Swiss village cashes in as tourists pay to visit dock featured in hit K-drama 'Crash Landing On You'

A Swiss village has cashed in on a pay-for-entry turnstile used by avid tourists who flock each day to a lakeside dock featured in the hit South Korean Netflix series “Crash Landing On You,” often to snap souvenir photos. Local leaders in Iseltwald and tourism officials insist the village's 406 inhabitants aren’t getting rich off the influx of visitors, who pay 5 Swiss francs ($6.30) to access the dock. In 2024, entries brought in nearly 245,000 francs ($307,000), while a one-franc public pay toilet collected about 58,000 francs more, said village clerk Gabriela Blatter. Proceeds have gone mostly to garbage disposal, restroom cleaning, additional work hours and custodial staff hires, she said. Titia Weiland, manager of the Bönigen-Iseltwald Tourism agency, said the funds go right back to village upkeep: “It’s not correct to read it as ‘the community gets rich’,” alluding to some comments along those lines in the media and online. The village, situated along a small peninsula that juts out into Lake Brienz, features majestic views of Alpine peaks over the water. An episodeWeiter zum vollständigen Artikel bei Korea Times Weiter zum vollständigen Artikel bei Korea Times