Jinju City, Nationwide First Recruitment of Tourism Promotion Staff

Recruiting First 80 Applicants by February 26, Concurrent Online Promotion via SNS

Jinju City Hall Exterior (Photo by Jinju City)

[Asia Economy Yeongnam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Choi Soon-kyung] Jinju City in Gyeongnam Province is the first in the nation to recruit tourism promotion agents.

On the 24th, Jinju City announced that it will recruit 2021 Jinju tourism promotion agents who will carry out promotional activities to attract tourists.

From the 25th until February 26th, they plan to recruit 80 tourism promotion agents on a first-come, first-served basis. Any Jinju citizen aged 20 to under 65 who is interested in the development of Jinju tourism can apply. Applications from citizens who were previously appointed as promotion agents but resigned before their term ended are restricted.

These agents have been promoting Jinju’s tourism resources by directly visiting major travel agencies in large cities nationwide, multi-use facilities, and public places, especially during events such as the Nongae Festival in May and the October festival.

Last year, they shifted to non-face-to-face promotional activities by visiting hidden tourist spots in Jinju, experiencing them firsthand, and providing various tourism information on SNS.

A city official stated, “Through the newly recruited promotion agents, we will discover and promote new tourism resources and revitalize local tourism, which has been stagnant due to COVID-19.”