Gangwon Center for Creative Economy and Innovation Concludes First Tourism Startup Meetup

The Gangwon Center for Creative Economy and Innovation (Gangwon Innovation Center) has successfully concluded the first meetup for its regional institution linkage program, designed to connect tourism startups with local organizations. This event, held on June 23rd at the Wonju Startup Support Hub, is a key component of the "2026 Gangwon Tourism Content Startup Support Project."

The program operated through a round-table interview format, allowing participating startups to present their business ideas and explore potential collaborations with various institutions. These institutions, including the Gangneung Tourism Development Corporation, the Gangwon Tourism Foundation, Kangwon National University Technology Holdings, the Gangwon Information and Culture Industry Promotion Agency, the Gangwon Province Economic Promotion Agency, and the Korea Tourism Organization, offered insights into their specialized support programs and expertise.

Discussions focused on enhancing tourism content, integrating with regional tourism businesses, and securing investment and commercialization support. The Gangwon Innovation Center plans to provide follow-up consulting based on the outcomes of these interviews, aiming to foster deeper partnerships and business development.

A representative from the Gangwon Innovation Center highlighted the significance of the program, stating, "This linkage program is highly meaningful as it allowed tourism companies to directly meet with regional institutions to discuss business directions and explore collaboration methods." The center intends to continue expanding support programs to bolster the growth of tourism companies and strengthen the competitiveness of the regional tourism industry through ongoing collaborations with local institutions.

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This linkage program is highly meaningful as it allowed tourism companies to directly meet with regional institutions to discuss business directions and explore collaboration methods.