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Minister of Culture, Sports and Tourism Choi Hwi-young visited "The Hyundai Seoul" on the 22nd to check the progress of the "2026 Korea Grand Sale" and listen to on-site opinions to increase foreign tourists.
Minister Choi Hwi-young, along with Lee Boo-jin, chairman of the Visit to Korea Committee, participated in the Korea Grand Sale Experience Event, "Korean Food Cooking Class using K-Sauce," and welcomed foreign tourists. He then visited "Wiggle Wiggle," a store participating in the Korea Grand Sale, to check the progress of the event, including benefits, promotions, and promotions. In addition, he visited The Hyundai Seoul's Concierge (Information Center) to look at various services provided to foreign tourists at shopping sites, such as baggage storage services, multilingual guidance, and immediate refund of VAT.
The Korea Grand Sale is a shopping tourism festival held to promote tourism and consumption of foreigners during the off-season of tourism to Korea. The 2026 Korea Grand Sale opened on the 17th of last month and will continue until February 22.
"If you look at the crowded site of many foreigners, you can realize that we achieved the largest number of foreign tourists ever last year," Minister Choi Hui-young said. "The Ministry of Culture will try to attract more foreign tourists to Korea by adding warm and meticulous hospitality to new and colorful events based on 'K-culture' like the Korea Grand Sale."
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