Paju DMZ Peace Tourism is about to reach 10 million visitors in total - South Korea

The number of visitors to ``Paju DMZ (Demilitarized Zone) Peace Tourism'', one of South Korea's leading tourist destinations, is about to exceed 10 million.
According to Paju City, Gyeonggi Province, near the North-South Military Demarcation Line, on the 16th, D.
Since MZ Heiwa Kanko first opened in 2002, the cumulative number of visitors by 2023 has exceeded 9.61 million. The maximum annual revenue is 3 billion won, and the average number of visitors is 490,000 per year.
did. Annual income in 2020 was only 60 million won due to operational restrictions due to the coronavirus, but last year, Paju City increased the number of visitors to 3,000 per day through continuous discussions with the military units in charge.
Achieved the resumption of cooperative tourism. As a result, tourism revenue recovered to the 1.8 billion won level, which is more than double the figure compared to last year, and the civilian economy, which had been suffering due to the long suspension of tourism,
It is praised for injecting vitality into the world. Not content with this, the city plans to experiment with various changes to DMZ peace tourism this year.
Preparation for tours of civilian controlled areas that require thorough identification.
The city will allocate 230 million won in this year's main budget to establish an online reservation system.
Along with this, the course will be expanded by linking excellent tourism resources near the DMZ.
do. Mayor Kim Kyung-il said, ``We will make efforts to further revitalize tourism in Paju by taking advantage of Paju's rich tourism resources.''