SEOUL, June 13 (Korea Bizwire) – Japan’s Osaka remained the top overseas destination for South Korean summer vacationers for the second consecutive year in 2016, data released by a local tour agency showed Sunday. Osaka was followed by Bangkok, Singapore, Taiwan and Hong Kong in the rankings of popular foreign vacation spots among locals, Seoul-based [...]
SEOUL, June 10 (Korea Bizwire) – South Korea will begin a series of guided tours of the country’s UNESCO-listed world heritage for foreign residents this week, a state-run culture agency said Friday. On Saturday and Sunday the Korean Culture and Information Service (KOCIS) will take U.S. military officials in Korea and their families to the [...]
SEOUL, June 9 (Korea Bizwire) – The Seoul city government said Thursday it has launched a committee to select a food that can represent the city in an effort to diversify tourism resources in the capital. The Seoul Metropolitan Government said a total of 12 experts joined the newly established committee earlier this month. The [...]
SEOUL, June 8 (Korea Bizwire) – As many as 1,000 Chinese tourists will visit South Korea’s capital city this week to experiences first hand Korea’s seasonal customs of “Dano” which falls on Thursday, the Seoul metropolitan government said Wednesday. “Dano” is a major Korean traditional festival which falls on the fifth day of the fifth [...]
SEOUL, June 8 (Korea Bizwire) – According to China’s Hurun Report, a research institute specializing in China’s high net worth individuals, the young rich kids of China named Korea as their third-most memorable travel destination. A total of 525 wealthy Chinese between the ages of 18 and 36 years took part in the survey. Korea [...]
SEOUL, June 8 (Korea Bizwire) – Amid the rising popularity of camping, camping equipment that is simple, convenient and easy to use is high in demand. According to Gmarket, an online shopping mall, sales of simple and convenient camping equipment increased during the period from May 27 to June 2 compared to the same period [...]
SEOUL, June 7 (Korea Bizwire) – South Korea will tighten regulations on tour operators that lure Chinese travelers with cheap, low-quality packages to screen out substandard agencies and improve the tourism industry’s competitiveness, the government said Tuesday. The Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism said it will form a task force with related organizations to [...]
SUWON, June 3 (Korea Bizwire) – Have you ever dreamed of becoming the next Sherlock Holmes? Then a new trend sweeping Korea called escape rooms should be right up your alley. Although escape rooms have been around for a while in other countries around the world, these mysterious, problem-solving enterprises have only recently picked up in [...]
SEOUL, June 3 (Korea Bizwire) – A Seoulite purchased a plane ticket from Incheon to Hong Kong for 368,600 won ($310) in July 2015. But when he tried to cancel the trip a few months later, he was charged 216,000 won ($181) in cancellation fees. As such, there are instances where airline companies either charge [...]
SEOUL, June 2 (Korea Bizwire) – The Seoul Metropolitan Government and a French state school of landscape architecture have signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) to set aside space for Korean vegetables in a French royal kitchen garden, officials here said Thursday. The move is part of bilateral efforts to bolster environmentally friendly agricultural cooperation [...]