Minister of Culture, Sports and Tourism Choi Hwi-young Visits Myeong-dong, Seoul, Welcoming 'Chinese Tourists'

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Minister of Culture, Sports and Tourism Choi Hwi-young welcomed Chinese tourists to Korea on the 15th by visiting the "Welcome Event Zone," jointly operated by the Korea Tourism Organization and Alipay in Myeong-dong, Seoul (in front of Miliore), according to the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism. Minister Choi shared his experience of visiting Korea with tourists and talked about what he wants when traveling to Korea and the areas he wants to go to.

In addition, as the number of Chinese tourists is expected to increase significantly due to the longest Chinese New Year holiday in history (Feb. 15-23), the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism, along with the Korea Travel Industry Association, actively responds to complaints that occur at tourist sites. Minister Choi has asked the association to actively participate in creating a tourism environment where tourists can travel safely during the Lunar New Year holiday. The association will announce strengthening safety management of Chinese tourists to China's exclusive travel agencies, immediately sharing them with the association in the event of a safety accident, and immediately report them to the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism and the Ministry of Justice (entry and foreigners' offices) in the event of an unauthorized departure of Chinese tourists.

The Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism predicted that the number of Chinese tourists visiting Korea during the Chinese New Year holiday will reach up to 190,000 (44% increase compared to the average of Chinese New Year's Day in 2025).

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