GIMCHEON, Oct. 26 (Korea Bizwire) — Kimcheon’s annual celebration of its most famous street food has quickly turned into a crowd-control challenge. The 2025 Kimcheon Gimbap Festival opened Saturday in the southeastern city of roughly 134,500 residents, drawing an estimated 80,000 visitors on its first day alone, according to city officials. The two-day festival, now in [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 24 (Korea Bizwire) — A recent spate of violent crimes targeting South Koreans in Cambodia and other Southeast Asian countries has dampened public confidence in travel to the region, according to a new survey released Thursday. The Realmeter poll, conducted on Oct. 21 among 504 adults nationwide, found that 82.4 percent of respondents said [...]
JEJU, South Korea, Oct. 23 (Korea Bizwire) — The Jeju provincial government has unveiled a sweeping initiative to eliminate price gouging at tourist attractions and local festivals, following a series of public complaints about overcharging and poor-quality food during recent events. The plan, announced Wednesday after a government–private sector meeting chaired by Vice Governor Kim Ae-sook, [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 22 (Korea Bizwire) — When it comes to fall in Seoul, the city’s palaces reign supreme. A new data analysis by the Seoul Metropolitan Government shows that royal palaces, particularly Gyeongbokgung, dominate as the most talked-about and visited spots among both residents and tourists during the autumn season. The findings, released Wednesday, were drawn [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 20 (Korea Bizwire) — As the Korean Wave continues to attract record numbers of foreign visitors, South Korean retailers are ramping up tailored marketing to meet the growing demand for K-beauty, K-pop, and cultural experiences. According to industry data released on October 19, the number of foreign tourists visiting Korea reached 12.38 million between [...]
JEJU, Oct. 15 (Korea Bizwire) — Jeju Island will host an eco-themed camping and cooking festival powered entirely by renewable energy from local wind farms, as part of efforts to promote carbon neutrality and sustainable living. The two-day RE100 Camping & Cook Festa will take place on October 18–19 at the Dongbok and Bukchon wind power [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 6 (Korea Bizwire) — The blockbuster success of K-Pop Demon Hunters on Netflix is drawing international fans to one of Seoul’s most iconic landmarks — the YTN Seoul Tower on Namsan Mountain. YTN said Sunday that 79,200 foreign tourists visited the tower’s observation deck in September, marking a 50.6 percent increase from 52,600 [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 2 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea risks falling short on hotel capacity as the number of foreign visitors is set to surpass 20 million this year, a national audit has found. The Board of Audit and Inspection said Wednesday that the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism had failed to establish clear standards [...]
LONDON, Oct. 1 (Korea Bizwire) — Visitors to the Palace of Westminster, home to the British Parliament and one of London’s most iconic landmarks, can now explore its historic halls with the help of a Korean-language multimedia guide. From Oct. 1, the Parliament’s visitor booking website has offered Korean, alongside Japanese and Polish, as new [...]
SEOCHEON, Oct. 1 (Korea Bizwire) – In March 1919, cries of “Manse for Korean independence” rang out across a market square in Seocheon County, South Chungcheong Province, as more than 2,000 villagers rallied against Japanese colonial rule. More than a century later, that historic site has taken on a new life — as a café [...]