SEOUL, Dec. 13 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korean e-commerce company Interpark Corp. said Tuesday its sales of plane tickets more than tripled in November from a year earlier on the back of pent-up demand for travel. Interpark said sales of plane tickets booked on its website amounted to 121.2 billion won (US$92.8 million) in November, [...]
SEOUL, Dec. 12 (Korea Bizwire) — Two parks along the Han River in Seoul will operate sledding hills from Dec. 23 through Feb. 12, city officials said Monday. Ttukseom Han River Park will open its sledding hill for the first time since the outbreak of COVID-19 in early 2020, the Hangang Project Headquarters of the [...]
SEOUL, Dec. 8 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea and Japan have agreed to expand the number of flights on the Gimpo-Haneda route to the pre-pandemic level to meet recovering travel demand amid eased virus curbs, the transport ministry said Wednesday. Korean Air Lines Co. and Asiana Airlines Inc., South Korea’s two biggest carriers, will gradually [...]
SEOUL, Dec. 8 (Korea Bizwire) — The workforce of major South Korean travel agencies has nearly halved over the past three years due to the coronavirus pandemic, with the number of tour firms also plummeting, industry data showed Thursday. The headcount of industry leader Hana Tour came to 1,204 as of the end of September [...]
IKSAN, Dec. 7 (Korea Bizwire) — A prison set in Iksan, North Jeolla Province is emerging as a new cultural space for young Koreans in their 20s and 30s by providing a variety of experience-type programs. A program uses augmented reality (AR) technology to enable participants to complete a mission within the prison set. This [...]
SEOUL, Dec. 6 (Korea Bizwire) — An outdoor library that was operated in Seoul Plaza in front of City Hall in Seoul between April and November was visited by more than 210,000 people, the Seoul Metropolitan Government said Monday. The library was established in celebration of World Book Day on April 23 this year. The [...]
SEOUL, Dec. 5 (Korea Bizwire) — With an increasing number of people embracing outdoor activities following eased social distancing measures, luxury hotels in Seoul are opening up ice rinks and other attractions. The Grand Hyatt Hotel opened up a 990-square-meter ice rink last Friday. Tickets are sold separately for weekdays and weekends. An extra charge [...]
SEOUL, Nov. 30 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s imports of camping and hiking equipment rose 2.5 percent on-year through October this year, data showed Wednesday, as more people enjoyed activities avoiding crowds amid the pandemic. The combined imports of leisure equipment, including camping and hiking gear, came to US$304 million in the January-October period, rising [...]
SEOUL, Nov. 29 (Korea Bizwire) — A string of premium hotels in Seoul is rolling out a series of cakes in preparation for the upcoming Christmas and end-of-year season. The Grand InterContinental Seoul Parnas’ Grand Deli released 11 new cakes inspired by winter fairy tales. Of the 11, five cakes will be introduced as special [...]
SEOUL, Nov. 25 (Korea Bizwire) — A significant number of camping enthusiasts took up the hobby after the onset of the coronavirus pandemic, a survey showed Thursday. Lotte Members, a marketing hub for South Korean retail giant Lotte Group, conducted a survey of 600 people with camping experience, 43.5 percent of whom started going on [...]