Foreign tourists visiting Seoul’s Gyeongbokgung Palace watch the changing of the guard ceremony. Photo=Yonhap News,
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, ‘An event providing foreign tourists visiting South Korea with special cultural experiences they want to try has opened. The government plans to help them remember Korea more vividly and encourage them to revisit through these special experiences.’,
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, “On the 13th, the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism, together with the Korea Tourism Organization, announced that they will hold a ‘Korea Bucket List’ event for about 20,000 foreign tourists visiting Korea starting in September as part of the ‘2024 Visit Korea Year’. This event aims to allow them to experience various attractions of Korea, such as K-Culture, history, beauty, and local charm.”,
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, “The Ministry explained that this event is designed to provide foreign tourists who have purchased tickets to Korea with special ‘K-Culture’ experiences they want to try in Korea, so that they can create meaningful memories in Korea and consider choosing Korea as their travel destination in the future.”,
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, ‘The event will be held four times according to the period when foreign visitors come to Korea. There are a total of 36 prizes, and participants can choose their desired field and be selected through a draw. It is planned to provide about 20,000 foreign visitors with opportunities to experience and enjoy various charms of Korea.’,
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, “‘K-Culture’ experience opportunities are diversified according to the main themes of each session, such as K-Dance experience at a famous dance studio, K-Pop song recording experience, traditional market tour and Korean cooking class, temple stay experience, idol hair and makeup experience, wellness resort stay, and more.”,
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, ‘In collaboration with the Korea Airports Corporation, 100 domestic round-trip flight tickets are provided for foreign tourists to explore various regions outside Seoul. Winners will depart from Gimpo Airport and travel to beautiful regions of Korea such as Yeosu, Pohang Gyeongju, Jeju via local airports. Special K-Tourism experience and consumption benefits, such as hanbok experience vouchers, amusement park tickets, Han River park picnic supplies rental vouchers, transportation cards featuring Visit Korea Year promotional ambassador Cha Eun-woo, and convenience store vouchers, will be provided continuously during the 1st to 4th sessions.’,
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, “The event period is from December 1st to November 10th. Applications for the 1st session will be accepted from today until the 21st. Detailed information can be found on the dedicated ‘Korea Bucket List’ website.”,
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, ‘A policy official at the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism stated, “We hope that foreign visitors coming to Korea this autumn will experience various aspects of K-Culture and remember Korea more vividly,” and added, “We will continue our efforts to promote the attractions of Korean tourism through various events utilizing K-Culture.”‘,
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