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Busan Metropolitan City Takes Joint Action with Related Agencies to Eradicate Illegal Transportation Targeting Cruise Tourists

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Busan Metropolitan City, led by Mayor Chun Jae-soo, announced that it held an interagency countermeasures meeting at City Hall on August 28 to eradicate illegal business practices targeting cruise tourists, including solicitation, overcharging, and unauthorized transportation.

The meeting was organized to eliminate illegal transportation and other unlawful activities targeting cruise tourists and to establish orderly tourism and transportation practices at major gateways such as Busan Port.

The meeting was attended by representatives from Busan Metropolitan City departments responsible for tourism and transportation, the Busan Metropolitan Police Agency, Dong-gu District, Busan Port Authority, and corporate and individual taxi associations. Participants discussed measures to be taken by each organization to address illegal activities occurring at major tourism hubs such as Busan Port and Busan Station.

As a result of the meeting, the participating organizations agreed to divide responsibilities and strengthen mutual cooperation, focusing on tourist guidance and improvements to on-site facilities, enforcement against illegal business activities and transportation violations, and voluntary compliance efforts within the taxi industry.

Busan Port Authority will improve on-site facilities, including taxi stands and CCTV systems at cruise terminals.

The police and the competent district office will strengthen enforcement and patrols against illegal business activities, including unauthorized paid transportation using private vehicles and unregistered tourism services, as well as illegal parking and stopping around Busan Station.

Busan Metropolitan City will provide foreign tourists with information on how to use tourist taxis, applicable fares, and how to report illegal solicitation. The City will also conduct intensive enforcement against illegal taxi practices, including solicitation, refusal of passengers, and overcharging, particularly along tourist travel routes connecting Busan Port with Busan Station and major tourist attractions. In addition, taxi associations plan to strengthen compliance training and voluntary guidance for drivers and actively promote the use of the official tourist taxi reservation and dispatch system.

In particular, the City plans to ensure that related agencies share cruise arrival information and on-site conditions in advance and to conduct joint and coordinated enforcement on cruise arrival days when the risk of illegal activities is considered high.

The City will take strict action against repeated and habitual violations in accordance with applicable regulations. It will also continuously monitor the implementation of measures by each organization and make any necessary improvements.

Mayor Chun Jae-soo said, “The transportation services cruise tourists use upon arriving in Busan directly shape their first impression of the city, making close cooperation among related agencies essential.” He added, “Through this meeting, we will clearly define the roles of each organization and strengthen our on-site response system to eradicate illegal transportation and illegal business activities.”