G3 Seoul Planning Committee's members visit Euljiro in central Seoul on Thursday. (Seoul Metropolitan Government) Seoul is looking to Euljiro's blend of industrial heritage and lively outdoor drinking culture as a model for drawing more tourists after dark, as city officials pledge safer streets and better multilingual guidance.The city’s G3 Seoul Planning Committee visited Euljiro on Thursday evening to examine its nighttime culture, pedestrian conditions and visitor flows.The committee was launched as a public-private advisory body with an aim to develop strategies to help Seoul become one of the world’s three leading cities, according to the city."Nighttime tourism is a key driver for extending tourists' stays and bringing vitality to neighborhood commercial districts," said Seo Won-seok, the committee’s chair in a statement.The city plans to strengthen its nighttime tourism infrastructure, with a particular focus on pedestrian safety and multilingual information services based on the visit and recommendations from the committee's visit to Euljiro.Nicknamed "Hipjiro," Euljiro developed into a major printing district during Korea's rapid industrialization in the 1960s and 1970s.Still hosing small printing shops, metalworking businesses and workshops, the neighborhood’s small alleys are now interspersed with cafes, studios and cultural venues.Restaurants that serve golbaengi, or spicy sea-snail, and outdoor pubs serving dried young pollack and beer were originally catered to workers from nearby printing and manufacturing businesses, but now popularly known as the neighborhood’s signature nighttime destinations for young Koreans and international tourists.