[포항] 울릉공항 개항에 맞춰 호텔 직접 투자(뉴스투데이 2026.05.26 광주MBC)

(Anchor) Ahead of the opening of Ulleung Airport in 2028, North Gyeongsang Province is pursuing a plan to directly invest in a hotel and resort development project to be built in Buk-myeon, Ulleung-gun. The plan is to expand the infrastructure for stay-type tourism to meet the increased tourism demand expected after the airport opens. Pohang MBC, Reporter Kim Ki-young reports. (Reporter) Ulleungdo, the mysterious island. Although Ulleungdo boasts unrivaled natural scenery, the growth of its tourism industry has been constrained by accessibility limitations due to its reliance on maritime transportation. This situation is expected to undergo a significant change with the opening of Ulleung Airport in 2028. The construction progress rate of Ulleung Airport, which is being built to accommodate 80-passenger aircraft, is currently 77%. Once the air route opens, tourists from the Seoul metropolitan area are expected to flock to the area, and expanding tourism infrastructure to welcome them is emerging as a key task. Accordingly, Gyeongsangbuk-do is actively pursuing a project to develop a private hotel and resort with 280 rooms in the Buk-myeon area of ​​Ulleung-gun. In particular, the province is directly investing up to 8% by applying a policy financing method linked to the Regional Revitalization Investment Fund. The project is scheduled to proceed rapidly by easing the burden on private investors and providing support for licensing and permits. Hwang Seong-wook / Team Leader, Economic Innovation Promotion Team, Gyeongsangbuk-do "This can be described as a system that stimulates investment by instilling confidence in private investors—that 'this project will not fail'—through Gyeongsangbuk-do's equity participation." Gyeongsangbuk-do expects this project to become a representative success story of the 'One City/County, One Hotel' policy. Nam Geon / Deputy Mayor of Ulleung-gun "We anticipate that tourism demand will rise sharply once Ulleung Airport opens. In preparation for this change, we will ensure that large-scale hotel and resort development projects in Ulleung proceed without any setbacks." With the opening of Ulleung Airport coinciding with the construction of large-scale tourism infrastructure, attention is focused on whether Ulleungdo can leap forward as Korea's representative hub for stay-type tourism. This is Kim Ki-young from MBC News. #UlleungAirport #TourismInfrastructure #StayTypeTourism