Workation Optimal Destination 'Work and Rest City Uljin-gun' Selected for Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism Revitalization Project Competition

On the 22nd, Uljin-gun, Gyeongbuk Province, was finally selected for the '2024 Workation Promotion Contest' hosted by the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism, securing 150 million KRW in national funding.

Uljin Marine Sports Center.

Workation is a compound word of 'Work' and 'Vacation,' emerging as a stay-type tourism product that attracts resident populations in various local governments.

After fierce competition, Uljin-gun was selected in the facility development category and plans to establish the Marine Leisure Sports Center as a workation hub facility.

The county plans to create independent office and rest spaces under the theme of 'An Office with the Blue East Sea,' and aims to establish itself as a workation hub in the East Sea Rim area by linking the center’s lodging facilities with in-house programs such as freediving experiences and diving certification acquisition.

This selection in the workation promotion contest provides Uljin-gun with an opportunity to enhance its competitiveness in stay-type tourism and to rise as a representative workation destination in South Korea.

County Governor Son Byeong-bok stated, “Through this selection in the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism’s workation contest, Uljin-gun is expected to grow into a representative workation hub facility in South Korea and contribute to attracting 10 million tourists.” He added, “We will do our best to revitalize stay-type tourism through infrastructure development such as the workation hub facility and the four-season ocean resort, and to invigorate the local economy by expanding consumer spending.”