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Reasons to Choose Seoul
WHY SEOUL Reasons to Choose Seoul

Reasons to Choose Seoul

Reasons why you should choose Seoul as your MICE destination.

  • Global Business
    Event Destination
  • Sustainable
    MICE City
  • Grounded MICE
    Infrastructure
  • Hybrid ·
    Tech City
  • Diversity &
    Inclusion City
  • Convenient &
    Safe City

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Global Business
Event Destination

  • UIA (2025) – 3rd worldwide, 1st in Asia for international meetings hosted
  • ICCA (2025) – 6th worldwide for international meetings hosted
  • Global Traveler GT Tested Reader Survey Awards (2015–2025) – Best MICE City for 11 consecutive years; Hall of Fame
  • The Trazees Awards (2022–2025) – Favorite Worldwide City for 4 consecutive years
  • M&C Asia Stella Awards – Best Conference & Exhibition City (Asia) in 2022; Best Exhibition City (Asia) in 2024
  • Global Traveler Leisure & Lifestyle Awards – Best Leisure Destination in Asia in 2023, 2025 and 2026
  • TTG Travel Awards (2024-2025) – Best Local Tourism Organization
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Sustainable
MICE City

  • Supporting the growth of Seoul MICE industry with 340 Seoul MICE Alliance members
  • Broadens local alliances with SMA members and other RTOs to create synergy in marketing activities
  • Maintains global cooperation through ACA (Asian Convention Alliance) and HCA (Hybrid City Alliance)
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Grounded
MICE Infrastructure

  • Global Flight Network: 183 cities in 53 countries
  • Unique Event Spaces: 58 unique venues in Seoul for business events
  • Accommodations: 480 hotels (Approx. 62,000 Rooms) throughout Seoul
  • *Data as of 2026
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Hybrid -
Tech City

  • Supports to hold online events on a virtual event platform, Virtual Seoul 2.0
  • Provides realistic & experiential site inspection through 360 VR videos, Virtual Seoul Tour
  • World-Class IT Infrastructure: The world’s first city to commercialize 5G, providing a seamless smart environment with high-speed public Wi-Fi across the city
  • Awarded IDC Award for Digital Resilience
  • Seoul Convention Bureau Website: Grand Prize in ‘Specialized Information’ at Web Award Korea (2025)
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Diversity &
Inclusion City

  • Provides barrier-free travel support services with Seoul Danurim Tour
  • Vegetarian Infrastructure: 948 vegetarian-friendly restaurants in Seoul, featuring the "Top 50 Seoul Vegetarian Restaurants“
    (Source: Seoul Vegetarian Guidebook, Taste of Seoul)
  • Wellness & Healing: 100 diverse wellness programs for meditation and relaxation
    (Source: Seoul Beauty Travel Week)
  • Medical Excellence: 14 world-class general hospitals equipped with state-of-the-art medical facilities for medical tourism
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Convenient & Safe
City

  • No.1 City in the World for Solo Travel by TripAdvisor’s Traveler’s Choice Awards
  • 90.5% of international tourists satisfied with tourism in Seoul
    (Based on the 2025 Seoul Tourism Survey)
  • Visit 170 tourist attractions in Seoul with the Discover Seoul Pass card and enjoy convenient travel using the T-money transportation card feature