
Gyeongbuk Province held the 53rd Tourism Day ceremony to recognize 29 people who have contributed to tourism promotion and announced Gyeongju City's selection as a global special tourism zone and the Daegu-Gyeongbuk ultra-wide tourism transportation innovation leading district project, and announced that the number of foreign tourists increased by 26.4% compared to the same period last year.
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Gyeongbuk Province is participating in various contests to revitalize the tourism industry, and shared the results and provided motivation through this Tourism Day ceremony.
Achievements from successive competitions such as global special tourism zones… Foreign tourists increased by 26%
(Andong = Yonhap News) Reporter Seunghyeong Lee = Gyeongbuk Province held a ceremony commemorating the ‘53rd Tourism Day’ at the Lahan Hotel in Gyeongju on the 29th.
세계 관광의 날(9월 27일)을 맞아 경북 관광 관계자의 화합을 다지고 사기를 높이기 위해 행사를 마련, 경북도지사 표창 등 관광진흥 유공자 29명을 시상했다.
기념식에서 관광업계 종사자들과 시군 및 유관기관 관계자들은 '세계가 반한 경북, 글로벌 K-관광의 중심에 서다'를 슬로건으로 역사, 문화, 자연을 K-콘텐츠와 결합해 세계인이 찾는 관광지로 만들겠다는 의지를 다졌다.
This year, Gyeongbuk tourism continued to achieve success in major national contest projects.
Gyeongju City was the first in the country to be selected for the ‘Global Special Tourism Zone Development Project’ and secured 3 billion won in government funding.
In the 'Five Mega Tourism Area Promotion Projects', Gimhae Airport Area and Daegu Airport Area were both named.
대구경북 초광역형 관광교통 혁신 선도지구(국비 25억원)와 구미시 K-푸드로드(국비 15억원) 사업도 함께 추진한다.
The performance of attracting tourists has also clearly improved.
경북문화관광공사에 따르면 올해 2분기 경북을 찾은 외국인 관광객은 205만명으로 전년 같은 기간보다 26.4% 늘었다. During this period, tourism consumption increased by 16% to 1.0 trillion won.
황명석 경북도 행정부지사는 "지역의 매력을 알리는 차원을 넘어 경북의 문화와 콘텐츠 자체가 세계인의 여행 목적지가 되는 글로벌 K-관광 시대를 준비하고 있다"고 말했다.

Paju City held the DMZ Peace Tourism Future Vision Innovation Forum at the Panmunjeom Tour Support Center and declared that it would make Paju DMZ a world-class peace and eco-tourism base in response to the trend of deregulation, such as moving north of the Civilian Control Line. At the forum, improvements in tourism regulations, strategies to revitalize the local economy, and ways to connect historical and cultural resources were discussed, and Mayor Son Bae-chan emphasized that he would do his best based on suggestions from experts and residents.

South Korea welcomed 15.05 million foreign tourists from January to August, a 21.6% increase year-on-year and a record high reached over a month earlier than last year. Tourism spending rose 48.5% to 14 trillion won ($10.3 billion), with growth across all regions, particularly from Chinese-speaking countries and Southeast Asia.

Yongsan-gu, Seoul will hold the '2026 Shinheung Market Global Local Festival' in Shinheung Market from October 1 to 3. Through various programs such as the Global Flea Market, Global Yut World Cup, talk concert, and photo exhibition, we provide a venue for cultural exchange where merchants, residents, and visitors from home and abroad can participate.

Hoengseong-gun, Gangwon-do, is hosting the Anheung Steamed Bun Festival, Hoengseong Korean Beef Festival, and Taejong Nogu Cultural Festival in succession during the month of October, presenting a fall festival that combines food, experience, history, culture, and trekking. The goal is to revitalize the local economy and promote stay-at-home tourism by linking traditional markets and commercial districts.

On the 27th, the last day of the Chuseok holiday, passenger ships on all routes between Incheon and the West Sea islands will operate normally. All 20 passenger ships on 15 routes, including Incheon-Baengnyeong Island and Incheon-Yeonpyeong Island, are scheduled to operate normally, and the sea off Incheon is expected to be calm. The Incheon Regional Office of Oceans and Fisheries predicted that 11,000 people would use the ferry per day.

Major roads and expressways across South Korea were congested on Saturday, the third day of the Chuseok holiday, as people returned home after visiting hometowns, with travel times from Busan to Seoul reaching seven hours and an estimated 5.9 million vehicles expected nationwide.