Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism promotes '2026 Fall Travel' campaign with discounts of up to 50,000 won on island stays and points for visiting areas with declining populations

Up to 50,000 won discount on visiting points and island lodging in areas with declining populations

(Seoul = Yonhap News) Reporter Koo Jeong-mo = The Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism announced on the 15th that it will promote the '2026 Travel Fall' campaign from October to November, providing discounts on automobiles, railroads, airlines, lodging, camping sites, and travel products to increase demand for domestic travel in the fall and revitalize the local economy.

To this end, the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism held the '2026 Traveling Fall Declaration Ceremony' at the Korea Tourism Organization and KT&G Sangsang Planet in Seongdong-gu and announced the start of the campaign.

This year's campaign motto was 'Deep fall, travel light' with the intention of supporting people to travel without burdening travel expenses.

◇ Discounts on automobiles, railroads, and airlines… Support for visiting areas with declining population

In the transportation sector, up to 30,000 points will be awarded to car travelers who use T Map to visit 89 depopulated areas.

After making an eco-friendly safe travel pledge, if you drive more than 30km from the starting point to an area with a declining population, you will receive a certification stamp and points for each local government you visit.

An additional 2,000 points will be given to electric vehicle drivers, 5,000 points to digital tourist ID card users, and 2,000 points to video reviewers.

KORAIL's 'Free Travel Package to Decreased Population Areas' provides a discount coupon equivalent to 100% of the train fare if you visit and authenticate designated tourist attractions in 41 depopulated areas that have signed an agreement with KORAIL.

If you purchase a domestic flight ticket (excluding some routes) through Naver Ticket, you will receive Naver Pay points worth 10,000 won per person for inland routes and 5,000 won per person for Jeju routes. Applies to a maximum of 4 people per reservation.

Excluding the metropolitan area, 64 coastal cities, counties and districts are also holding a rental car discount event that offers a discount of 10,000 won if you rent a hybrid, electric, or liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) vehicle for more than 24 hours, and 20,000 won if you rent a vehicle for more than 48 hours. The Jeju region offers discounts of 5,000 won and 10,000 won, respectively.

◇ 80,000 lodging discount coupons for non-metropolitan areas… Up to 50,000 won discount on island accommodations

In the lodging sector, approximately 80,000 lodging discount coupons will be distributed to non-metropolitan areas.

Starting at 10 a.m. on September 22nd, one ticket per person will be issued on a first-come, first-served basis through online travel agency channels. Accommodation discount coupons can be used until November 8.

In particular, island area discount coupons were introduced for the first time this year. For island lodging products, a discount of 50,000 won is provided for reservations of 70,000 won or more, and 30,000 won is offered for reservations of less than 70,000 won.

We also provide an 'easy camping' discount coupon that gives you a 10,000 won discount when you reserve a registered campsite product.

Discount coupons will be issued from the 15th to November 28th through the online reservation platforms ‘Camping Talk’ and ‘Camfit’. It can be used for registered campsite products used from the 1st of next month to November 30th.

◇ 50% refund of travel expenses… Geoje/Tongyeong support/travel product discounts

We are also carrying out the ‘Local Love Vacation Support’ project, which returns local visitors’ travel expenses in the form of mobile local love gift certificates.

When you visit a target area, 50% of your travel expenses will be refunded, up to 100,000 won per person and up to 140,000 won for young people. Applicants must apply for a travel plan to the relevant area, receive approval from the local government, and submit proof of actual post-travel expenses.

Geoje and Tongyeong, which suffered damage from torrential rain, will attract tourists and support local consumption through discounts on tourism products, attracting customers, and certification events for visiting tourist sites.

Starting from the 21st, on the G Market travel product discount page, domestic travel products linked to each region will be discounted by up to 50%, limited to 50,000 won.

Participants in the 'Worker Vacation Support' project will receive a discount of up to 50%, up to 50,000 won, on travel products such as accommodation, admission tickets, and transportation nationwide through the 'Vacation Shop Online Mall'.

◇ ‘5 people, 5 colors taste tour’ in 25 regions across the country

We also operate travel content that allows citizens to participate. The 'Five People, 5 Colors Taste Tour' with famous content creators will be held in 25 regions across the country under 5 themes, including 'Fall Taste', 'Lucky Hiking', 'Tension Up', 'Family Picnic', and 'Jigurang'.

Participants can experience fall travel that suits their tastes, including local food, hiking, experiential activities, family travel, and eco-friendly travel.

Visit certification and travel photography events will also be held using '100×100', a list of 10,000 local tourist attractions selected by experts and the public last August.

The '2026 Korea Grand Festival', a pan-ministerial national discount festival, will also be held from the 29th of next month to November 15th.

Minister of Culture, Sports and Tourism Choi Hwi-young said, "As the hot summer passes and fall is a good season for travel, the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism will provide strong support for people's fall travel. I hope that this campaign will leave good memories for families and add new vitality to the region."