Inside Asian Gaming

IAG JUN 2021年6月 亞博匯 38 COVER STORY “As long as Korean casinos restrict their marketing aimed at Chinese citizens to during their stays in Korea, the PRC will probably continue to tolerate their citizens gambling after a day on the beach,” he offers. “I’m an eternal optimist,” adds He Poda. “I also live in China where most Korean IR customers come from … yes, there is reason to believe Korean casinos will rebound in the coming years because of the pent-up travel demand. “We see it from living here in China, domestic travel is exceptionally strong. Jeju was a visa-free destination for Chinese from 2014, although COVID changed that. I hope it will be again. “But when inter-Asia flights return to normal, I am certain destinations like Jeju, Seoul and Busan will be hot again.” 的業務往來，這或者也足以平息中國的擔憂。」 Klebanow同時指出，濟州島長期以來一直是中國遊客最 喜歡的度假目的地之一——這點對其頗為有利，尤其是當與疫 情相關的旅遊問題不復存在時。 「只要韓國娛樂場在中國公民在韓期間不對其進行營 銷，中國可能會繼續容忍其公民在海灘上玩一天後去賭一把。 」 「我永遠是一個樂觀主義者，」He Poda補充道。 「我就住在多數韓國綜合度假村的客源來源地中國…… 是的，有理由相信，由於旅行需求受到壓抑，韓國娛樂場將在 未來幾年內復甦。」 「生活在中國，我們看到國內游的趨勢異常強勁。濟州島 於2014年對中國遊客免簽。雖然新冠疫情改變了這一切，但我 期待其再次反彈。」 「當亞洲內航班恢復正常時，我確信濟州、首爾及釜山等 將會再次成為熱門旅遊目的地。」