SEOUL, Dec. 1 (Korea Bizwire) – Despite the number of pet owners rapidly increasing in Korea, nearly half of them were found to have given up on travel with their animal companions. According to Skyscanner’s recent survey of domestic pet owners, 48 percent said they had given up on traveling with their pets due to [...]
SEOUL, Nov. 29 (Korea Bizwire) – The latest economic report by the Bank of Korea indicated that budget accommodations have grown increasingly popular this year on Jeju Island, one of the most popular holiday destinations in South Korea. According to the report, total hotel revenue increased by only 1.8 percent to 58 billion won ($49.5 [...]
SEOUL, Nov. 25 (Korea Bizwire) – South Korea on Friday launched a new premium express bus service with nearly flat seats that will provide long distance travelers with first-class comfort and experience. The new premium bus has 21 passenger seats, instead of 28 in previous premium models, allowing each seat to recline up to 160 [...]
INCHEON, Nov. 22 (Korea Bizwire) – The Port of Incheon, a major port on Korea’s western coastline, is seeing fewer visits from Chinese cruise ships, a disappointment for local officials who hoped that it would grow more popular with an increasing number of Chinese tourists. According to the Incheon Port Authority, 18 cruise ships from [...]
SEOUL, Nov. 21 (Korea Bizwire) – The number of foreigners who visited South Korea in the first 10 months of this year jumped 33.1 percent from a year ago, breaking the previous record high in 2014, the state-run tourism agency said Monday. A total of 14.59 million foreigners visited the nation in the January-October period, [...]
SEOUL, Nov. 17 (Korea Bizwire) – South Korea will step up efforts to attract more cruise travelers from inner cities of mainland China to tap deeper into the promising market, the state-run tourism agency said Thursday. The Korea Tourism Organization (KTO) will hold a presentation in the northwestern Chinese city of Xian from Saturday to [...]
SEOUL, Nov. 14 (Korea Bizwire) – The 2016 “vacation deprivation” survey by Expedia revealed that Korea again ranks last in terms of the number of paid vacation days its employees take, for the sixth consecutive year. The survey was based on 9,424 employed adults from 28 countries. According to Expedia, Koreans only took eight days [...]
SEOUL, Nov. 10 (Korea Bizwire) – A growing number of elder South Korean citizens are traveling abroad, prompting local travel agencies to offer new options to lure affluent seniors with ample leisure time, industry officials said Thursday. The latest trend reflects the changing demographic trend in the rapidly aging society as more baby boomers retire [...]
PAJU, Nov. 8 (Korea Bizwire) – Dokgae Bridge, located some 40 kilometers north of Seoul and eight kilometers south of the DMZ, connects the north and south banks of the Imjin River, near Imjingak. It was built in 1906 as a railway bridge, and as a set of two bridges – northbound and southbound. The [...]
SEOUL, Nov. 7 (Korea Bizwire) – South Korea will host a medical tourism exhibition in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) to lure more Middle Eastern patients in need of advanced treatment, the state-run tourism agency said Monday. The Korea Tourism Organization (KTO) and the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism will co-host the “Korea International [...]