NAMHAE, Apr. 26 (Korea Bizwire) – A European-inspired boutique hotel has opened in the German Village, a tourist destination in Namhae County, South Gyeongsang Province, transforming the quaint district modeled after a traditional Bavarian town into one of South Korea’s largest “village hotel” concepts. Namhae County officials announced on April 25 that 50 rental homes in [...]
SEOUL, Apr. 22 (Korea Bizwire) –South Korea will launch an umbrella art festival this autumn for major international art exhibitions and fairs regularly held in three metropolitan cities, the culture ministry announced Monday. The Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism said it will kick off the inaugural event tentatively called “Korea art festival” in September [...]
SEOUL, Apr. 22 (Korea Bizwire) – Nighttime tours of Gyeongbok Palace will begin next month, allowing visitors to feel the serene night mood of the old palace nestled in downtown Seoul, organizers said Monday. The Cultural Heritage Administration (CHA) said it will open its annual spring night tours of the palace from May 8 to [...]
SEOUL, Apr. 12 (Korea Bizwire) – Fueled by an enduring passion for camping, the number of campgrounds across South Korea surpassed 3,700 last year, setting a new all-time high as the outdoor pursuit maintains its popularity. According to data from the Korea Association of Tourism Organizations released on April 11, the nationwide tally of campgrounds stood [...]
CHUNCHEON, Apr. 8 (Korea Bizwire) –The gentle breezes and sunny skies over the weekend drew crowds to admire the cherry blossoms along the Gongji Stream in downtown Chuncheon. But their festive picnics left Uidam Park strewn with trash on Monday morning. At 6 a.m., the park showed unmistakable signs of late-night revelry the night before [...]
SEOUL, Apr. 8 (Korea Bizwire) – A popular South Korean travel vlogger with over 2.3 million YouTube subscribers was the victim of a daring theft while filming in Ethiopia, losing cash worth around 400,000 won in a well-executed scam by a local man, according to footage from the incident. In a video posted on April 4 [...]
SEOUL, Apr. 3 (Korea Bizwire) – As cherry blossom season arrives in South Korea, an assortment of online posts have appeared seeking to hire companions to join in the annual festivities of viewing the blooming flowers. One such listing on a secondhand trading site offered 70,000 won for a four-hour stint from 2 p.m. to 6 [...]
GIMHAE, Apr. 2 (Korea Bizwire) – In an ambitious effort to attract domestic and international tourists for the “Visit Gimhae Year,” the city of Gimhae in South Gyeongsang Province has selected two multicultural couples as the inaugural participants for its “Gaya Royal Palace Wedding” event, the municipal government announced on Saturday. The chosen couples are a [...]
JEJU, Apr. 1 (Korea Bizwire) – On the summit of Hallasan, the highest mountain on South Korea’s Jeju Island, a recent social media post showed a hiker enjoying a beloved Korean culinary staple: a cup of instant ramen noodle soup. But that seemingly innocuous snapshot has highlighted an increasingly vexing environmental issue for the national park [...]
SEOUL, March 28 (Korea Bizwire) – The world’s first double Ferris wheels to be built in Seoul will be open as early as 2028 as the South Korean government vowed to fast-track administrative procedures and support infrastructure for the project, the finance ministry said Thursday. The country is working to build the mega-sized double Ferris [...]