School trips to Jeju on the rise once again
Sector was hard hit by Sewol Ferry disaster

It’s been two years since the Sewol Ferry disaster that killed hundreds of passengers, a majority of whom were students on the way to Jeju. The number of school trips to the island dropped following the disaster, but the figures have now started to rise once again.

According to the Jeju Provincial Tourism Association, this month alone 17,400 students and teachers from 66 schools have visited Jeju. That’s 14 percent more than a year earlier.

Another 68,370 students and teachers from 331 schools are expected to visit on school trips between April and July.

The association says that if you include the number of student athletes who will be training here, the 2016 tally will surpass last year’s total of 220,000 school visitors.

올들어 수학여행단 유치 회복세

2년 전 세월호 사고 이후 침체됐던 수학여행 시장이 회복세를 보이고 있습니다.

제주특별자치도관광협회에 따르면 이달들어 제주를 찾은 수학여행단은
66개 학교 1만 7천400여 명으로 지난해 같은 기간보다 14퍼센트 증가했습니다.

또 다음달부터 7월까지 331개 학교에서 6만 8천370명이 찾을 예정입니다.

관광협회는 앞으로 전지훈련과 체험학습 등도 계획돼 있어
지난해 제주를 찾은 수학여행단 22만 명을
넘어설 것으로 내다봤습니다.