The coronary 19 infection from Itaewon, Seoul has caused a cloud over the Jeju tourism industry again.

The Jeju tourism industry, which enjoyed a 'shiny special' with the recent golden holiday (April 30th to May 5th), has been hoping that the situation will gradually improve, but the atmosphere has changed quickly.

After the news that a woman in her 30s who went to the Itaewon Club received corona19 confirmation, the number of women and contacts reached 140 in the province, raising the concern that Jeju, which has the smallest number of confirmed nations, is not a safe zone.

Jeju's tourism market has contracted again.

In the case of luxury hotels in Jeju Jungmun Tourist Complex, the reservation rate, which increased to 70% during the Golden Holiday period, fell to 30-40%.

Other lodging industry in Tokyo also returned to the pre-Golden holiday situation.

The rate of car rental reservations, which reached 90% even at normal prices without the discount rate applied during the holidays, has plummeted to about 20%.
Mr. A, who runs a cafe in Seogwipo City, Jeju, said, "I'm feeling better after the golden holiday, but the number of customers is decreasing due to the Itaewon Club's mass infection again." "It's not good to be there," he complained.

A hotel official said, "The safety of Jeju citizens and tourists is the most important situation, so the calm Corona19 situation spreads again and there is an indescribable atmosphere even if the number of tourists decreases."

The situation for airlines is no different.

The airline industry, which recently increased the number of flights, is reported to be considering whether to change route schedules due to the re-proliferation of Corona 19 from Itaewon.

The Jeju Tourism Association and Jeju Tourism Organization also prepared for various tourism promotion marketing, considering that the tourist market is expected to recover after 20 days after the 'social distance' of Jeju, which has been extended for two weeks, has all been temporarily suspended.
Corona19 Collective Infection Watching the situation by being polite to the domestic situation.

Currently, the corona 19 outbreak from Itaewon does not directly affect Jeju's arrivals.

Jeju Islanders maintain 20,000 units, including 2,538 on the 6th, 2,869 on the 9th, and 25,530 on the 11th, the day after the golden holiday.

Although better than before the Golden Holiday, the tourism industry faces a serious crisis if the Itaewon-derived collective infections lead to an explosive re-proliferation of infections.

An official from the Jeju Tourism Association said, “After the golden holiday, the tourist market was able to hit and rise, but I felt like I was suddenly lost in power due to a group infection from the Itaewon Club.” "I said.

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