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Seoul Gift Show 2009

Views 3792 Votes 0 2009.08.24 08:08:00
Theme : Exhibitions 
Period : September 10, 2009 - September 13, 2009 
Place : The Pacific Hall on the first floor of COEX, Samseong-dong, Gangnam-gu, Seoul 

Seoul Gift Show 2009 Seoul Gift Show held by the Seoul Metropolitan Government and the Korea Federation of Handicrafts Cooperatives is the largest exhibition of culture and tourism products in Korea. About 400 domestic and international companies will come together and participate in Seoul Gift Show. This year's exhibition provides special opportunities for international trade such as buyer's negotiations for exporting, sales advertising to increase the gift product market, and introducing various gift products, offering promotions such as souvenir products, handicrafts, and decorative products.

Event Programs

Seoul Gift Show having over 500 booths for about 400 participating companies in a 10,000㎡ sized hall exhibits excellent tourism souvenirs with original idea and artistry. Seoul Gift Show has a great ambition to reach the same level as “Hong Kong Gift Show”, the biggest Asian souvenir exhibition, and makes efforts by placing national booths for China, Vietnam, Indonesia, Morocco, etc. and local booths for Seoul, Daegu, Gwangju, Ulsan, etc. for active public relations.

At the exhibition, participants introduce their newly developed products every year, and this year many participants from various countries will also exhibit their tourism souvenir products. Visitors' and participants' eyes get easily arrested by various gifts and promotion products which can give an impressive image of Seoul to foreigners, fashion jewelries and accessories, handicrafts, sporting and leisure products, toys and dolls, health products, beauty products, etc.

Festival Highlights

Seoul Gift Show is highly recommended for people who are in search for the right gift for anniversaries, birthdays, and special holidays which are celebrated each year. Various products with wonderful ideas and artistically designed can be bought for very low prices, and especially there are many products giving favorable impressions of Korea which can be seen at this great exhibition. (The homepage will be updated soon)

Admission/Participation Fees

Free for all trade visitors. General public and persons under age of 16 will not be admitted.

Further Information

Korea Travel Phone: 1330 (Korean, English, Chinese, Japanese)      
Tel: +82-2-2698-0003
Fax: +82-2-2697-8582
Website: Seoul Gift Show 2009
Website: COEX Location

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