SEOUL, Dec. 16 (Korea Bizwire) – South Korea and Mongolia agreed Wednesday to open a direct air route linking South Korea’s second-largest port city of Busan and Ulaanbaatar in March next year. The deal was reached during talks between South Korean Prime Minister Hwang Kyo-ahn and his Mongolian counterpart, Chimediin Saikhanbileg, in the capital city [...]
TONGYEONG, South Korea, Dec. 12 (Korea Bizwire) – South Korea’s southeastern port city of Tongyeong has been designated by UNESCO as a Creative City of Music, the municipal government said Saturday.Tongyeong is the first South Korean city and 10th city in the world to join the network that includes cities such as Bogota, Colombia and [...]
SEOUL, Dec. 4 (Korea Bizwire) - Asiana Airlines Inc., South Korea’s No. 2 full-service carrier, said Friday that it will temporarily suspend flight services to Vladivostok, Bali and Yangon due to weak demand. The company said it will halt flights to Vladivostok in Russia’s Far East starting Feb. 1, while services to Indonesia’s resort of Bali [...]
POCHEON, Dec.1 (Korea Bizwire) – The beautiful scenery of the Hantan River and its surroundings, the only basalt river valley in Korea, can be seen in a new exhibition of photographs. The local government of Pocheon announced that it will be exhibiting photographs of the Hantan River at the Seoul Metro Art Gallery in Gyeongbokgung [...]
SEOUL, Nov. 27 (Korea Bizwire) - South Korea’s tour agents are forecast to post better earnings this year as a sharp rise in outbound travelers offset a fall in the number of foreign visitors in the wake of the Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS) outbreak in the country, according to market watchers Friday. The MERS outbreak [...]
SEOUL, Nov. 26 (Korea Bizwire) – South Korea has imposed a travel ban on some areas of the Philippines following a series of violent crimes against its nationals there, the Foreign Ministry said Thursday. Starting next Tuesday, South Koreans will be banned from visiting or residing in four regions of the southern island of Mindanao [...]
SEOUL, Nov. 25 (Korea Bizwire) — Expedia, the world’s largest online travel agency, said Wednesday it will push to upgrade its flight-booking service in South Korea to provide more comprehensive service packages combining hotel, flights and other activities. Expedia launched its Korean operation in 2011 after forming a joint venture with Air Asia, Asia’s largest [...]
SEOUL, Nov.16 (Korea Bizwire) – Traditional Korean houses in the Bukchon Hanok Village will now be open to the public, providing places to read and appreciate works of art. Seoul city officials announced that they will be opening one of the seven hanok (traditional Korean house) that the city purchased in the Bukchon Hanok Village. [...]
SUWON, Nov.12 (Korea Bizwire) – Chinese tourists are increasingly exploring destinations in Korea other than Seoul and Jeju. There has also been a change in their travel patterns, with a shift from ‘just passing by’ to ‘staying for more than a day’ excursions. As a result, local governments are taking measures to attract Chinese visitors. [...]
Dubai’s Department of Tourism and Commerce Marketing (DTCM) has established an official office in Korea, in hopes of attracting Korean tourists. (Image : Pixabay) SEOUL, Nov.11 (Korea Bizwire) – Dubai’s Department of Tourism and Commerce Marketing (DTCM) has established an official office in Korea, in hopes of attracting Korean tourists. The new Korean office is [...]