Visit Korea Committee Activities

2019 Local government consultation meeting for the Korea Tour Card
September is the month of fruition. Heads of local governments gathered in the middle of September to discuss the Korea Tour Card system. This conference covered the performance of the “Korea Tour Card,” which has been used by more than 470,000 foreign tourists since its introduction in 2017, with the attendees discussing how to promote collaboration to facilitate regional tourism. Check out the photographs from the conference held at Ferrum Tower in Jongno, Seoul. Welcome remarks by Secretary General Gyeong-ah Han of the Visit Korea Committee. Introduction of “Korea Tour Card,” the exclusive transit card system for foreign tourists. It is basically the T-Money transit card but also offers benefits such as discounts and freebie at attractions, cultural hands-on events, shopping, and show/performances so that the owners can have maximum fun while traveling Korea with the card. What's more, they can use the card in future visits to Korea for accessing public transportation nationwide! We also had a “Korea Grand Sale” session, targeting foreigners visiting Korea in January and February of the following year. Korea Grand Sale covers all processes for foreigners visiting Korea, from booking of an airline ticket, accommodations, and shopping to on-site experiences like cultural hands-on events, including some benefits of the Korea Tour Card. The conference was successfully closed with photo-taking with the representatives of local governments. The Korea Tour Card will eventually become a must-have for foreign tourists by expanding partners to offer benefits to them. Of course, the Visit Korea Committee will be there, too!
Date : 2019/09/23 | Views : 2563
2019 Korea Local Shopping&Tourism Flea Market
Korea Tour Card – the convenience of both public transportation and benefits for tourists in one card! A new version of the Korea Tour Card was released in March 2019 with the aim of facilitating tourism in the Southern Coast (Namhaean) area - “Korea Tour Card Namhaean Coast”! The Visit Korea Committee took part in the “Regional Shopping Hands-on Show” held at the Seoul Center of the Korea Tourism Organization on July 25, 2019 in an effort to let as many people as possible know about this Korea Tour Card for the Namhaean Coast area. We held the voting event for foreign tourists visiting the Namhaean Coast area. The foreign tourists had the chance to vote for their favorite attraction in the Namhaean area. Visitors were also presented with the Korea Tour Card Namhaean Coast as a souvenir. So many tourists took interest in the card that we got excited in promoting the benefits. Everyone says traveling is all about photos! At our booth, a photo vending machine was installed that allowed visitors to print photographs from their Instagram accounts. Korea Tour Card Namhaean Coast is on machine here~ It was just for a day but a highly meaningful one at that as the Visit Korea Committee was able to contribute to promoting Namhaean tourism. Hopefully more foreign tourists can utilize the Korea Tour Card Namhaean Coast for more benefits and experiences in every corner of Korea.
Date : 2019/07/25 | Views : 2873
2019 Hong Kong International Travel Expo
Hong Kong International Travel Expo The Visit Korea Committee did not miss this year’s iteration of ITE (international travel expo) Hong Kong, the largest tourism exhibition in Hong Kong, from June 13th to 16th. At this grand show joined by more than 600 organizations and +100,000 visitors and representatives from more than 52 countries, the Visit Korea Committee introduced its efforts to promote Korean tourism such as the 2020 Korea Grand Sale and Korea Tour Card. Check out the power of K-Wave and Korean tourism industry, in the faraway land of Hong Kong!   K-Wave shall not be complete without K-Dance, don't you agree? Bustling booth of the Visit Korea Committee! The hardworking staff of the Visit Korea Committee provided practical information on travel to Korea like the 2020 Korea Grand Sale and Korea Tour Card. Game time for freebie! Yunnori, traditional Korean board game, as well as dices were played. Not just freebies but a ton of fun! (Throbbing heart) Who will be the winner? The 4 days were gone in a flash, but they were enough to prove once again that the world is highly interested in the tourism industry of Korea. See you in Korea!  
Date : 2019/06/24 | Views : 2679
Visit Korea Committee Attends Seoul International Tourism Industry Fair 2019
Seoul Tourism International Tourism Industry Fair 2019   The Seoul International Tourism Industry Fair (SITIF) 2019 was held in COEC, Seoul for four days from June 6 to 9. This year, SITIF has been newly born in collaboration with KOTFA, the leading tourism expo, and SITIM, the largest inbound travel mart. A total of 1,400 companies including the Visit Korea Committee participated in a large-scare event. Let’s have a look what happened! The event began with an opening ceremony. The guests can meet the ‘Tourist Service Center(TSC)’ in Travel Fair. ‘Tourist Service Center’ offers a variety of tourist information, foreign language interpretation, free internet and mobile phone charging services as well as a experience program such as Nail art, and VR. At Travel mart, there were B2B consulting session to discuss the detailed business discussion and collaboration plan with the Visit Korea Committee.   There was a seminar on next day. The visit Korea Committee introduced its key programs such as 2020 Korea Grand Sale and Korea Tour Card. We would like to express our gratitude to the tourists and visitors, the Visit Korea Committee will look forward a various and better promotion to attract more foreign tourists. Thank you!
Date : 2019/06/24 | Views : 3468
2019 Korea Grand Sale Special Promotion: Old Restaurant Stories With Chef Park Chan-il
2019 Korea Grand Sale Special Promotion Old Restaurant Stories With Chef Park Chan-il One of the special food promotions of the Korea Grand Sale was Old Restaurant Stories with Chef Park Chan-il. It drew a lot of attention even before it began. The Visit Korea Committee held an event on its website and social media channels to select foreigners to join the tour. Twenty lucky winners were selected from among the participants. The much-awaited tour of old restaurants took place on January 18. Let’s take a closer look at what the lucky winners got to enjoy. The meeting point was the Welcome Center of the Korea Grand Sale in front of Cheonggye Plaza. The winners dropped by the Welcome Center, which offers a variety of services for foreign tourists. They received a welcome kit, and began the tour of old restaurants. The first restaurant was Cheongjinok! Established in 1937, Cheongjinok exudes the atmosphere of Korea in the 1970s. The participants are listening attentively as the chef introduces the rich history of Cheongjinok. The first menu was seonji haejangguk (ox blood hangover soup), which foreigners are not familiar with. Luckily, the participants seemed to enjoy it. The next restaurant was Yeolchajib in Jongno-gu. It has been around since the days of Pimatgol, an alley of pubs in Jongno that was fraught with the joys and sorrows of Seoul’s office workers. The legendary Pimatgol has disappeared with urban renewal, but Yeolchajib is continuing its legacy today. The participants are listening to Chef Park Chan-il while waiting for the food. It was amazing how the chef explained the stories behind old restaurants in a way that can be easily understood by foreigners. The bindaetteok (mung bean pancake) and guljeon (oyster pancake) were delicious, and went well with the traditional rice wine makgeolli. The last restaurant was Joseonok in Eulji-ro, Jung-gu. The head chef at this old restaurant is the oldest in Korea. Joseonok sticks to the traditional way of separating meat from the sides, and leaving the bone in the middle. What an impressive culinary philosophy! The participants concentrated hard so that they would not miss a word of what the chef was saying. They remained attentive until the last minute! With the pleasant tour of Joseonok as the grand finale, the special promotion Old Restaurant Stories came to an end. The tour was so much fun that it was hard to say goodbye. The short but meaningful tour of old restaurants representing the flavors of Seoul has become cherished memories for the foreign participants as well as the staff of the Visit Korea Committee, who worked hard to make it happen.
Date : 2019/01/23 | Views : 4531