The Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism, together with the Korea Tourism Organization, will hold the '2025 New Industry Tourism Development Forum' on the 4th at the Conrad Seoul Hotel.
Industrial tourism is a representative sector of special interest tourism, and its market size is rapidly growing worldwide. According to the market research firm The Business Research Company, the industrial tourism market size is expected to reach $3.38 billion this year, a 30% increase compared to the previous year. Furthermore, an average annual growth rate of 33.1% is anticipated until 2029.
At this forum, based on the global spread of K-Culture and the strengths of K-Industry as one of the world's top 10 export countries, ways to attract foreign visitors and promote the global sales of Korean products through the development of Korean-style 'New Industry Tourism' will be explored. Experts from academia, industry, and local governments will engage in in-depth discussions on the latest cases and trends in industrial tourism.
The Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism and the Korea Tourism Organization will newly promote the 'New Industry Tourism Development' project this year. They plan to discover customized new industry tourism products linked to Korea’s representative industries such as semiconductors, automobiles, information technology (IT), steel, K-Food, and K-Beauty.
The newly promoted new industry tourism this year will expand its target to include foreign tourists. Not only will visitors tour innovative manufacturing processes in industries like semiconductors and automobiles, but they will also be able to directly experience and create products such as foods like ramen and soju they have tried in their home countries, as well as cosmetics they use, providing a unique tourism experience. The discussions at the forum will be reflected in this year’s business plan.
Kim Geun-ho, Director of Tourism Industry Policy at the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism, stated, "We hope this forum will be the first step in nurturing new industry tourism as a new tourism content in Korea." He added, "Amid the global spread of Korean culture and industry, we will strive to further enhance the global competitiveness of K-Culture and K-Tourism through the synergy of K-Tourism and K-Industry."
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