SEOUL, Dec. 19 (Korea Bizwire) – With Korean cuisine continuing to gain global popularity, local governments across South Korea are launching food-themed festivals, marking a shift from traditional tourism strategies centered on historical sites and local specialties. These innovative festivals are transforming previously overlooked regions into tourist destinations, drawing hundreds of thousands of visitors and combining [...]
BUSAN, Dec. 19 (Korea Bizwire) – Gamcheon Culture Village, a popular tourist destination in Busan known for its high share of international visitors, is launching new tourism initiatives utilizing vacant homes left behind by an aging population, aiming to extend visitors’ typically brief stays and increase economic benefits to the local community. The Saha District Office [...]
SEOUL, Dec. 19 (Korea Bizwire) – Japan welcomed 33.38 million foreign visitors from January to November 2024, surpassing its previous annual record of 31.88 million set in 2019 before the pandemic, according to data released by the Japan National Tourism Organization (JNTO) on December 18. South Koreans accounted for the largest share, with 7.95 million visitors [...]
MUAN, Dec. 19 (Korea Bizwire) – Cheongsando, a picturesque island in Wando County, South Jeolla Province, has been recognized as a 2024 “Star of Korean Tourism” in the eco-friendly tourism category by the Ministry of Culture, Sports, and Tourism and the Korea Tourism Organization, according to a December 18 announcement. Renowned as Asia’s first “Slow City” [...]
SEOUL, Dec. 6 (Korea Bizwire) – South Korea’s tourism and retail industries are on edge following the recent declaration and lifting of martial law, as travel warnings from major countries raise concerns about a potential decline in foreign visitors. While the Korea Tourism Organization reported no significant cancellations as of December 5, signs of apprehension [...]
SEOUL, Dec. 2 (Korea Bizwire) – Daangn, a South Korean hyperlocal platform, is seeing unexpected success with its new “Bungeoppang Map,” a user-driven feature that helps people locate street vendors selling bungeoppang, a beloved fish-shaped winter pastry filled with sweet red bean paste. The map, launched on November 20 as a seasonal offering, has sparked a [...]
JEJU, Nov. 27 (Korea Bizwire) – The Jeju Stone Park in Jocheon-eup, Jeju City, known for its Sky Pond that captivates photo-enthusiastic MZ generation visitors, has been named Jeju’s top public tourist destination. According to an announcement by Jeju Province on November 26, the park earned the highest honors for its innovative attractions, including the Sky [...]
SEOUL, Nov. 21 (Korea Bizwire) – Seoul’s bustling Myeong-dong district has emerged as the ninth most expensive retail location globally, according to a new report by Cushman & Wakefield Korea. The real estate services firm analyzed retail rental prices in 138 major cities, revealing that Myeong-dong’s annual average rent per square meter reached ₩10.32 million, a [...]
JEJU, Nov. 15 (Korea Bizwire) – The Jeju April 3 Peace Memorial, a somber testament to one of South Korea’s darkest chapters, has seen a dramatic surge in visitors following Han Kang’s historic Nobel Prize in Literature win for a body of work that includes her novel about the 1948 massacre. According to the Jeju 4.3 [...]
JEJU, Nov. 15 (Korea Bizwire) – Jeju Province has initiated plans to introduce a unique “Jeju-style Digital Nomad Visa” that would combine the island’s existing visa-free entry program with workation visa benefits. The province and the Jeju International Convention Center (ICC Jeju) announced on November 14 that they recently hosted a “Jeju Workation with Global Digital [...]