SEOUL, Sept. 8 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea has high hopes that halal food will help breathe new vitality into the local tourism industry hit hard by a sharp drop in Chinese visitors over the deployment of an advanced U.S. missile defense system here. Easy access to specially prepared food can address one of the [...]
SEOUL, Sept. 6 (Korea Bizwire) — Seoul and Barcelona, global tourist destinations, will jointly seek a solution to their common problem of “overtourism,” described as residents’ inconvenience due to too many visitors, at a forum in the South Korean capital later this week, a city official here said Wednesday. “The two sides will discuss the [...]
SEOUL, Sept. 6 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea and Thailand have agreed to double the number of designated airlines on their bilateral routes as Seoul tackles declining travel demand from China, the transport ministry said Wednesday. At the aviation talks held in Busan, 450 kilometers south of Seoul, Koo Bon-hwan, director general of the Aviation [...]
SEOUL, Sept. 6 (Korea Bizwire) — CJ E&M said Wednesday it will build a complex in Goyang, just northwest of Seoul, by the end of 2020 to promote South Korea’s cultural content, better known as hallyu. South Korea’s leading entertainment content and media company said it will invest 1.4 trillion won (US$1.2 billion) in the [...]
PYEONGTAEK, Sept. 6 (Korea Bizwire) – Call it Song Francisco or Gyeonggi Province’s Itaewon. If you are fed up with hanging around Itaewon in Seoul, it can be an alternative as it’s handy for those living in the capital. Far smaller and calmer than the ever-bustling Itaewon district, but rustic and filled with exotic charm, [...]
SEOUL, Sept. 4 (Korea Bizwire) — Asiana Airlines Inc., South Korea’s second-biggest passenger carrier, is struggling to improve its business amid an ongoing diplomatic row over the deployment of a missile defense system here and increased competition with budget carriers, industry sources said Monday. Under its three-year restructuring plan that ends in December 2018, Asiana [...]
SEOUL, Sept. 1 (Korea Bizwire) – The number of South Koreans traveling to China continued to drop in August, with more people opting to fly to Japan or Southeast Asia instead, industry data showed Friday, as the ongoing diplomatic spat between Seoul and Beijing over the deployment of a U.S. missile defense system does not [...]
DAEJEON, Aug. 31 (Korea Bizwire) — Korail is introducing a new car sharing service catering to those traveling on the company’s high-speed KTX trains, beginning Friday at 15 stations including Seoul Station. Dubbed ‘KTX-Deal Car’, the collaboration between Korail and Hyundai Capital allows Korail passengers to rent a car from the nearest pick-up point, primarily parking [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 30 (Korea Bizwire) – The operator of a new resort complex under development on the country’s southern resort island of Jeju said Wednesday its theme park will open to the public next month, as it aims to become a world-leading tourist destination. The Shinhwa World resort complex will encompass high-end facilities along with [...]
YONGIN, Aug. 30 (Korea Bizwire) — Following in the footsteps of popular attractions “Horror Village”, “Horror Maze” and “Horror Safari 2014″, Everland will unveil another fear-and-fun inducing activity called “Blood City” on September 7. The legend of Blood City is chronicled in 100,000 square meters of “urban” sprawl encompassing the Alpine Area, Amazon Express and [...]