SEOUL, Apr. 17 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korean pop culture businesses have been seriously hurt by China’s retaliation against South Korea’s deployment of a U.S. anti-missile system, with more than 30 such cases reported over the past month alone, the culture ministry said Sunday. “A total of 31 damage cases were reported between March 16, [...]
SEOUL, April 14 (Korea Bizwire) – Struggling to cope with a sharp drop in Chinese visitors, local tourism organizations have stepped up efforts to release novel tour programs to woo Japanese and Southeast Asian visitors, government and industry sources said Friday. The South Korea tourism and hospitality sectors have been hit by the dearth in [...]
SEOUL, April 13 (Korea Bizwire) – The number of Chinese passengers traveling via Incheon International Airport in the first 10 days of this month dropped by 37 percent from a year ago amid a diplomatic row over the deployment of a U.S. missile defense system, its operator said Thursday. A total of 226,066 Chinese nationals [...]
SEOUL, Apr. 13 (Korea Bizwire) — The government unveiled a string of measures Wednesday to help the ailing local tourism industry overcome the sharp decline in Chinese visitors in the face of a diplomatic standoff between South Korea and China over a U.S. anti-missile system. The local tourism industry is battered by Beijing’s apparent retaliation [...]
JEJU, South Korea, April 12 (Korea Bizwire) – Recent data has revealed that over half of the domestic passenger vessels operating on routes to Jeju Island are facing retirement next year. According to officials from the island, ten vessels operating on six routes – between Jeju and Busan, Mokpo, Yeosu, Wando, Nokdong and Usuyeong – [...]
SAO PAULO, April 10 (Korea Bizwire) – Brazil’s largest city Sao Paulo has designated August 15 as “Korean Culture Day,” raising the prospect of enhancing the Korean community’s image in the South American country and boosting the city government’s financial support for Korean culture-related events, South Korean officials said Monday. The designation of Korean Culture [...]
SEOUL, April 11 (Korea Bizwire) – South Korea’s global ranking in tourism competitiveness has jumped to 19th this year, backed by an improvement in market openness and infrastructure, a report showed Tuesday. The global ranking of Asia’s fourth-largest economy moved up 10 spots in 2017 compared with two years earlier, tagging along with top tourist [...]
SEJONG, Apr. 11 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s multi-billion-dollar project to build a new airport in the country’s southeast got a boost as it passed a crucial preliminary feasibility test, the transport ministry said Monday. The Korea Development Institute (KDI), a state-run think tank, approved the feasibility study for the 5.97 trillion won (US$5.2 billion) [...]
SEOUL, April. 5 (Korea Bizwire) – South Korea’s smart fare card for foreigners will be a great tool to offer more tailored support for visitors, the government said Wednesday, as the local tourism industry grapples with the fallout caused by a diplomatic dispute with China. Korea Tour Card, jointly developed by the government and Korea [...]
SEOUL, April 5 (Korea Bizwire) – The tourism industry on South Korea’s resort island of Jeju remained relatively sound in March, despite worries about a serious economic setback from China’s travel package ban to its neighbor amid a diplomatic standoff, industry sources said Wednesday. The number of tourists who came to Jeju Island was 1.25 [...]