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 [...]
SEOUL, Nov. 7 (Korea Bizwire) – South Korea’s retail and tourism industries are seeking ways to embrace a growing number of independent travelers from China with customized services as Beijing is set to tighten regulations on cheap package tours, industry officials said Monday. Duty-free operators and department stores have stepped up customized marketing targeted at [...]
SEOUL, Nov. 1 (Korea Bizwire) – The Seoul Metropolitan Government and Seoul Tourism Organization launched Tuesday One More Trip (www.onemoretrip.net), an integrated platform connecting tourists with some of the most unique experiences in Seoul and its nearby cities. According to officials, the new website will allow visitors to search for tourism and culture content that [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 27 (Korea Bizwire) – South Korea’s air passenger traffic surged from a year earlier in September with both international and domestic passengers continuing to increase, the government said Thursday. The number of international air passengers to and from the country spiked 21.7 percent on-year to over 5.99 million last month, with the number [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 25 (Korea Bizwire) – The Chinese government has been moving to tighten regulations on cheap tour packages, raising concerns among South Korean businesses relying on the biggest source of travel income, industry officials said Tuesday. Earlier this month, the China National Tourism Administration (CNTA) said it will closely look into “irrationally” cheap travel [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 25 (Korea Bizwire) – Recent study data from the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism has revealed that Seoul lacks mid-priced accommodations while the city has an excess supply of high-priced and budget hotels. The study focused on lodging installations in Seoul, divided into four price categories: high-priced (over 200,000 won, $175.80), mid-to-high [...]
PAJU, South Korea, Oct. 25 (Korea Bizwire) – The city of Paju north of Seoul plans to relocate the observatory at Dorasan Station, South Korea’s northernmost station, to another site offering a better view of North Korea by the end of next year, the municipality said Tuesday. The Paju municipality has pushed ahead with the [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 21 (Korea Bizwire) – The Ministry of Oceans and Fisheries announced an amendment of regulations with the goal of strengthening the marine leisure industry on October 20 at the 8th Regulation Reformation On-site Monitoring Meeting held with the presence of the Prime Minister. The measure was set up to stimulate the marine leisure [...]