SEOUL, March 23 (Korea Bizwire) — Nighttime sightseeing at Gyeongbok Palace, a royal palace in Seoul, will resume next month, offering visitors amazing night views of the palace with spring flowers in full bloom. The Cultural Heritage Administration (CHA) said Thursday the main palace of the Joseon Dynasty (1392-1910) will open from 7 p.m. to [...]
COPENHAGEN, March 21 (Korea Bizwire) — The Seoul city government will create floating swimming pools along the Han River by 2026, along with marina facilities equipped with restaurants, a concert hall and a sunset observation platform, the mayor has said. Seoul Mayor Oh Se-hoon unveiled the plan to create the Han River Art Pier after [...]
SEOUL, March 21 (Korea Bizwire) — Gyeongbok Palace, a royal palace in Seoul, will offer a special guided tour of its marquee pavilion overlooking a beautiful pond, starting next month, cultural authorities said Tuesday. The Cultural Heritage Administration’s department that preserves and manages royal palaces and tombs said the guided tour of Gyeonghoeru inside the [...]
SEOUL, March 20 (Korea Bizwire) — The breakwater site in Gangneung, appearing in the last episode of Netflix’s new South Korean original “The Glory,” is gaining popularity as a local tourist hotspot. In the series, characters Moon Dong-eun and Ju Yeo-jeong, who are in love with each other, decide to travel to Jumunjin port. The [...]
SEOUL, March 19 (Korea Bizwire) — The number of flight passengers from South Korea to Japan has sharply increased so far this year compared with a year ago, data showed Sunday, on the back of eased travel restrictions and a weaker Japanese yen. The combined number of passengers traveling from Incheon International Airport and Gimpo [...]
SEOUL, March 16 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korean travel startup Yanolja Co. hopes to contribute to the development of the local tourism industry through its newly launched global research center, its top executive said Thursday. “Data is becoming a crucial element for industry players in predicting future trends and surviving the new normal (after the [...]
INCHEON, March 12 (Korea Bizwire) — Car ferries linking South Korea’s western port of Incheon and China will resume operations next month, industry sources said Sunday, after more than three years of a hiatus attributable to the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic. The service of the vehicle-transporting ferries connecting Incheon and eight Chinese cities, including [...]
SEOUL, March 9 (Korea Bizwire) — The COVID-19 pandemic had suppressed travel sentiment for quite some time, but now it appears that overseas travel is making a comeback. As a result, there has been a significant increase in sales of travel-related goods, with universal power adapters for overseas travel being one of the most popular [...]
SEOUL, March 8 (Korea Bizwire) — The world’s second-largest Ferris wheel will be built along the Han River in Seoul’s western district, the city government said Wednesday. Seoul Ring, with a diameter of 180 meters and a completely hollow center, will be located at an eco-themed park in Sangam-dong, offering bird’s-eye views of the capital [...]
SEOUL, March 1 (Korea Bizwire) — The Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism and the Korea Tourism Organization said Tuesday they have designated five cities as those specializing in night tours through public competition. Busan and Daejeon were designated as international attraction cities and Gangneung (Gangwon Province), Jeonju (North Jeolla Province) and Jinju (South Gyeongsang [...]