KTO

Business

The KTO strives to build a tourism ecosystem where technology, companies, and talent grow together.

Building a tourism ecosystem where technology, companies, and talent grow together
(Target: Maintain 100 points in 2026–2030 Tourism Service Infrastructure Innovation)

Strategic Directions

Strategic Tasks

- Enhancing visitor convenience through technology
- Diversifying K-Culture convergence tourism experiences
- Leading efforts to address tourism infrastructure challenges
- Creating an innovation ecosystem through open collaboration
- Strengthening customized business incubation for consumers
- Discovering regional tourism companies and supporting market development
- Establishing a sustainable tourism talent hub
- Cultivating future talent for innovative technologies
- Expanding employment support for industry professionals

Expanding convenience services at tourism touchpoints such as transportation, accommodation, payment, and information.
Developing customer-centric innovative services using technologies like AI.
Promoting infrastructure expansion and improvement through inter-ministerial and public-private collaboration.

Driving synergies and collaborative innovation through Open Innovation within the tourism industry.
Providing tailored support programs aligned with the growth stage and business needs of tourism ventures.
Supporting the growth of regional tourism companies through regional tourism enterprise support centers.

Supporting sustainable professional development through industry-government-academia collaboration and platform utilization.
Providing skills training to prepare for future trends.
Providing tailored employment support services aligned with industry demand.