SEOUL, Aug. 7 (Korea Bizwire) — Asiana Airlines Inc. said Wednesday it will suspend flights on the Busan-Okinawa route later this month due to falling demand stemming from a trade row between South Korea and Japan. A series of Tokyo’s export curbs on Seoul has sparked a “Boycott Japan” campaign here against travel to the [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 6 (Korea Bizwire) — Several Japanese local governments have asked South Korean low-cost carriers (LLCs) to retain flight routes to Japan amid a rising boycott of travel to the neighboring country, industry sources said Tuesday. High-level delegations from Japanese cities and prefectures, including Takamatsu City, recently visited such South Korean budget carriers as [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 2 (Korea Bizwire) — The prolonged boycott movement against Japanese goods and services is leading South Korean agencies to give out discount benefits to travelers who are cancelling trips to foreign countries, including Japan. The Gyeongju World Culture Expo Foundation will offer a 50 percent discount for the Summer Pool Festival: Hot Summer [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 2 (Korea Bizwire) — A new late-night taxi-sharing and matching service was launched in Seoul on Thursday. The Seoul Metropolitan Government (SMG) and the service’s operator, Kornatus, announced the launch of the “Banban (half-half in Korean) Taxi” service. Banban Taxi is a mobile application-based service that matches passengers with similar routes so that [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 1 (Korea Bizwire) — Delta Air Lines, Inc. said Thursday it has increased its stake in Hanjin KAL, the parent company of Korean Air Lines Co., in what it called a just investment. In a report to the bourse operator, the Korea Exchange, Delta said it increased its stake in Hanjin KAL to [...]
SEOUL, Jul. 31 (Korea Bizwire) — A 52-hour workweek policy is changing accommodation patterns at hotels. Ever since the new policy came into effect, hotels are receiving more bookings on Sundays, leading them to come up with various accommodation plans to attract more customers. Recently, the number of customers checking in on Sunday and leaving [...]
SEOUL, Jul. 31 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s largest logistics company will team up with the police to foster neighborhood safety. CJ Logistics Corp. announced on Tuesday that it has joined hands with the Seoul Metropolitan Police Agency (SMPA) to educate 100 delivery personnel on traffic safety, crime prevention, and finding missing persons. Traffic specialists [...]
SEOUL, Jul. 30 (Korea Bizwire) — Asiana Airlines Inc. said Monday it has introduced a pilot “AI tutor” program using artificial intelligence technology in its English conversation training for cabin crew members. The ‘AI tutor’ is a program that allows people to practice conversational English according to travel and business situations through voice recognition and [...]
SEOUL, Jul. 30 (Korea Bizwire) — Gangwon Province is deeply concerned about paying 60 billion won (US$50.7 million) to invest in Chuncheon Legoland, as civic groups are adding pressure on the Provincial Council to reconsider the project. “The Legoland project, ensuing for the last eight years, is what civil society is strongly calling on to [...]
SEOUL, Jul. 30 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korean airlines have suspended services or plan to reduce the number of flights on some Japanese routes as outbound travel demand falls amid escalating trade tensions with the neighboring country. On Tuesday, Asiana Airlines Inc. said it will reduce the number of flights on the routes to Japanese [...]