SEOUL, Dec. 2 (Korea Bizwire) —As the year-end festivities approach, leading hotels in Seoul are captivating customers with a series of Christmas products, with particular attention drawn to a 300,000 won hotel cake. According to industry insiders, The Shilla Seoul is offering a limited-edition cake called “The Taste of Luxury,” priced at 300,000 won. This [...]
JEJU, Nov. 17 (Korea Bizwire) – Jeju Island, a major tourist attraction in South Korea, is also known as “3 Dado” (meaning “the island with three things”) – “stone,” “wind,” and “woman”. But now, Jeju Island is being maligned as a tourist destination that stands out for three unpleasant things: rip-offs, unfriendliness, and high fees. In [...]
SEOUL, Nov. 14 (Korea Bizwire) – The recent surge in barefoot walking has caused a notable uptick in individuals opting to traverse mountains, forests, and tidal flats without footwear. However, this trend has unveiled potential drawbacks as studies reveal the adverse impact of barefoot walking on the environment. Some local authorities are urging people to refrain [...]
SEOUL, Nov. 12 (Korea Bizwire) – Seoul has been chosen as the venue for the 2024 Asia’s 50 Best Restaurants awards, the city government said Sunday. A list of the top 50 restaurants will be announced at the awards ceremony set for the last week of March that will bring about 800 gastronomy experts from [...]
JEJU, Nov. 8 (Korea Bizwire) – The Jeju Olle Corporation reported on Wednesday that the 2023 Jeju Olle Walking Festival, spanning courses 11, 12, and 13 and running from November 2 to 4 under the theme “Walk, Wish, and Wind,” drew more than 10,000 participants, as revealed by a survey. Of the 632 individuals surveyed, [...]
SEOUL, Nov. 1 (Korea Bizwire) – Mongolia has emerged as a trendy travel destination, particularly appealing to Generation MZ, the demographic born in the early 1980s to the early 2000s. Mongolia typically experiences high summer temperatures in the 20s, with the prime travel season running from June to September. Major travel agencies have significantly increased the [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 30 (Korea Bizwire) – British artist David Hockney’s artworks are back in Seoul. This time, they are in an interactive art form, in which the artist himself gives a first-person narrative on his artmaking backed by an emotive score. The 50-minute immersive art show, “Bigger & Closer (Not Smaller & Further Away),” is [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 30 (Korea Bizwire) – The number of foreign visitors to South Korea stayed above 1 million for the third consecutive month in September, data showed Monday. Last month, around 1.1 million foreign nationals came to Korea, up 225.2 percent from a year ago, according to the data by the Korea Tourism Organization (KTO). [...]
BORYEONG, Oct. 20 (Korea Bizwire) – A water-themed amusement park, originally intended to make use of an abandoned mine’s groundwater, is set to be constructed in Boryeong, Chungcheongnam-do. Originally, the plan was to create a hydroponic facility in the abandoned mine. However, concerns about potential flooding arising from drainage problems led to a change in plans. The [...]
JEJU, Oct. 19 (Korea Bizwire) – Jeju Island’s position as South Korea’s favorite tourist spot is slipping. Travel research company Consumer Insight recently revealed that in its summer vacation satisfaction survey, Jeju Island ranked fourth with a score of 723 out of 1000. This marks the first time Jeju has missed the top spot since the survey [...]