WONJU, May 2 (Korea Bizwire) —Wonju, a city in Gangwon Province, aims to become a hub city for sports tourism and has formed a special task force to promote it by discovering various leisure resources and attracting tourists to the region. Despite its natural environment and proximity to the Seoul metropolitan area, the city’s sports [...]
SEOUL, May 1 (Korea Bizwire) — Online sales of travel and transportation services more than doubled on-year in the first quarter of 2023 on eased COVID-19 restrictions, data showed Monday. The value of online transactions of travel and transportation services amounted to 5.51 trillion won (US$4.11 billion) during the January-March period, compared with 2.6 trillion [...]
SEOUL, April 26 (Korea Bizwire) — The number of monthly visitors to the former presidential office compound of Cheong Wa Dae has been on the rise as the weather warms up, the culture ministry said Wednesday. The compound welcomed about 183,700 visitors, a notable increase from the 105,300 people in January and 154,000 in March. [...]
CHUNCHEON, April 26 (Korea Bizwire) — The Legoland theme park in Chuncheon, Gangwon Province will open until 9 p.m. every weekend and holidays for six months, the operator said Tuesday. Legoland Korea Resort said it decided to extend its daily operations to 9 p.m. every Friday through Sunday and on holidays during the period from [...]
SEOUL, April 25 (Korea Bizwire) — The number of foreigners coming to South Korea for medical treatment is rapidly returning to pre-pandemic levels, data showed Monday. There were 248,000 non-resident foreign individuals who received medical treatment in South Korea last year, indicating a 70.1 percent increase from 2021 and 50 percent of the level reported [...]
JEJU, April 25 (Korea Bizwire) — The number of foreign tourists visiting Jeju Island has increased significantly as restrictions on overseas travel due to COVID-19 have been lifted. 88,875 foreign tourists visited the island from January to April 23 this year, which is 6.8 times more than the 13,154 tourists who visited during the [...]
CHANGNYEONG, April 24 (Korea Bizwire) — The Ministry of Environment has selected Upo Wetland in Changnyeong County, South Gyeongsang Province as an eco-tourist zone for the fourth consecutive time, the county office said Sunday. Since 2013, the ministry has been selecting eco-tourist zones with the aim of preserving areas with unique ecosystems and landscapes, as [...]
Gunpo, April 21 (Korea Bizwire) — The Gunpo Royal Azalea Festival, a well-known spring flower festival in Gyeonggi Province, will be held from April 21st to 30th, with the designated “Royal Azalea Week” coinciding with the festival’s peak bloom. The festival includes a variety of cultural and artistic performances, experience programs, and a car-free street on [...]
Uiryeong, April 21 (Korea Bizwire) —On April 20, the 48th Uiryeong Red Robe General Festival took place for three days in Uiryeong-gun, Gyeongnam. This event holds significant meaning as Uiryeong-gun is known as the ‘Holy Land of the Righteous Army’, which established April 22 as the national day of ‘Uibyung’ or ‘Righteous Army’. The festival [...]
JEJU, April 19 (Korea Bizwire) — The oldest magnolia tree in Korea, estimated to be 300 years old, has bloomed in the Hallasan Mountains (Mount Halla), marking the arrival of spring. The Hallasan magnolia, located in the Hallasan Valley, is found in deciduous broadleaf forests below 1,000 meters and is a rare species that requires [...]