Performance of Familiarization Tour by Connection with Port Entering Tourist Welcoming Event and Influential Travel Agencies/Press Media
The DBS cruise ferry navigating between 「East Sea~Sakaiminato 」 is gaining great response from Japan.
According to Yomiuri Travel Agency that has released DBS cruise travel product for the first time in Japan, more than 1,400 people have been recruited currently as of August for the one day product and 2 night Kangwon Province round trip course based on city of Donghae have been recruited with a goal of 2,000 people until October starting July 17th to gain a great response based on family tour group, women’s association and social gatherings of Japan so that it has launched development of additional stage 2 tour product based on winter and festival after November. (*Boarded 798 Japanese tourists from July, 17 ~ Aug, 19)
Besides, a group of 92 tourists from Korean-Japanese Friendship Association (Chief: Seolhaengbu Dotorimindan Chief) developed based on East Sea from coming Aug 23 to Aug 27 while tour products are under development by influential travel agencies of Japan including Fuji Travel Service, JTB, Tokyo Travel and Top Tour, etc and planning to recruit more than 3,000 tourist until the winter season of next year.
Accordingly, Kangwon Province and City of Donghae are planning to invite 10 representatives from JATA(Japanese Travel Industry Association) Dottori local section along with welcoming event (09:00, Donghae Port) for welcoming the visit of Woori Island by Korean-Japanese Friendship Association on August 24th to open up a product development briefing session with concerned parties of DBS cruise along with experience, ski, golf product development exploration based on Donghae (main tourist attractions, lodging, things to eat and central market, etc), Taebaek (coal museum, Mt. Taebaek and Otoo Resort, etc) and Gangnung (Jungdongjin and sea train, etc).
The Kangwon Province Tour Marketing Business Headquarters (Director: Gap Yeol Choi) has expressed that it is planning to spread continuous travel agency and promotions by opening up field trip briefing sessions, movie festivals, performances and photo exhibitions after setting up a Kangwon Province WEEK along with spreading a special event targeting Japan and Russia from now on for the early settlement of DBS cruises 「East Sea~Sakaiminato 」 「East Sea~ Vladivostok」 and active tour product development. |
