SEOUL, Mar. 28 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s hotels are organizing music concerts, floral design and cooking classes and other cultural events to attract customers amid keen competition in the lodging industry, industry sources said Wednesday. L7 Hotel in Hongdae, western Seoul, said it invited hip-hop musician Woogie for a concert recently and more than [...]
SEOUL, Mar. 26 (Korea Bizwire) — Guesthouses continue to gain popularity in South Korea amid a growing number of solo travelers, but some are choosing to forgo these small lodgings establishments following a number of crimes targeting vulnerable guests. According to data from big data analysis firm Daumsoft, the number of online posts mentioning ‘guesthouses’ jumped [...]
JEJU, Mar. 23 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s largest integrated resort, Jeju Shinhwa World, officially opened on Thursday, a project expected to bring tens of thousands of new jobs to the island. Ranging from a theme park, a convention center and a casino to a hotel and condominiums, the resort complex is packed with entertainment and [...]
SEOUL, Mar. 22 (Korea Bizwire) — Starbucks Coffee Korea Co., the local unit of the U.S. coffee giant, said Thursday it will begin a test run of cashless stores at three outlets next month amid rising use of credit card and mobile payment systems. The stores at the country’s major office districts — Gangnam and [...]
SEOUL, Mar. 21 (Korea Bizwire) — Foreigners-only casinos in South Korea have taken a big hit from the fallout of a diplomatic row between Seoul and Beijing over the deployment of an advanced missile defense shield here, industry sources said Wednesday. In March last year, China banned the sale of package tours to South Korea [...]
SEOUL, Mar. 20 (Korea Bizwire) — A prolonged shortage of aspirin is expected to continue for the foreseeable future in South Korea, as Bayer Korea has confirmed it could be later this year at the earliest before the tablet drug hits the shelves again. Plans to resume the sale of Bayer’s 500-milligram aspirin tablets this month [...]
SEOUL, Mar. 20 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s major security and safety solutions providers are making inroads into the integrated security services market with enhanced Internet security solutions combined with physical security, industry sources said Tuesday. The trend is in line with rising demand for better service and rapid growth of the information security market [...]
SEOUL, Mar. 20 (Korea Bizwire) – The quality of smartphone manufacturers’ warranty services provided in South Korea fall behind those of other countries despite the average sales prices being higher here, industry watchers said Tuesday. Samsung Electronics Co. is currently preparing the launch of the so-called Samsung Mobile Care service in South Korea, where users can [...]
SEOUL, March 19 (Korea Bizwire) – The local unit of WeWork, a U.S.-based provider of shared workspace, said Monday it has started accepting award entries for people or businesses with innovative ideas in South Korea that wish to expand their work to the global market. Any individual or business can apply for the Seoul Creator Awards, starting Monday through till Aug. 7, according to WeWork Korea. Winners of [...]
SEOUL, Mar. 19 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s retail industry is introducing quick delivery of fresh and frozen foods through phone orders, targeting single and double-income households, industry sources said Monday. Homeplus said more than 70 outlets across the country have adopted the service in which clients can buy fresh and frozen foods using their [...]