Sponsored by the Presidential Committee for the Young Generation, a 2016 tourism job fair was held on Thursday and Friday at Coex in southern Seoul to promote jobs for the youth in the tourism sector.
During the event, jointly hosted by a total of 10 organizations including the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism, Park Yong-ho, head of presidential committee, gave a special lecture to young job seekers about creative tourism and the future of the tourism industry.
Park Yong-ho, head of the Presidential Committee for the Young Generation, speaks during the 2016 tourism job fair held at Coex in southern Seoul, Thursday. (Presidential Committee for the Young Generation)
The annual job fair, which has been held since 2014 to connect jobs and youngsters in the tourism sector, invited 112 companies including hotels and tour operators. Some 300 young job seekers are expected to find employment through the fair.
The tourism industry in South Korea takes up 5.1 percent of the gross domestic product. As of 2014, there are 2,769 tourism operators, which employs some 230,000 people. The total sales of the tourism industry is about 23 trillion won, according to industry data.
(laeticia.ock@heraldcorp.com)