The Busan Creative Economy Innovation Center (CEO Yongwoo Kim, hereinafter referred to as Busan Changgyeong) announced that it will designate and operate the 'Hu&Work Seogu Workation Center' as the official Busan-type workation satellite center in order to create a work environment where work and rest coexist and to expand the population of people who live a long-term lifestyle, in cooperation with the Busan Metropolitan City and Seogu District Office.
The Hue & Work Seogu Workation Center, located in the Songdo Beach area of Seogu, was designated as an official satellite center for Busan-style workation participants on January 26th, and will begin full-scale operations this month.
This satellite center designation aims to leverage the local conditions of Seo-gu, an area experiencing population decline, and its tourism, medical, and marine resources to establish a stable workcation program. It also aims to expand the scope of remote work activities for participants in the western Busan area. This will disperse demand, previously concentrated in existing hub centers and select regions, and promote a balanced stay and consumption pattern across regions.
The Hue & Work Seogu Workation Center is the second public workation space, following the Korea Maritime and Ocean University's Mulmung Lounge, established last year. By expanding the stable workation infrastructure in the western Busan area, it is expected to serve as a foundation for the future expansion of private accommodations and workspaces.
This center, located in the Seo-gu Amnam-dong area, is a public workcation-focused space. Its open layout takes advantage of ocean views and was designed to foster both focus and relaxation. Inside, the space features workspaces with individual and collaborative seating, conference rooms with video conferencing capabilities, lounges for small meetings and networking, and convenient spaces for relaxation and recharging.
The West possesses medical tourism infrastructure, including university hospitals and general hospitals, along with tourist attractions such as Songdo Beach and Amnam Park. Therefore, it is expected that workation programs linking tourism and medical resources will be feasible.
Meanwhile, Busan Changgyeong and Busan Metropolitan City are launching a limited-time "Busan-style Workcation, West District Linkage" accommodation voucher support event to generate initial demand for workcations in the Seo-gu region, capitalizing on the satellite center's operation. This event will accept 50 participants on a first-come, first-served basis, and will provide additional support for a portion of the accommodation costs when using designated Seo-gu workcation accommodations.
The Busan-type workation project is a joint initiative between Busan Metropolitan City and Busan Changgyeong. It aims to expand the number of residents and revitalize the local economy by linking workspaces, accommodations, and tourism content for employees of companies outside the region and overseas digital nomads.
Busan Changgyeong plans to continue to discover facilities that facilitate remote work in vacation destinations, expand its base and satellite centers, and gradually enhance customized programs that link local businesses and tourism content.
Kim Yong-woo, CEO of Busan Changgyeong, said that the operation of this satellite center will serve as an opportunity to expand the spatial scope of Busan-style workation to the western Busan area, and that he will continue to support more participants to experience Busan-style workation through accommodation voucher events and lead to local stays and consumption.
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