IKSAN, April 19 (Korea Bizwire) — The southwestern city of Iksan on Tuesday announced the opening of a new bicycle path, which is more than a kilometer long, starting from Geumma Crossroad, Cheonma-dong Village, to the Baekje Palace Ruins. The Baekje Kingdom was one of the Three Kingdoms of Korea, along with Koguryo and Silla, [...]
SEOUL, April 19 (Korea Bizwire) — The Seoul city government and the state tourism agency signed an agreement Wednesday with the Korean unit of French luxury fashion house Louis Vuitton to promote tourism in South Korea, city officials said. Under the agreement signed among Seoul, the Korea Tourism Organization and Louis Vuitton Korea, the three [...]
SEOUL, April 14 (Korea Bizwire) — Seoul Land theme park has announced its “Mardi Gras Together!” carnival parade, which will run until June 6. The photo shows performers at Seoul Land in Gwacheon donning exotic masks featuring motifs such as carnival and lion masks. Mardi Gras, a French term which translates to “Fat Tuesday” in English, [...]
SEOUL, April 13 (Korea Bizwire) —Golf courses in South Korea were charging full fees even when games were canceled due to bad weather, but have now revised their consumer terms and conditions after being criticized by the Korea Fair Trade Commission. The commission also ordered golf courses to correct unfair terms such as requiring prior [...]
SEOUL, April 13 (Korea Bizwire) — The number of international passengers traveling via Incheon International Airport, the main gateway to South Korea, is expected to recover this year to 76 percent of the normal pre-pandemic level, airport officials said Thursday. A total of some 67,000 international flights had been serviced at Incheon International Airport in [...]
JINDO, April 13 (Korea Bizwire) — A world-famous sea-parting festival hosted annually by the southwestern South Korean island county of Jindo gets a futuristic upgrade this year using state-of-the-art technology. The 43rd edition of the Jindo Miracle Sea Road Festival, described worldwide as the “Korean version of Moses’ miracle,” will be held from April 20-22, [...]
SEOUL, April 12 (Korea Bizwire) — The number of campgrounds in South Korea has gone up by more than 1,000 over the past four years with the rising popularity of camping. The Korea Tourism Association reported that the number of campgrounds across the country reached 3,280 in 2022, up by 407 from the end of [...]
SEOUL, April 10 (Korea Bizwire) – The culture ministry said Monday the former presidential office compound of Cheong Wa Dae, which was opened to public access about a year ago, will be transformed into a multifaceted tourist landmark with historical, cultural and natural value. The Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism unveiled its basic plan [...]
SEOUL, April 7 (Korea Bizwire) — The Jinhae Gunhangje (Jinhae Naval Port Festival), South Korea’s flagship cherry blossom festival, has become increasingly popular among foreign tourists, with tens of thousands of visitors from Taiwan and Southeast Asia attending the festival. In addition to Jinhae, Taiwanese tourists have also been flocking to nearby Gimhae, leading to [...]
SEOUL, April 7 (Korea Bizwire) — The ever-increasing popularity of Korean dramas has turned the coast city of Gangneung, Gangwon Province into a tourist hotspot. The Jumunjin district in Gangneung, the filming location of the 2016 drama “Guardian: The Lonely and Great God,” also known as “Goblin,” has once again gained popularity as the backdrop [...]