Grand Korea Leisure (114090.KS) said on the 17th that it will hold a traditional market food event for foreign visitors at its Seven Luck Casino Gangnam Coex branch from Sept. 22 to 26. Called the K-Traditional Market Dessert Festa, the event introduces Korean traditional market food to tourists visiting Seven Luck, a casino open only to foreign nationals.
About 10 vendors belonging to the merchants' association of Yeongdong Traditional Market in Nonhyeon-dong, Gangnam-gu, Seoul, will take part. They will serve Korean traditional snacks such as rice cakes, sweet and spicy fried chicken, twisted doughnuts and steamed buns to foreign visitors at the Gangnam Coex branch. A promotion giving away 200 sets of domestically produced sesame oil will also be held.
GKL said it plans to use the event to promote traditional market food to foreign visitors while helping merchants expand their sales channels and revitalize local commercial districts.
Earlier, employees of GKL's Seoul Dragon City branch visited Yongsan Yongmun Market in Yongsan-gu, Seoul, on the 16th and delivered counterfeit bill detectors and firefighting equipment. They also provided merchants with training on detecting counterfeit Onnuri gift certificates and emergency firefighting education.
"We hope that giving foreign visitors to Seven Luck a chance to experience Korean traditional snacks will raise their satisfaction with their trip and also contribute to revitalizing local commercial districts," GKL President Yoon Doo-hyun said.
