Korea plans new map for travelers, guided by K-drama scripts

Korea’s booming television industry has usually acted as an accidental travel agent, turning quiet provincial corners into bustling tourist hot spots overnight. Now, tourism officials and studio executives are trying to codify that cultural alchemy into a deliberate economic engine. The Korea Tourism Organization signed a joint agreement Wednesday with Studio Dragon, the country’s largest television production house, aimed at systematically channeling global fandom directly into regional economies. Under the new agreement, the two organizations plan to integrate a tourism strategy directly into the preproduction phase of upcoming dramas. Rather than capitalizing on a show's location after it becomes a hit, scenic regional backdrops and narrative elements will be mapped with travel in mind before a single scene is shot. The cornerstone of the initiative is the creation of the “Hallyu Olle Trail,” a network of curated travel routes across Korea's provinces. The project aims to link filming locations nationwide using symbolic installations and interactive spaces, effectively mappinWeiter zum vollständigen Artikel bei Korea Times Weiter zum vollständigen Artikel bei Korea Times