Kim Taekyun, Jeonnam Provincial Council Chair, Hosts Forum on Boosting Tourism through Influx of Resident Population

On the 2nd, Kim Taegyun, Chairperson of the Jeonnam Provincial Council, held a forum on "Promoting Win-Win Tourism Vitalization to Attract Living Population to Jeollanam-do" at the council's main conference room.

This forum was chaired by Kim Taegyun and attended by Lee Hyunchang, head of the Task Force for Regional Extinction and Population Decline Response, provincial council member Kim Hwashin, as well as experts from the Jeonnam Tourism Foundation, Jeonnam Research Institute, and 11 other participants including provincial officials.

Kim Taegyun, Chairman of Jeonnam Provincial Council, held a discussion forum on 'Win-Win Tourism Revitalization' to promote the influx of living population in Jeonnam. Provided by Jeonnam Provincial Council

The forum began with a presentation on the Ganghaeyoung (Gangjin, Haenam, Yeongam) win-win project, followed by a proposal for the "Ordinance on Promoting Win-Win Tourism Vitalization for Attracting Living Population to Jeollanam-do," and a policy discussion on strategies to attract living population in connection with the activation of Jeonnam's tourism resources.

The ordinance proposed at the forum stipulates that three or more cities or counties in the province will develop experiential programs linking their respective tourism resources, festivals, and events, and that administrative and financial support will be provided to vitalize win-win tourism, thereby promoting the inflow of living population to Jeonnam.

The participants shared the strengths and effects of win-win tourism through the Ganghaeyoung project, which links three cities and counties in the province, and engaged in in-depth discussions on various development strategies such as phased implementation strategies for win-win tourism, establishing interregional tourism cooperation governance, developing linked tourism content, and designating tourism hub cities.

Chairperson Kim stated, "To effectively respond to the decline in resident population and the stagnation of the local economy, it is essential to attract living population by systematically connecting Jeollanam-do's abundant tourism resources through win-win tourism. We will enact an ordinance to support this, revitalize the local economy, and overcome regional extinction by boosting local vitality."