Miryang City Pursues International Cooperation with India on Yoga and Healing Tourism Industry

MOU signed with S-VYASA University
Expanding exchanges in yoga and meditation

Miryang City in South Gyeongsang Province has signed a memorandum of understanding with an Indian institution specializing in yoga and meditation, launching international cooperation to become a global healing tourism destination.

Miryang City has signed a memorandum of understanding with S-VYASA University to cooperate on the healing tourism industry. [Photo courtesy of Miryang City]

Miryang Mayor Ahn Byung-gu recently visited India, where he laid the groundwork for cooperation with S-VYASA University in yoga, meditation and healing tourism, and discussed ways to expand educational, cultural and tourism exchanges between the two countries.

Under the agreement, the two sides plan to identify joint projects in yoga and meditation, exchange professionals, and run academic and educational programs. In particular, they will develop specific cooperative projects to promote Miryang's yoga and healing tourism offerings internationally and foster related industries.

Miryang City also visited India's Ministry of Ayush and the All India Institute of Ayurveda (AIIA) to discuss cooperation and exchanges in yoga, meditation and traditional medicine. Through these discussions, the city explored opportunities to boost wellness tourism in Miryang and build links with India's traditional medicine sector.

Using the occasion of the International Day of Yoga, the city proposed that Miryang and India jointly host an international event and requested that Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi attend, among other efforts to secure international events.

Through continued exchanges with India, the city plans to attract more international events and overseas tourists, while invigorating the local tourism industry as a whole, including accommodation, food services and transportation.

Mayor Ahn said, "We will develop this cooperation beyond a one-time exchange into a sustainable international partnership combining education, culture and tourism. By jointly hosting the International Day of Yoga and through other initiatives, we will raise Miryang's international profile and build a global yoga and healing tourism destination that people from around the world want to visit."

Miryang City plans to develop specific cooperative projects with India and expand international events and extended-stay wellness tourism products centered on the Yoga Culture Town. The city aims to link these efforts to revitalizing the local tourism industry and developing the local economy.

This international cooperation is expected to provide an opportunity to promote Miryang's yoga and meditation offerings in global markets and foster its extended-stay wellness tourism industry.

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