Suwon City Launches 'March: A Month of Travel to Suwon' Campaign

[Suwon Ilbo=Reporter Jung Jun-sung] Suwon Special City announced on the 10th that it will launch the 'March: A Month of Travel to Suwon' campaign jointly with the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism and the Korea Tourism Organization.

The city will recommend tourist attractions near 'Suwon Hwaseong Fortress & Haenggung-dong,' which was selected as a top tourist destination of the year in the 'Stars of Korean Tourism 2024' hosted by the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism and organized by the Korea Tourism Organization, while providing various discount benefits to visitors.

For the entire month of March, paid admission to Hwaseong Haenggung will be discounted by 20 percent. Visitors to Hwahong and Haenggung Sarang-chae (Traveler's Lounge) in Haenggung-dong who follow the '@soyosae_suwon' Instagram account will receive a 10 percent discount on souvenirs. Those who post verification of their visit to Hwahong and Haenggung Sarang-chae on social media will enter a drawing to win prizes.

Visitors who verify receipts from purchases in Haenggung-dong can receive a 2,000 won discount on admission to Suwon FC and KT Wiz games (designated sections for home games). Those who add Suwon City as a KakaoTalk friend will receive coupons for free admission to the Suwon Museum, Flying Suwon, and discounts at Aqua Planet Gwanggyo.

Recommended travel destinations and travel courses to visit in March can be found on the Suwon City official YouTube channel. Award-winning works from the 'Suwon Travel Video Contest 2024—Short Form Contest' and video reviews of Suwon travel by international influencers are available on the YouTube channel.

The city introduces travel destinations throughout Suwon, including Suwon Hwaseong Fortress, Suwon Arboretum, Weolhwa Garden, Hwaseong Haenggung, Haenggung-dong drama filming locations, Chukman Pavilion, and Gwanggyo Lake Park.

A city official stated, "We hope that many tourists will visit Suwon during the March travel campaign and experience the charm of Suwon travel, where tradition, modernity, and contemporary culture coexist."