Visit Korea Committee Activities

The “Visit Korea Year” is promoted at a foreign press conference invited by the Korean Culture and Information Service
The “Visit Korea Year” is promoted at a foreign press conference invited by the Korean Culture and Information Service On April 25th, the Visit Korea Committee attended the conference of “Invitation to Overseas Journalist Group for 2016 Korea Special Documentary Production” and introduced the foreign press to the “2016–2018 Visit Korea Year.” It informed about the benefits from the K-Travel Bus, Korea Grand Sale, and other events that foreign visitors to Korea can enjoy during the period of the Visit Korea Year. The committee also delivered a presentation on the charms of Korea tours, striving for the audience’s better understanding of Korea and broader coverage of it. < Coverage of the briefing on the 2016–2018 Visit Korea Year > < Greeting by Visit Korea Committee Secretary General Han Kyung-ah > < Introduction of 2016-2018 Visit Korea Year Projects > < Q&A on 2016-2018 Visit Korea Year > < Q&A on 2016-2018 Visit Korea Year > < Overseas Journalist Group invited for Korea Special Documentary Production >
Date : 2016/06/19 | Views : 2262
The 14th University Student National Smile Team’s starting ceremony
The 14th University Student National Smile Team’s starting ceremony The Visit Korea Committee held the starting ceremony of the 14th University Student National Smile Team at the Kim Koo Museum and Library, Hyochang-dong, on Sunday, April 24th. The 14th National Smile Team, consisting of a total of 200 students in 25 groups, among which are newly established groups in charge of monitoring, interpretation, and broadcasting respectively—they will ensure more specialization in each field. We hope that the National Smile Team will take the lead in the K-Smile Campaign for all Koreans, staff members working for tourist services in particular, to share the culture of kindness. <Photo zone time for each group in the University Student National Smile Team> <Oath by the captain of the 14th University Student National Smile Team> <Lecture on tourism communication> <Icebreaking time> <Group photo that captures the 14th National Smile Team’s starting ceremony>
Date : 2016/06/19 | Views : 2161
Resolution Conference on Kindly Taxi Service and Traffic Safety Improvement
Resolution Conference on Kindly Taxi Service and Traffic Safety Improvement The Visit Korea Committee participated in the Resolution Conference on Kindly Taxi Service and Traffic Safety Improvement held at the Seoul Transportation Center in Jamsil, Seoul, on April 20th in order to appreciate the hard labor of taxi workers and inspire their pride. In this event, about 300 workers adopted a nationwide resolution to improve the tax service, representing the 300,000 workers of the nation’s whole taxi industry. They also promised to provide a kindly service—particularly by rooting out passenger refusal and receiving unreasonable fare. It was followed by an award ceremony: the selected top 4 most kindly taxi drivers won prizes from the Minister of Land, Infrastructure, and Transport, and another prize worthy of about 400,000 is awarded to each of the 20 kindly drivers selected by the industry.
Date : 2016/06/19 | Views : 2325
A K-Smile MOU with transportation organizations and a kindly service campaign for chartered buses
A K-Smile MOU with transportation organizations and a kindly service campaign for chartered buses On April 15th, the Visit Korea Committee and the Korea Tourism Organization co-held a K-Smile campaign event, where they entered into an MOU with a number of transportation organizations having nationwide networks, including the Korea National Confederation of Chartered Buses (chaired by Lee Byeong-cheol), the Korea National Joint Confederation of Taxi Association (chaired by Park Bok-kyu), and the National Confederation of Private Taxi (chaired by Yoo Byeong-woo). As the transportation services are the first nodes that foreign tourists face after they enter Korea, the MOU with those transportation organizations and the K-Smile Campaign event were very meaningful for the improvement of the nation’s tourism readiness. <MOU of K Smile Campaign - Korea National Confederation of Chartered Buses> <Korea’s smiles make the world smile> <Chartered buses join the launch of the K-Smile Campaign>
Date : 2016/06/19 | Views : 2217
To hold a promotional event for “2016–2018 Visit Korea Year” in Indonesia
To hold a promotional event for “2016–2018 Visit Korea Year” in Indonesia The Korean Visit Committee participated in the 2016 Korea Spring & Summer Festival which took place in Jakarta, Indonesia, on April 8–10, introducing VIPs, major travel agencies, and the public in the local community to the 2016–2018 Visit Korea Year. During the festival period, it also conducted various events to publicize Korea’s cultural charms at a local mega shopping mall, which include a non-verbal performance, a Korean symbol statue contest, a K-pop cover dance contest, and a Taekwondo Poomsae demonstration. We expect diverse exchanges will be increasingly made between South Korea and Indonesia during the Visit Korea Year.
Date : 2016/06/19 | Views : 2185