Jeju Island, South Korea\u2019s most famous tourist destination, is embracing blockchain technology to transform its tourism sector.<\/p>\n
Starting in the second half of 2025, the self-governing province plans to roll out NFT-based digital visitor cards, offering discounts, travel subsidies, and special membership perks at popular attractions.<\/p>\n
Reports<\/a> from local outlets indicate that the initiative targets Millennials and Generation Z travelers in a bid to boost the island\u2019s tourism industry by providing a tech-driven experience.<\/p>\n The NFT cards will leverage blockchain technology to store visitor data, such as travel history, photos, and videos, on a secure and tamper-proof platform. While details about the blockchain platform and card pricing are not yet available, a trial phase will precede the full rollout to test the program\u2019s viability.<\/p>\n This initiative builds on Jeju Island\u2019s history of exploring blockchain technology. For instance, back in 2019, the island launched a government-backed research project to position itself as a global blockchain hub. Subsequent projects included a COVID-19 contact tracing app<\/a> in 2021 and an energy usage tracking platform<\/a> in 2022, both powered by blockchain.<\/p>\n The move also aligns with South Korea\u2019s broader focus on Web 3 and digital innovation. South Korea first started exploring NFTs in 2021 to examine the integration of this sector into its tax system. The following year, NFTs were used<\/a> to raise funds for presidential campaigns in Seoul.<\/p>\n More recently, the country\u2019s financial watchdog, the Financial Services Commission (FSC), issued guidelines<\/a> on NFTs wherein it outlined cases in which these tokens should be considered crypto assets.<\/p>\n In addition, South Korea has committed significant resources to the metaverse. It had previously announced<\/a> plans to invest more than $187 million to foster job creation and technological growth.<\/p>\n Last month, South Korea\u2019s trading volume saw a massive spike<\/a> amid political tension. As a result, the country experienced<\/a> a dramatic surge in crypto adoption. By the end of 2024, the country\u2019s crypto user base had exceeded 15.5 million.<\/p>\n The post South Korea\u2019s Jeju Island to Launch NFT-Powered Tourism Cards by 2025<\/a> appeared first on CryptoPotato<\/a>.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Jeju Island, South Korea\u2019s most famous tourist destination, is embracing blockchain technology to transform its tourism sector. Starting in the second half of 2025, the self-governing province plans to roll out NFT-based digital visitor cards, offering discounts, travel subsidies, and special membership perks at popular attractions. NFT Visitor Cards Reports from local outlets indicate that […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":0,"featured_media":33760,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-33759","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-discovery"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/mycryptomania.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/33759"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/mycryptomania.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/mycryptomania.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mycryptomania.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=33759"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/mycryptomania.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/33759\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mycryptomania.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/33760"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/mycryptomania.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=33759"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mycryptomania.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=33759"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mycryptomania.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=33759"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}South Korea\u2019s Web 3 Focus<\/h2>\n