POSTED: November 30th 2011
NewsUpdate
Yongpyong blanketed in snow as Korea celebrates 9 million foreign tourists
LAURA WALDEN / Sports Features Communications
TAMPA: The host city for the 2018 winter Games got their first big snowstorm of the season just as the 2011-2012 winter ski season gets off the ground.
The Alpine ski resort of Yongpyong has over 40 centimeters (15.7 inches) of snowfall with more expected through the weekend. The temperature is at -2.1 centigrade.
9 million foreign visitors this year
On December 1st the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism (MCST), Korea Tourism Organization (KTO) and Visit Korea Year Committee will be holding a special event at Seoul’s Incheon airport to celebrate the 9 millionth foreign visitor this year.
Incheon airport will be the main landing point for the PyeongChang 2018 Olympic winter Games.
Various cultural performances will be staged at the airport and foreign nationals coming into the country will receive souvenirs and brochures and the 9 millionth visitor will be interviewed and get special gifts.
They will also be met by the Minister of Culture, Sports and Tourism as well as the President of KTO to mark the day.
Keywords · Yongpyong · PyeongChang 2018 · Olympics · Incheon airport
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