Sacheon-si Wins Grand Prize at 2024 Gyeongnam Tourism Expo

'Travel Together to Our Hometown' Theme

Sacheon City in Gyeongnam announced on the 27th that it achieved the great honor of winning the top prize in the city category at the ‘2024 Gyeongnam Tourism Expo’ held at the Changwon Convention Center.

Gyeongsangnam-do and Changwon Special City held the Gyeongnam Tourism Product Development Awards for public officials under the theme ‘Travel Together to Our Hometown’ at this expo, selecting Kim Taek-gi, a public official from Sacheon City, as the top winner in the city category.

The city impressed visitors with various promotional videos on large media billboards, including a promotional video for Korea Aerospace Industries, Sacheon tourism package products, a travel vlog of Sacheon by Hamzy, a YouTuber with 12 million subscribers, and the music video by the talented youth.

Sacheon City, group photo of the award-winning team receiving the Grand Prize at the 2024 Gyeongnam Tourism Expo.

Additionally, visitors were introduced to Sacheon tourism and the aerospace industry through a curling game set against the backdrop of Sacheon’s nine scenic spots and a fillball game designed with aerospace imagery.

Moreover, the city played a key role in energizing the expo atmosphere by hosting events such as adding friends on SNS and exciting dance times, where tourism souvenirs were given away.

In particular, the city showcased unique Sacheon tourism, including its beautiful marine tourism resources located at the heart of Hallyeohaesang and an aviation industry tourism city tour aligned with the opening of the Aerospace Administration in May.

Furthermore, visitors were immersed in the charm of ‘Delicious Sacheon, Wonderful Sacheon’ through tastings of local specialties such as ‘Darae Wine’ and ‘Kiwi and Persimmon Jelly,’ as well as promotions for major festivals like the 26th Waryong Cultural Festival (April 26?April 28) and the 2024 Sacheon Airshow (October 24?October 27).

Meanwhile, at this expo, the city signed business agreements through buyer consultations with major domestic and international travel agencies and airlines, including Global Technology, a global new technology development corporation based in Hanoi, Vietnam, and DNA Trading Co. Ltd, a trade development and consulting company also based in Hanoi.

A city official stated, “We are developing various contents linking the aerospace industry and tourism resources so that visitors can enjoy a unique trip to Sacheon. We have abundant ideas for tourism content to be unveiled to tourists and citizens, so please look forward to it.”