SEOUL, June 26 (Korea Bizwire) – Storytelling is so uniquely powerful way to engage your target audience and bring your subject to life in memorable ways. And the city of Seoul is planning to borrow the concept of storytelling in its marketing tool to make the capital of South Korea much more attractive and entertaining [...]
SEOUL, June 25 (Korea Bizwire) – According to a recent survey, the number of foreign tourists visiting the demilitarized zone (DMZ) continues to rise annually and ‘security-zone’ themed tourism sees a steady growth despite the fact that the recent gun shooting accident in an outpost in the DMZ has sparked renewed worries about traveling around the area [...]
SEOUL, June 24 (Korea Bizwire) – The UNESCO World Heritage Committee decided to enlist Korea’s Namhansanseong, or literally meaning “South Han Mountain Fortress,” as a World Heritage site. The Cultural Heritage Administration of Korea announced on June 22 that the World Heritage Committee decided to give the World Heritage status to the South Korean mountain [...]
SEOUL, June 22 (Korea Bizwire) – When you travel overseas, you often feel as if you are an Alice in wonderland. Sometimes that could be a nice experience but some other times it may be confusing and terrifying. What if you could get help from a local friend who knows her way around the [...]
SEOUL, June 20 (Korea Bizwire) – Starting September this year, highway rest areas will get one-to-five-star ratings just like hotels. In a bid to improve services in rest areas, Korea Expressway Corp. said on June 19 that it would introduce an evaluation scheme to give out ratings based on customer surveys. Any rest area with the highest [...]
LOS ANGELES, June 19 (Korea Bizwire) – Bibigo, a leading international fast-casual restaurant offering a modern twist on traditional Korean cuisine, will celebrate the grand re-opening of its Century City Mall location on Wednesday, June 25, to reveal several restaurant updates, including a revamped assembly line and new menu items. The updates support Bibigo’s [...]
SEOUL, June 19 (Korea Bizwire) – A study suggested that the international success of a couple of Korean TV series, such as “My Love from the Star,” has attracted more and more individual tourists to Korea. Visit Korea Committee (www.vkc.or.kr) revealed on June 17 its analysis results of online discount coupon download statistics during the [...]
SEOUL, June 19 (Korea Bizwire) – The Korean government plans to fully allow the dress-up tuning or car makeover for the purpose of leisure and livelihood such as camping cars and food trucks. It will also provide tuning consumer protection measures such as tuning part certificates, insurance for tuned cars and ban on auto manufacturers’ denial [...]
SEOUL, June 18 (Korea Bizwire) – With the total of 5,313 species including endangered species like Korean orange whiskered bats and otters, Mt. Naejang or Naejangsan is considered a living treasure of the Korean ecosystem. According to the Korea National Park Service’s investigation on the natural resources, the total of 5,313 species are inhabiting in the [...]
WILMINGTON, Del. June 10, 2014 (Korea Bizwire)–A new survey released today by Chase Card Services reveals that millennials are more likely than older travelers to seek out hotels with luxury services such as dry cleaning (32%), massage or spa services (30%) and pet-friendliness (23%). Furthermore, the survey shows millennial travelers are more likely to say [...]