JEJU, Oct. 4 (Korea Bizwire) — The southern resort island of Jeju saw sales of its tourism industry expand more than 32 percent last year from the previous year nearly to pre-pandemic levels, officials said Tuesday. Combined sales of the island’s tourism industry came to an estimated 6.34 trillion won (US$4.43 billion) in 2021, up [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 2 (Korea Bizwire) — The total number of visitors to the former presidential compound of Cheong Wa Dae has topped the 2 million mark, data showed Sunday. The milestone was reached around 10:35 a.m. Sunday, according to the Cultural Heritage Administration (CHA). Cheong Wa Dae had been the presidential office and residence for [...]
SEOUL, Sept. 29 (Korea Bizwire) — Airbnb Inc. could add Korean traditional houses known as “hanok” as an independent booking option on its home rental platform, an executive has said, amid the growing popularity of the Korean wave of pop culture among international travelers. In May, Airbnb made major upgrades to its platform, including a [...]
SEOUL, Sept. 23 (Korea Bizwire) — Hotels in Seoul are coming up with various wine festivals for the first time since the end of social distancing measures as they welcome the autumn season. The JW Marriott Dongdaemun Square Seoul is hosting the 2022 Wine and Busker festival for the first time since the COVID-19 pandemic. [...]
GOYANG, Sept. 23 (Korea Bizwire) — Military facilities set up along the metal fence near the city of Goyang’s border with North Korea are turning into art platforms and wetland parks. The city renovated four military barracks set up in the 18.2-kilometer zone between Daedeok Ecology Park and Ilsan Bridge into resting areas for local [...]
SEOUL, Sept. 22 (Korea Bizwire) — The number of visitors to South Korea’s southern resort island of Jeju has topped 10 million so far this year, recovering from a slump caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, data showed Thursday. The number of travelers, including those coming from overseas, to Jeju, one of the most favored travel [...]
SEOUL, Sept. 16 (Korea Bizwire) — Incheon International Airport has become the Airport Council International (ACI)’s first Level 5 customer experience accredited airport, the state-run operator of the airport said Thursday. The Incheon International Airport Corp. was awarded the highest level of accreditation in the ACI Customer Experience program at the global summit held by the [...]
SEOUL, Sept. 9 (Korea Bizwire) — This year’s Chuseok holiday, which runs until Sept. 12., is shorter than usual so many Koreans are opting for domestic travel instead of going abroad. Accordingly, the demand for hotel stays is also increasing. According to industry sources, the room occupancy rate of five-star hotels and resorts in the greater Seoul area, [...]
SEOUL, Sept. 7 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s camping industry generated about 6.3 trillion won (US$4.55 billion) in sales last year, with the number of registered campgrounds estimated at 2,703, and both figures marked positive year-to-year growth thanks to the rising popularity of camping in the post-pandemic era. According to the Ministry of Culture, Sports [...]
SEOUL, Sept. 6 (Korea Bizwire) — Demand for travel packages to Japan is rising following the announcement that restrictions on entering the country would be dropped. South Korean tour agency Hana Tour reported a 413.9 percent increase in the average daily number of travel reservations to Japan between Aug. 29 and Sept. 4 compared to the [...]