Young people flock to Jeju Island, South Korea to travel despite the pandemic

The number of domestic tourists to Jeju Island does not seem to decrease even though Korea is in the 4th outbreak.

Despite the continuous increase in infections, The number of visitors to Jeju shows no sign of decreasing. According to local officials, the southern island welcomes about 34,000 visitors every day, although the government is still tightening social distancing regulations.

At this rate, the number of monthly visitors to Jeju will surpass 1 million for 4 consecutive months this July. Jeju attracts such a large number of visitors thanks to its popularity and high tourism demand of 20-30 year olds.

The daily number of visitors in Jeju decreased by 16% from 40,550 in the last week of June to 34,040 in the second week of July (5-11/7), due to the impact of the fourth wave of Covid-19 outbreak. in the land of kimchi. This week (July 12-18) the number of daily customers has inched gradually, reaching more than 35,000 - 36,000 turns.

Jeju tourism officials said that domestic tourists, including newlyweds, are increasing in demand to Jeju and choosing it as an alternative to international destinations due to limited foreign tourism.

In addition, more young tourists flock to Jeju to "escape the epidemic" - avoid pressure, depression because of the disease, and at the same time experience nature, explore mountains and roads.

Because Seoul has three-quarters of the country's infections, the Jeju island government has to take many measures to deal with visitors from the capital. For example, Jeju officials ordered the closure of all 1,356 amusement facilities on the island when 58 high infections were reported in July. In addition, Jeju is still thinking about the scenario of social distancing, level 3 - Only allowing group gatherings of less than 5 people and restricting restaurants and cafes to operate after 10 p.m.