Gyeonggi Province to Support Approximately 300 Tourism Businesses with Up to 3 Million Won in Rent Assistance

[Suwon Ilbo=Reporter Park No-hun] Gyeonggi Province will implement the "COVID-19 Recovery Tourism Industry Activation Support Project" to provide up to 3 million won in rental expenses per business for the tourism industry facing difficulties due to the prolonged COVID-19 pandemic.

Gyeonggi Province announced on the 25th that it will accept applications from tourism businesses eligible for the support project through the Naver Form (http://naver.me/Gozo860Q) opened by the Gyeonggi Tourism Organization from May 31 to June 11.

The province plans to provide rental expenses (monthly rent) of up to 3 million won each for approximately 300 tourism businesses in Gyeonggi Province that operate leased business premises.

Support targets are businesses located in Gyeonggi Province that completed tourism business registration before December 1, 2019. As of the announcement date (May 20), the businesses must not be in suspended or closed status, and must have experienced a decrease in average monthly sales in 2020 compared to 2019.

Travel agencies operating both domestic and international businesses may apply with only one business entity. Businesses that were recipients of the "Gyeonggi Province COVID-19 Tourism Industry Support Project" (Together With You Campaign) last year may also apply, but cannot apply with duplicate periods or submitted materials from previously received support.

Businesses that received dispositions of 10 or more days of business suspension under the Tourism Promotion Act or equivalent penalty assessments on or after January 1, 2019 are not eligible for support.

Supported businesses will be selected in order of receipt until the budget is exhausted, without separate qualitative evaluation.

The selection order may be adjusted if documents need to be supplemented due to incomplete submissions. After the application period ends, the province will verify submitted documents and notify selected businesses individually after June 21, with plans to disburse support funds.

The province previously implemented projects targeting the tourism industry in the province last year, including business rent support, ethical tourism campaigns, and quarantine supplies distribution.

Kim Jong-seok, head of Gyeonggi Province's Culture, Sports and Tourism Bureau, stated, "As COVID-19 continues to persist, we decided to reinitiate the business rent support project, which had the highest satisfaction rating among our support projects last year," and added, "Gyeonggi Province will continue to implement unstinting support measures until the tourism industry regains its vitality."

Detailed application requirements and required documents can be found in announcements posted on the websites of Gyeonggi Province, Gyeonggi Tourism Organization, and Gyeonggi Tourism Association.