Busan Port Sets This Year's Cruise Tourist Number at 390,000
Busan Port Sets This Year's Cruise Tourist Number at 390,000
  • Korea IT Times
  • 승인 2015.02.11 03:12
  • 댓글 0
이 기사를 공유합니다

It is likely Busan will see the number of foreign tourists coming through cruise boats rise by a large margin to a record-high level this year. The Busan metropolitan city government said on February 9 that as many as 390,000 cruise tourists will enter the city, beginning with the first one on the 10th carrying 2,800 passengers.

The first ship making the port call this year is the Costa Atlantica, the Italian cruise boat, which is scheduled to enter the Port of Busan at 8 am on February 10. The 85,619-ton luxury boat holds 800 crews in addition to 2,000 passengers. It will arrive in Busan from Shanghai through Jeju. The passengers will disembark on the same day and visit tourist attractions within the city in four groups.

The number of cruise tourists visiting the city has steadily increased from 76,000 in 2011, 160,000 in 2012, 289,000 in 2013, and 348,000 in 2014. In response, the city government plans to offer experience tour programs to cater to the increasing number of tourists arriving on cruise ships. In addition, the city will hold a Busan International Cruise Expo in partnership with the Busan Port Authority and the Korea Tourism Organization in June this year.

Source: The Korea Economic Daily


댓글삭제
삭제한 댓글은 다시 복구할 수 없습니다.
그래도 삭제하시겠습니까?
댓글 0
댓글쓰기
계정을 선택하시면 로그인·계정인증을 통해
댓글을 남기실 수 있습니다.

  • ABOUT
  • CONTACT US
  • SIGN UP MEMBERSHIP
  • RSS
  • 2-D 678, National Assembly-daero, 36-gil, Yeongdeungpo-gu, Seoul, Korea (Postal code: 07257)
  • URL: www.koreaittimes.com | Editorial Div: 82-2-578- 0434 / 82-10-2442-9446 | North America Dept: 070-7008-0005 | Email: info@koreaittimes.com
  • Publisher and Editor in Chief: Monica Younsoo Chung | Chief Editorial Writer: Hyoung Joong Kim | Editor: Yeon Jin Jung
  • Juvenile Protection Manager: Choul Woong Yeon
  • Masthead: Korea IT Times. Copyright(C) Korea IT Times, All rights reserved.
ND소프트