SEOUL, March 31 (Korea Bizwire) — The government said Friday all 11 peace-themed hiking trails along the Demilitarized Zone (DMZ) separating the two Koreas will be open to the public starting April 21. The trails are located in 10 cities or counties bordering the DMZ — Ganghwa, Gimpo, Goyang, Paju, Yeoncheon, Cheorwon, Hwacheon, Yanggu, Inje [...]
JEJU, March 31 (Korea Bizwire) — A growing number of seniors over 60, city dwellers and high income earners prefer a monthlong stay on Jeju Island, according to recent data. The Jeju Tourism Organization estimated that as many as 9.3 million people visited the island during the period from August 2021 to July 2022, based [...]
JEJU, March 30 (Korea Bizwire) — A new coastal bridge has been built at Wimi Port, located on the southern coast of Jeju Island looking out over the South Sea. The Jeju provincial government said Wednesday it had completed the construction of a new pedestrian bridge at Wimi Port, located along Jeju’s Olle Trail 5. [...]
SEOUL, March 29 (Korea Bizwire) — Lotte Home Shopping Inc., a shopping unit of retail conglomerate Lotte, said Tuesday it is joining hands with its bear mascot “Bellygom” to hold public exhibitions at Seoul’s major landmarks. The company will host the Amazing Bellygom Happy B-DAY event at Lotte World Tower’s main square from April 1-23. [...]
SUNCHEON, March 28 (Korea Bizwire) — A pre-opening event for the 2023 Suncheon Bay Garden Expo was held in Suncheon in South Jeolla Province on Saturday, one week before the official opening of the expo. The pre-opening event was crowded with visitors who came to enjoy the beauty of the gardens. A long queue of [...]
SEOUL, March 27 (Korea Bizwire) — With travel resuming in the post-pandemic era, a number of multinational hotel chains are opening new properties in South Korea. Last November, a 15-story building near the Chinese Embassy in central Seoul became the new home of Le Méridien & Moxy Seoul Myeongdong. Le Méridien & Moxy are two [...]
SEOUL, March 27 (Korea Bizwire) — Korean Air resumed regular late-night flights between Incheon International Airport, the gateway to Seoul, and Tokyo’s Haneda International Airport on Monday, three years after they were suspended due to COVID-19. The flight departs from Haneda at 2 a.m. and arrives at Incheon at 4:35 a.m. seven times a week, [...]
SEOUL, March 24 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korean casino operators are showing signs of recovering from COVID-19 losses, thanks to the increase in the number of domestic and international tourists. Kangwon Land Inc. returned to profitability last year by recording an operating profit of 217.6 billion won (US$168 million), according to the Financial Supervisory Service. [...]
SEOUL, March 24 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korean hotel industry is actively participating in various eco-friendly campaigns amid growing interest in ethical consumption. Josun Hotels & Resorts is taking part in the resource circulation project Save the Planet Alliance campaign, organized by the Ministry of Environment, as part of its ESG management. Transparent PET bottles [...]
SEOUL, March 23 (Korea Bizwire) — The Seoul Metropolitan Government on Wednesday unveiled the schedule for a variety of festivities that will be held on Nodeul Island, a 119,854 square-meter island located near the country’s financial district of Yeouido. On April 1, some 100 teams of pet dogs and their guardians will participate in various [...]