae and Seongsu, all popular destinations among foreign tourists, to provide useful information and convenient services for tourists.   <Myeongdong Center Beauty Play>   <Seongsu Center Line Friends>   <Hongdae Center Line Friends>
Date : 2024/08/09 | Views : 1436
2024 Korea Grand Sale Opening Ceremony
The 2024 Korea Grand Sale opening ceremony was held at ONDREAM SOCIETY in front of Myeongdong Cathedral at 10:30 a.m. on Thursday, January 11, 2024. The ceremony had around 80 attendees including Culture, Sports and Tourism Minister Yu In-chon, Visit Korea Committee Chairperson Lee Boo-jin and Director Han Gyeong-ah, officials of the participating companies, and foreign tourists. Following congratulatory messages from Chairperson Lee Boo-jin and Minister Yu In-chon, the opening ceremony kicked off with the touching of an airline ticket on the screen. After an introduction of the 2024 Korea Grand Sale programs and an opening performance by dancer Lia Kim from 1 MILLION Dance Studio, a demonstration of signature poses was given using the 2024 Korea Grand Sale slogan of “Your Special Moment in Korea”. At the 2024 Korea Grand Sale Welcome Center located in front of Myeongdong Theater, information and leaflets for the Korean Grand Sale were provided along with a variety of services and events including a photo development service, a lucky draw, a receipt event, the K-Winter Game Challenge, and Happy-Day. We hope that tourists visiting Korea from various countries in the Visit Korea Year of 2023–2024 have thoroughly enjoyed their time in Korea with the diverse benefits offered through the 2024 Korea Grand Sale.
Date : 2024/08/09 | Views : 1176
K-Tourism Cooperation Committee 2024 Networking Day
Networking Day, the second regular session of the K-Tourism Cooperation Committee in 2024, was held at Cociety in Seoul Forest on Wednesday, May 29. The status of Korea’s inbound tourism was introduced at the meeting along with the K-Tourism Talk Concert, with attendees including the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism, the Visit Korea Committee, and 38 member companies of the K-Tourism Cooperation Committee. The participating companies also introduced their businesses and had an opportunity for networking.   <Welcoming speech> <Introduction to the status of inbound tourism> <K-Tourism Talk Concert and Q&A session> <Introduction to participating companies> <Networking session> The companies that participated in the Networking Day are thanked once again! To support the K-Tourism Cooperation Committee’s development of promotional programs for encouraging visits by foreign tourists to Korea, the Visit Korea Committee will continue providing opportunities for networking and cooperation among enterprises. You can expect even greater things to come from the K-Tourism Cooperation Committee!
Date : 2024/08/09 | Views : 987
K-Tourism Cooperation Committee 1st Regular Session in 2024
The K-Tourism Cooperation Committee held its first regular session of 2024 on Wednesday, March 13. The meeting was attended by the 53 member companies of the K-Tourism Cooperation Committee as well as the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism and the Visit Korea Committee. After introductions of the key projects for the Visit Korea Year 2024 campaign and an introduction to and proposal for cooperation with each participating company, the participants engaged in networking and exchange of opinions to develop promotional programs for encouraging visits to Korea by foreign tourists. <Opening address and welcoming speech>   <Introduction of key projects of the Visit Korea Year 2024 campaign>   <Introduction of and Q&A with participating companies>   <Networking session> Going forward, the K-Tourism Cooperation Committee will continue striving to form a better tourism environment in Korea for foreign tourists, thereby stimulating inbound tourism.
Date : 2024/08/09 | Views : 998
2024 K-POP PLAYGROUND [Chuncheon]
On Friday, May 31, 2024, the first event of K-POP PLAYGROUND, organized in connection with Chuncheon International Mime Festival, was held at the LEGOLAND Korea Resort in Chuncheon. A pop-up store under the theme of K-pop was also operated.
Date : 2024/08/09 | Views : 1082