Jindo-gun and Korea Railroad Corporation Gwangju Jeonnam Headquarters Tourism Development Agreement

Cooperation in Tourism Marketing Including Planning Railway-Linked Tourism Products

[Jindo=Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Choi Jae-kyung] On the 11th, Jindo-gun, Jeollanam-do, and the Gwangju-Jeonnam Headquarters of Korea Railroad Corporation signed a business agreement for tourism development.

Through this agreement ceremony, the two organizations agreed to cooperate with each other to achieve common goals such as revitalizing railway travel and tourism in the Jindo area through mutual cooperation in the tourism sector.

Attended by Kim Hee-su, Jindo County Governor, Lee Min-cheol, head of the Gwangju-Jeonnam Headquarters of Korea Railroad Corporation, and other officials, various tourism marketing projects to promote tourism and attract tourists will be carried out starting this year.

In particular, they plan to cooperate to develop various tourism products, such as railway-linked tourism products to attract tourists from the metropolitan and Busan-Gyeongnam areas, and ship-railway linked tourism products to attract tourists from Jeju.

An official from the Gwangju-Jeonnam Headquarters of Korea Railroad Corporation said, “KTX is a popular and convenient means of transportation used by more than 90 million people annually,” adding, “Jindo-gun possesses numerous attractive tourism resources based on its beautiful natural scenery and outstanding cultural arts.”

Kim Hee-su, Jindo County Governor, stated, “If Jindo-gun and Korea Railroad Corporation cooperate, tourists nationwide will be able to enjoy traveling to Jindo more conveniently,” and added, “We plan to strive to revitalize the local economy through the influx of tourists.”