Gapyeong-gun Opens First Tourist Information Center in 66th Infantry Division Meeting Room

Strengthening Military Public Relations for Soldiers and Visitors to Promote "Gun (軍) Civil-Military Integration"

Gapyeong-gun's first tourism promotion center for the 'Military's Our Citizens Movement' has opened its doors at a military base to welcome visitors.

Gapyeong-gun, Gyeonggi Province (Governor Seo Tae-won) announced on the 27th that it recently established a tourism promotion center in the visiting room within the 66th Infantry Division and held an opening ceremony on the 26th. This tourism promotion center is notable as the first case achieved through cooperation between Gapyeong-gun and the 66th Infantry Division since January this year.

Gapyeong County opened the first tourism promotion center for the "Our Military Citizen Movement" within a military base to welcome visitors. The photo shows County Governor Seo Taewon taking a commemorative photo with the soldiers. Photo by Gapyeong County

As a new project this year, the county is promoting the 'Military's Our Citizens Movement' to encourage about 10,000 military personnel and civilian employees stationed in the area to relocate to Gapyeong-gun, aiming to make them a driving force for regional growth.

The newly opened tourism promotion center will serve as a hub to inform military personnel and visitors about Gapyeong's history, culture, tourism resources, and military administration activities. Inside the promotion center, content introducing Gapyeong-gun's major tourist attractions and festivals has been prepared, playing a role in raising awareness of Gapyeong's cultural appeal among visitors and military personnel and encouraging community participation.

Governor Seo Tae-won stated, "The opening of this tourism promotion center is a model case of cooperation and mutual growth between the military and the local community. It is expected to introduce Gapyeong-gun's cultural assets and contribute to revitalizing the local economy. We will continue to strengthen cooperation with the military base and develop it as a driving force for regional growth."

Gapyeong-gun plans to provide various local tourism information to military personnel and visitors through the tourism promotion center and actively encourage participation in cultural events and festivals.