The free shuttle bus program was organized by the Visit Korea
Committee, a body under the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism,
designed to promote travel to Asia’s fourth-largest economy from 2010
and 2012.
The government hopes to expand foreign visitors’ horizons of
Korea and widen their interest to other regions, as most tend to focus
on Seoul.
“Since most tourists are focused on Seoul during their visit to our
country, we thought offering this free shuttle bus service to other
regions would put other parts of our country on the international
travel radar, while contributing to promoting regional development,”
said Park Sang-sub, manager of the Visit Korea Committee’s public
relations team.
“Providing this convenient travel service would
encourage more foreign travelers to explore other parts of the
country, and their experience would help promote these other regions
through word of mouth."
The free shuttle buses to Gyeongju and Jeonju are available at 8 a.m.
every day except Mondays. The two buses leave from the Gwanghwamun
area in downtown Seoul .
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