Incheon City neemt in Noordoost-Azië de vorm aan van een centrum voor cultuur en toerisme met IFEZ’s Yeongjong Resort Complex Cluster

INCHEON, Zuid-Korea-(BUSINESS WIRE)- Met een rijke toeristische infrastructuur en middelen, waaronder ‘s werelds top-level Incheon International Airport, Ganghwa Island, open havengebied en meerdere eilanden, is de overheid Incheon Metropolitan City van plan om als centrum van cultuur en toerisme in Noordoost-Azië op te starten via het Yeongjong-do Integrated Resort Cluster Project.

Incheon City is van plan om op te stijgen als een centrum van cultuur en toerisme in Noordoost-Azië door middel van het Yeongjong-do Integrated Resort Cluster Project. Yeongjong International Town, waar de Incheon International Airport is gevestigd, blijft de culturele en toeristische faciliteiten uitbreiden. Het eerste resort complex in Korea, de Paradise City, bestaat uit een 5-sterrenhotel, het grootste casino voor buitenlanders in Korea en een conferentiezaal die plaats biedt aan 1.600 personen die in 2017 geopend is. Om het te kunnen openen in 2021, is het Caesars Resort Complex in aanbouw in Yeongjong-do door Caesars Entertainment. Het zal bestaan uit een luxe hotel met meer dan 700 kamers, een casino alleen voor buitenlanders, congresfaciliteiten, een live entertainmenthal, een signature spa en een zwembad. Grenzend aan de Incheon International Airport, is het Inspire Resort Complex in aanbouw onder leiding van Mohegan Gaming and Entertainment om te openen in 2022.

Incheon City Takes off as Culture and Tourism Industry Hub in Northeast Asia with IFEZ’s Yeongjong Resort Complex Cluster

INCHEON, South Korea–(BUSINESS WIRE)– With rich tourism infrastructure and resources, including the world’s top-level Incheon International Airport, Ganghwa Island, open port area, and multiple islands, the Incheon Metropolitan City government plans to take off as a hub of culture and tourism industry in Northeast Asia through the Yeongjong-do Integrated Resort Cluster Project.

Yeongjong International Town, where the Incheon International Airport is located, continues to expand cultural and tourism facilities, such as luxurious 5-star hotels, foreigners-only casinos, convention installations, spas, theme parks and more.

Having opened in April 2017 as the first resort complex in Korea, the ‘Paradise City’ comprises a 5-star hotel with 711 rooms, the largest foreigners-only casino in Korea, and a convention hall that can accommodate 1,600 persons. From September 2018, it has been operating a boutique hotel with 58 suite rooms, spa blended with Korean dry sauna culture, the largest recreation club in Northeast Asia, and an art exhibition space. In March 2019, it opened the Wonder Box, an indoor theme park with the concept of ‘amusement park in the evening’, presenting enjoyment both to foreign and local visitors.

To open it in 2021, the Caesars Resort Complex is under construction in Yeongjong-do by Caesars Entertainment headquartered in Las Vegas. The Caesars Resort Complex will consist of a luxury hotel with over 700 rooms, casino for foreigners only, convention facilities, live entertainment performing hall, signature spa and a swimming pool.

Adjacent to the Incheon International Airport, the Inspire Resort Complex is under construction led by Mohegan Gaming and Entertainment (MGE), the owner of Mohegan Sun casino located in Connecticut, to open in 2022. The resort complex will include a luxury hotel with over 1,250 rooms, foreigners-only casino, and indoor and outdoor theme parks. It will also operate a performing facility (arena) that can accommodate 15,000 audiences, staging Las Vegas-level fantastic performances all year round. It is expected to significantly contribute to spreading the Korean Wave.

The Incheon Free Economic Zone Authority expects the resort complex businesses to generate over 20,000 new jobs and production inducement effect of approximately KRW2 trillion (USD1680 million) annually. It also expects that the resort complex industry will conspicuously contribute to invigorating the regional economy and development of the MICE industry.

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Incheon Metropolitan City

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