Specially Designed Airplane-Shaped Promotional Center...Gyeonggi Province Travels the Nation

[Suwon Ilbo=Reporter Park Nohoon] Starting from Sangam-dong, Seoul on May 21, Gyeonggi Province will operate the 'Gyeonggi Tourism Promotion Center' until October this year, directly promoting the excellence of provincial tourism resources in major regions across the nation.

The Gyeonggi Tourism Promotion Center is a mobile promotional facility in the shape of an airplane, a specially designed vehicle that showcases tourist attractions within the province using videos, experiential activities, and informational materials.

Previously, the province operated mobile promotional centers in the form of camping caravans in Seoul, Ulsan, and Changwon last year.

The province will begin its Gyeonggi Tourism Promotion Center tour schedule starting in Seoul on May 21 at the Cultural Storage Base (Cultural Park) in Sangam-dong, Seoul, May 23 at Yeouido Hangang Park, and May 25 at Jamwon Hangang Park.

Subsequently, until October, the center will visit major daily life zones across the nation including train stations, companies, shopping malls, and rest areas: ▲June in North Jeolla Province and Gwangju Metropolitan City ▲July in Ansan and Siheung ▲August in Gangwon ▲September in North Chungcheong and South Chungcheong ▲October in North Gyeongsang and South Gyeongsang.

Inside the promotional center, visitors will receive a paper passport and participate in the 'Gyeonggi Tourism Passport Pass Program' where they stamp their passports as if going through airplane boarding procedures. A service providing commemorative photos of visitors boarding the aircraft is also offered.

Outside, event specialists will be hired to conduct activities such as treasure note (treasure) hunts and Gyeonggi tourism quizzes to keep waiting visitors entertained, and customized tourism destination recommendations will also be provided.

In some locations, the center will operate in partnership with cities and counties within the province to introduce tourist attractions in unique ways by each municipality.

For example, the center will provide and recommend information about Siheung tourist attractions using the 'Siheung Travel Through the Metaverse (Extended Virtual World)' platform.

Particularly this year, the province plans to generate public interest in Gyeonggi tourism through the vehicle's external imagery (photos, etc.).

Choi Yong-hoon, director of the Tourism Division of Gyeonggi Province, said "I hope visitors will experience the excitement of travel at the airplane-shaped Gyeonggi Tourism Promotion Center and visit Gyeonggi Province to experience the endless joy of Gyeonggi tourism."