Yeoju City Signs Agreement with Korea Tourism Organization for 'Tourism Dure Creation Project'

Expectations for Resident-Led Tourism Revitalization

Yeoju City, Gyeonggi Province (Mayor Lee Chung-woo) announced on the 17th that it signed a "Tourism Dure Creation Project Business Agreement" with the Korea Tourism Organization on the 14th. This agreement was established to foster tourism businesses led by local residents and to revitalize regional tourism.

Lee Chung-woo, Mayor of Yeoju City (sixth from the left), is taking a commemorative photo with officials after signing the "Tourism Dure Creation Project Business Agreement" with the Korea Tourism Organization on the 14th. Provided by Yeoju City

The signing ceremony was attended by 10 officials, including Lee Chung-woo, Mayor of Yeoju City, Kwak Dae-young, Head of the Korea Tourism Organization Gyeongin Branch, and Sung Seok-jin, Yeoju City Tourism Dure PD.

The Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism selected five new Tourism Dure project sites this year, including Yeoju City, in collaboration with the Korea Tourism Organization, and appointed Tourism Dure PDs for each region. Over the next five years, the Yeoju Dure PD will discover local tourism resident communities, support their startup and operation as tourism businesses, and through this agreement, both organizations will cooperate to ensure the successful establishment of resident-led tourism businesses in Yeoju by supporting Tourism Dure PD activities and capacity building, discovering and fostering resident businesses, and promoting marketing support for resident businesses and local tourism content.

Through this agreement, Yeoju City expects to develop and operate various tourism and travel products utilizing the region's unique culture and resources, thereby revitalizing the local economy by attracting tourists.

Mayor Lee Chung-woo of Yeoju City stated, "The agreement with the Korea Tourism Organization will be an important opportunity to expand Yeoju's tourism infrastructure and grow as a sustainable tourism city," adding, "We will actively support the successful establishment of tourism businesses directly involving local residents through the Yeoju Tourism Dure PD."