Suwon City Applies for 'Smart Tourism City Development Project' Hosted by Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism

[Suwon Ilbo=Reporter Seo Dong-young] On the 11th, Suwon City submitted an application to the 'Smart Tourism City Development Project 2021' hosted by the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism under the theme of 'Ushering in a New Era of Suwon Hwaseong World Cultural Heritage Tourism.'

The 'Smart Tourism City Development Project' aims to create a convenient travel environment for tourists by utilizing five key elements of smart tourism: ▲smart experience ▲smart convenience ▲smart service ▲smart mobility ▲smart platform.

Three candidate local governments will be selected by the end of March, and 100 million won in government funds will be provided. The candidate local governments will establish detailed plans to concretize projects and demonstrate smart technology on-site. The Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism will select one local government in June through evaluation and provide 3.5 billion won in government funds.

Suwon City's project 'Ushering in a New Era of Suwon Hwaseong World Cultural Heritage Tourism' involves building a smart mobility platform within the Suwon Hwaseong tourism special zone that enables tourists to conveniently use smart technology.

In February, the city formed a consortium with Gyeonggi Tourism Organization, Kyung Hee University Smart Tourism Research Center, Suwon Cultural Foundation, and ISPMP Co., Ltd. to jointly pursue the project.

A city official stated, "Due to COVID-19, demand for non-face-to-face tourism services is increasing, and individual travelers are on the rise. We will make our best efforts to be selected in this project competition, which will serve as a catalyst for a new era of Suwon Hwaseong tourism." The official added, "We will create a smart tourism model for a world cultural heritage site."