Southeast Asia as an alternative to fill vacancies of Chinese Tourists in Korea

Seoul Mayor Park Won-soon in jean, along with Indonesian tourists participated in 'Hangang Bicycle Tour' in Han River Park, Seoul on the afternoon of the 26th.
Mayor Park talked with 100 employees of AXA (insurance company)from Indonesia who visited Seoul after riding bicycle together.
The Seoul city has launched the 'Seoul Special Experience Program', which includes the Hangang Bike Tour and the Hanyang Province Trekking to attract tourists from Southeast Asia and Japan since tourists from china have been decreasing sharply recently.

The city of Seoul has prepared a program to rent public bicycles and to provide a special tour course for group tourists who visited Seoul through corporate meetings or on vacation as a reward from company.
Indonesia AXA is the first participant in this program.

As Chinese tourists to Korea plunged due to THAAD, US-built anti-missile system retaliation from China, local governments have started to take measures, especially in Southeast Asian countries.

It is because 35% of the group tourists who visit Korea through employee rewards program are Southeast Asian which is second largest group after the 49% Chinese group tourists.

Seoul city plans to visit various countries including Southeast Asia to promote Korea tourism every month along with public bicycle program.