A million people flock to a place that used to get 250,000 a year… the one movie that revived a small regional town
The King's Warden gave Yeongwol an unexpected tourism boost, drawing crowds to Cheongnyeongpo and Jangneung.
Thanks to The King's Warden effect, Yeongwol's visitor population surged 41%. From January through September, more than 1 million people visited Cheongnyeongpo and Jangneung. (263,000 visitors in all of 2025.) In the first quarter of this year, out-of-towners spent 17.2 billion won on cards in Yeongwol, up 13.2% from the same period last year.
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Yeongwol trip: worth it or too crowded?
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Worth itI contributed to that card spending too lol. It was peaceful, the food was good, and I really liked it.
Too crowdedI love Yeongwol and used to go all the time, but now it's actually harder to visit 😭 Seongdong-gu residents can get cheap accommodations, so check those out! Oh, there's also a travel taxi package just for people traveling without a car.
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I love Yeongwol and used to go all the time, but now it's actually harder to visit 😭 Seongdong-gu residents can get cheap accommodations, so check those out! Oh, there's also a travel taxi package just for people traveling without a car.
I contributed to that card spending too lol. It was peaceful, the food was good, and I really liked it.
If that many people went, why did card spending only go up 13%?