Top Chuseok Holiday Destination Last Year: Everland Takes First Place

Based on Tmap navigation destinations
Inspire and Seoul Grand Park rank second and third

It has been revealed that Everland was the most frequently entered destination in navigation apps during the Chuseok holiday last year.

According to big data analysis submitted by the Korea Tourism Organization and obtained by Assemblyman Kim Seungsoo, a member of the National Assembly’s Culture, Sports and Tourism Committee from the People Power Party, Everland was the most searched tourist destination in Tmap Navigation during last year's Chuseok holiday, with 179,271 searches.

Everland will present a variety of festive programs for the Chuseok holiday, including a panda sticker rally, traditional folk games, and hanbok photo sessions. Yonhap News

The second most searched destination was Inspire Entertainment Resort in Incheon (70,292 searches), followed by Seoul Grand Park in Gwacheon, Gyeonggi Province (60,633 searches). Other popular destinations included Korean Folk Village (59,605 searches), Jeonju Hanok Village (58,172 searches), and Lotte World (52,623 searches).

In Seoul, Lotte World was the most searched attraction, followed by Seoul Children's Grand Park (46,094 searches) and Yeouido Hangang Park (44,499 searches).

In Busan, nature-oriented tourist spots such as Gwangalli Beach (29,344 searches), Haeundae Beach (25,868 searches), and Songjeong Beach (25,473 searches) were highly popular.

Gwangalli Beach, Suyeong-gu, Busan. Photo by Yonhap News

In Daegu, Hotel Inter-Burgo (21,521 searches), E-World (15,783 searches), and Daegu Samsung Lions Park (15,461 searches) attracted the most visitors. In Daejeon, Gapcheon Ecological Lake Park (25,155 searches) and Daejeon Hanwha Life Eagles Park (19,354 searches) were the most popular.

Other outdoor tourist spots also stood out for their popularity. Hwadam Forest saw 49,755 searches; Suncheonman National Garden had 49,132; Wolmido, 46,685; Incheon Grand Park, 41,301; and Ilsan Lake Park, 39,276 searches.

Assemblyman Kim stated, "The Chuseok holiday is an opportunity to boost regional tourism and the economy," and urged, "The central government and local governments should thoroughly inspect safety measures at popular tourist destinations expected to receive large numbers of visitors, and pay close attention to transportation, parking, and other visitor conveniences."

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