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KTO Showcases Korea's Top Attractions to Members of Asia-Pacific Broadcasting Union 2023-11-14 On October 30th, Korea Tourism Organization (KTO) set out to promote Korean culture and tourism to participants of the Asia-Pacific Broadcasting Union General Assembly (ABU 2023).
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Korea Unique Venue Receives ‘PATA Gold Awards 2023’ 2023-10-26 KTO’s ‘Korea Unique Venue’ project received the Gold Award under the ‘Printed Marketing Campaign' (PM) category at the ‘PATA Gold Awards 2023’ held in New Delhi, India earlier this month.
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India's Largest Private Bank Visits Korea for MICE Tourism 2023-10-24 Approximately 3,200 members of HDFC Bank, India's largest private bank, visited Korea this October for a corporate meeting.
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KTO-STO Sign MOU to Bring 2025 ICCA Congress to Seoul 2023-09-15 KTO and STO signed an MOU to combine efforts to attract the 2025 ICCA Congress to Seoul.
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Incheon Wins Bid to Host the 2027 International Union of Geodesy and Geophysics General Assembly 2023-09-04 Held every four years, the IUGG General Assembly gathers geoscience experts from around the world to present their research and discuss current issues in the field. This is the second time the general assembly will be held in Asia in 24 years, following its hosting in Japan in 2003.
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Corporate Group from Georgia Enjoys Benefits from Korea Unique Venue Support 2023-07-13 A corporate group from Georgia visiting Korea on a 5 day, 6 night trip enjoyed benefits from the Korea Unique Venue support.
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KTO Makes Big Return to IMEX Frankfurt 2023 to Showcase Korean Business Events & Culture 2023-06-09 Korea made a big return to IMEX Frankfurt 2023, held at Messe Frankfurt from May 23-25, with special programs for buyers, as well as cultural events for booth visitors.
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KTO to Select 13 New KOREA UNIQUE VENUES to Showcase Korea’s Charm 2023-06-02 With growth of the MICE industry, MICE venues are increasing in variety. Corporations and institutions, which preferred large scale convention centers in the past, are increasingly seeking out special places & experiences for their events.
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News
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| 675 | Industry | KME 2020 Recap: Korea Successfully Hosts First Hybrid Korea MICE Expo | 2020-12-30 | Hit:466 |
| 674 | Industry | Songdo, Incheon: A Place for International Business | 2020-11-27 | Hit:444 |
| 673 | Press Release | Korea MICE Bureau Introduces New Support for International Conventions | 2020-11-26 | Hit:650 |
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Korea MICE Bureau Introduces New Support for International Conventions
In response to the prolonged COVID-19 situation, Korea MICE Bureau, under the Korea Tourism Organization (KTO), released an updated COVID-19 support program for International Conventions to provide extra assistance to groups affected by the pandemic. The new support program allows for more conventions to receive support with a relaxed eligibility criteria, and introduces adjustments which take hybrid and online events into account. Whereas the previous support provided different eligibility criteria depending on whether the convention was hosted by an international organization or not, the new support program will provide a single eligibility criteria for all international conventions. Under the new eligibility criteria, all conventions must have a minimum of 100 total attendees with at least 50 foreign attendees, and the event must last 1 day or longer. Further, online, offline and hybrid meetings all qualify for support, and the total attendee count will include both online and offline attendees. International conventions which satisfy the above criteria are further distinguished into A and B Type events depending on the event start date. Conventions with a starting date between November 10, 2020 ~ June 30, 2021 will fall under Type A, and events with a start date between April 13 ~ November 9, 2020 will fall under Type B. The application deadline for Type B events is December 10, 2020. The amount of support provided will vary depending on the type and size of the event. In addition to this base support, extra support items have been added as well, including support towards digital technology use during the event, support for venue rental and labor costs related to COVID-19 prevention, support for events held at Unique Venues and more. Select support items are available only for A Type events, so please be sure to check the support guidelines for full details. The updated support guidelines and eligibility criteria document can be found on the Korea MICE Bureau website under Conventions Support. You may also contact the Korea MICE Bureau directly for any additional inquiries. close |
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| 672 | Travel | Seoul Lantern Festival Opens in Four Special Tourist Zones | 2020-11-16 | Hit:426 |
| 671 | Industry | Korea Unique Venues 2020 - Part 1 | 2020-10-30 | Hit:613 |
| 670 | Press Release | Korea MICE Expo Returns as Hybrid Event This November | 2020-10-23 | Hit:658 |
| 669 | Travel | Korea Tourism Virtual Fair 2020 Opens | 2020-10-13 | Hit:740 |
| 668 | Press Release | Korea Announces New Unique Venues | 2020-09-25 | Hit:3580 |
| 667 | Travel | Enjoy Beach City Views from BUSAN X the SKY | 2020-08-24 | Hit:4593 |
| 666 | Industry | Busan City Secures 7th International Marine Waste Conference | 2020-06-29 | Hit:4582 |