By Lee Han-soo
Tourist maps and signboards in Seoul, which were limited to English, Japanese and Chinese, will soon feature the Thai, Vietnamese, Malaysian and Indonesian languages.
City officials said over 48 tourist signboards will be installed by the end of August in six autonomous districts -- Jung-gu, Gangnam-gu, Mapo-gu, Yongsan-gu, Eunpyeong-gu and Gwangjin-gu -- that get the most tourists.
"By displaying additional languages in areas that are frequented by Southeast Asian tourists, we not only hope to improve tourist information for the tourists, but they also will have a more welcoming feeling," a Seoul city official said. "The smart tourist guide signboards will allow visitors to search for various information, such as restaurants, sightseeing spots and local hot spots, in multiple languages."
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| The Bukchon tourist map in front of the Bukchon Cultural Center in Jongno-gu, Seoul. / Courtesy of Seoul Metropolitan Government |
City officials said over 48 tourist signboards will be installed by the end of August in six autonomous districts -- Jung-gu, Gangnam-gu, Mapo-gu, Yongsan-gu, Eunpyeong-gu and Gwangjin-gu -- that get the most tourists.
"By displaying additional languages in areas that are frequented by Southeast Asian tourists, we not only hope to improve tourist information for the tourists, but they also will have a more welcoming feeling," a Seoul city official said. "The smart tourist guide signboards will allow visitors to search for various information, such as restaurants, sightseeing spots and local hot spots, in multiple languages."
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