JEJU, June 2 (Korea Bizwire) – The municipality of Jeju, South Korea’s southern-most resort island, will expand its cruise terminals and release a special smartphone application for cruise travelers in an ambitious five-year plan to boost its cruise tour industry, the regional government said Wednesday. Jeju Island seeks to draw a total of 1,000 port entries [...]
JEONJU, South Korea, May 31 (Korea Bizwire) – South Korea’s traditional city of Jeonju has been reauthorized as a slow city by Cittaslow International in recognition of its efforts to preserve traditions and nature, a city official said Tuesday. Notable is that the scope of the certification as a slow city this time has been expanded from [...]
SEOUL, May 26 (Korea Bizwire) – A total of 297,000 foreigners visited South Korea for medical purposes in 2015, up 11 percent from 267,000 a year ago, the Ministry of Health and Welfare said Thursday. Their medical expenditures jumped 20 percent on-year to 670 billion won (US$567.3 million), with one-third of the amount coming from [...]
BUSAN, May 25 (Korea Bizwire) – An annual Arab film festival will be held simultaneously in Seoul and Busan later this week, providing a rare chance for a South Korean audience to better understand the Arab world, a co-organizer said Wednesday. The 5th Arab Film Festival will feature 15 films from 10 Arab nations, including [...]
SEOUL, May 24 (Korea Bizwire) – Chinese tourists spend six times more than their Japanese counterparts when they visit the South Korean capital, a survey by the Seoul Metropolitan Government has revealed. According to the Seoul Institute, Chinese tourists visit Seoul 1.9 times on average, but spend about 2.13 million won during a visit, while Japanese [...]
SEOUL, May 23 (Korea Bizwire) – With an increasing number of Korean travelers preferring to vacation independently, travel agencies are broadening their offerings to adapt to the change in demand. As independent travellers are more prone to various forms of accidents, agencies are offering travel deals that are freer in terms of scheduling, but still [...]
SEOUL, May 23 (Korea Bizwire) – Nearly half of foreigners revisited South Korea last year, with the Japanese becoming the most frequent travelers to the nation, a survey by the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism showed Monday. According to the 2015 survey conducted at major gateways on 12,900 visitors to the nation, 46.1 percent [...]
JEJU, South Korea, May 20 (Korea Bizwire) – South Korea and China opened a joint photo exhibition on this resort island Friday, showcasing some of the top natural and cultural attractions in both countries. The exhibition, titled “Beautiful China, Beautiful South Korea,” was unveiled at the International Peace Center Jeju in an opening ceremony attended [...]
SEOUL, May 20 (Korea Bizwire) – More than 80 percent of Korean tourists reported feeling uncomfortable at nude beaches when travelling overseas. Expedia, an online travel agency, conducted a survey on 11,155 tourists from 24 countries to arrive at the conclusion. When asked for opinions regarding nude beaches, 81 percent of Korean tourists answered, ‘uncomfortable’, [...]
SEOUL, May 20 (Korea Bizwire) – South Korea on Friday said it has started the construction of a “hallyu” park in line with its move to establish sustainable attractions to lure Asian tourists. K-Culture Valley, a cluster of various cultural facilities to be located in Goyang, Gyeonggi Province, aims to promote the hallyu wave, which [...]