Gapyeong County Signs Cooperation Agreement for Successful 2025-2026 Gyeonggi Province Sports Festival

[Suwon Ilbo = Reporter Eom In-yong] Gapyeong County signed a mutually beneficial cooperation agreement with local accommodation and dining associations on the 13th in the county office conference room for the successful hosting of the '2025-2026 Gyeonggi Province Sports Festival.'

The agreement was reached as the '15th Gyeonggi Province Disabled Sports Festival' and '71st Gyeonggi Province Sports Festival' are scheduled to be held in April and May of next year, to strengthen cooperation in providing smooth reservation support for athlete teams and eradicating overcharging.

In the agreement signed on this day, Gapyeong County Small Business Association, Korean Accommodation Business Central Association Gapyeong County Branch, Korean Farmstay and Rural Accommodation Central Association Gapyeong County Chapter, Gapyeong County Camping Association, and Korean Food Service Business Central Association Northern Gyeonggi Chapter Gapyeong County Branch agreed to actively promote △prevention of reservation refusals and unfair pricing △provision of hygienic and friendly service.

The county will prioritize cooperation with athlete team advance reservations during the sports festival period, and will apply reasonable pricing policies to accommodation facilities such as prohibiting surcharges when consecutive stays are requested and prohibiting checkout for day-use rooms.

Meanwhile, the county recruited participating businesses for the festival twice, in January and August, to take the lead in welcoming guests with appropriate prices and courteous service.

In addition, the county plans to post accommodation fees and food prices at businesses on the festival website during the event period, and to provide incentives such as disposable bags and mobile ramp rental to participating businesses that cooperate with athlete team reservations. The county will also inspect price displays during the festival period and check for excessive charges, and will take corrective measures if violations are discovered.

Shin Yun-seong, head of the event planning team, Gyeonggi Province Sports Festival Committee, said, "Through this agreement, we will strengthen mutually beneficial cooperation with accommodation and dining businesses so that athlete teams and tourists will develop an image of 'Gapyeong you want to revisit.'"