Gangwon State is very popular using foreign tourist taxis due to the increase in individual travel!!
Mar 12, 2025
The number of users of 'foreign tourist taxis" operating for individual foreign tourists (FITs) exceeded 10,000 last year in line with the increasing trend of individual trips by foreign tourists visiting Korea.
The foreign tourist taxi, jointly promoted by the provincial government, Chuncheon, Gangneung, Sokcho, and the Tourism Foundation, is a customized tourism product, including tourist destinations with low accessibility due to weak transportation infrastructure. It includes visits to traditional markets as a basic tourist course, and provides customized selection courses linked to Hallyu, gourmet food, tourist attractions, and local festivals. In addition, it is characterized by improving the transportation accessibility of tourists by developing taxi tourism products linked to transportation bases such as major railway networks such as ITX and KTX and intercity bus terminals. When looking at users by nationality, it is very popular with foreign individual tourists from 64 countries around the world, including China, Taiwan, Hong Kong, Japan, Malaysia, and Singapore, as well as Gumi, Europe, and the Middle East.
In addition, the province conducted a satisfaction survey for users to improve the quality of foreign tourist taxi services, and 97% of survey respondents answered 'very satisfied' or 's satisfaction', showing a high evaluation. In particular, 89% of the respondents were satisfied with the kind response and safe driving of foreign tourist taxi drivers. In addition, as a local who knows the tourist destination best, he responded greatly to his voluntary role as a daily guide, such as providing tourists with more vivid information on local tourist destinations.
A driver from Chuncheon Branch of Gangwon Taxi Transportation Business Association, which operates a foreign tourist taxi, says, "It is rewarding to communicate with foreign customers, greet them, and share their gratitude."When we introduce hidden restaurants and attractions in our area, we are most proud to see tourists especially happy," he said.
According to the Korea Culture and Tourism Institute's 「2024 Survey on Foreign Tourists」, 'Transportation' was cited as the most important factor for foreign tourists to consider when visiting Korea. In response, the province plans to provide more convenient tourism transportation infrastructure to foreign tourists and actively promote tourism attractions unique to Gangwon-do by providing various foods, attractions, and entertainment for the "2025-2026 Year of Visit to Gangwon-do."
The foreign tourist taxi, jointly promoted by the provincial government, Chuncheon, Gangneung, Sokcho, and the Tourism Foundation, is a customized tourism product, including tourist destinations with low accessibility due to weak transportation infrastructure. It includes visits to traditional markets as a basic tourist course, and provides customized selection courses linked to Hallyu, gourmet food, tourist attractions, and local festivals. In addition, it is characterized by improving the transportation accessibility of tourists by developing taxi tourism products linked to transportation bases such as major railway networks such as ITX and KTX and intercity bus terminals. When looking at users by nationality, it is very popular with foreign individual tourists from 64 countries around the world, including China, Taiwan, Hong Kong, Japan, Malaysia, and Singapore, as well as Gumi, Europe, and the Middle East.
In addition, the province conducted a satisfaction survey for users to improve the quality of foreign tourist taxi services, and 97% of survey respondents answered 'very satisfied' or 's satisfaction', showing a high evaluation. In particular, 89% of the respondents were satisfied with the kind response and safe driving of foreign tourist taxi drivers. In addition, as a local who knows the tourist destination best, he responded greatly to his voluntary role as a daily guide, such as providing tourists with more vivid information on local tourist destinations.
A driver from Chuncheon Branch of Gangwon Taxi Transportation Business Association, which operates a foreign tourist taxi, says, "It is rewarding to communicate with foreign customers, greet them, and share their gratitude."When we introduce hidden restaurants and attractions in our area, we are most proud to see tourists especially happy," he said.
According to the Korea Culture and Tourism Institute's 「2024 Survey on Foreign Tourists」, 'Transportation' was cited as the most important factor for foreign tourists to consider when visiting Korea. In response, the province plans to provide more convenient tourism transportation infrastructure to foreign tourists and actively promote tourism attractions unique to Gangwon-do by providing various foods, attractions, and entertainment for the "2025-2026 Year of Visit to Gangwon-do."
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This article was translated by Naver AI translator.
