SEOUL, July 15 (Korea Bizwire) — Local governments in charge of antivirus measures at popular summer vacation destinations are on high alert for a massive influx of vacationers from the greater Seoul area and other regions hit by a surge of COVID-19 cases. South Korea’s daily new coronavirus cases have been in excess of 1,500 [...]
BORYEONG, July 15 (Korea Bizwire) — This year’s Boryeong Mud Festival, one of the nation’s most celebrated summer events, will scale down in-person programs due to recent spikes in COVID-19 cases, organizers said Thursday. The 24th annual mud extravaganza is scheduled to be held from July 23 to Aug. 1 on Daecheon Beach in the [...]
SEOUL, June 30 (Korea Bizwire) — Six more bridges straddling the Han River in Seoul will be lit at night from July, adding to the 20 bridges that already have nocturnal lighting features, the city government said Wednesday. The 26 bridges, including the newly fitted six — Achasan Bridge, Mapo Bridge, Cheonho Bridge, Dumo Bridge, [...]
SEOUL, June 30 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s oceans ministry said Wednesday it will launch a congestion alert system at local beaches this week as more people are expected to travel across the country amid hot weather and eased social distancing guidelines. The country will implement the three-level alert system at local beaches to keep [...]
SEOUL, June 27 (Korea Bizwire) — Modetour Network Inc., South Korea’s second-largest travel service provider, has offered a voluntary retirement program for the first time in the company’s history after suffering from the prolonged novel coronavirus pandemic, industry insiders said Sunday. All of the travel agency’s 990 employees will be eligible to apply for the [...]
SEOUL, June 27 (Korea Bizwire) — The number of domestic trips taken by South Koreans dropped sharply last year due to the novel coronavirus pandemic, a research institute said Sunday. South Koreans are estimated to have taken 225.19 million domestic trips in 2020, down 34.7 percent from a year earlier, the Korea Culture & Tourism [...]
BORYEONG, June 20 (Korea Bizwire) — This year’s Boryeong Mud Festival, one of South Korea’s most celebrated summer events, will be held online and offline next month in consideration of COVID-19, local officials said Sunday. The municipality of Boryeong, a South Chungcheong Province city 190 kilometers south of Seoul, said the 24th version of its [...]
SEOUL, June 17 (Korea Bizwire) — As the number of Koreans vaccinated against COVID-19 continues to grow, hotels are scrambling to attract inoculated customers. Kolon Hotel Gyeongju is offering a single-person coupon for its sauna, while Mauna Ocean Resort is offering single-person coupons for a free spa. Vaccinated customers can receive benefits at the hotel [...]
SEOUL, June 17 (Korea Bizwire) — A subscription-based tourism product, the first of its kind in South Korea, has been introduced by a state-run tourism promotion agency. The product was designed by combining the concept of travel with the recent subscription economy trend, in which consumers are provided a variety of products and services customized [...]
SEOUL, June 14 (Korea Bizwire) — Nearly 16,000 people have used “flights to nowhere” offered by South Korean airlines since the sightseeing flights were introduced late last year, the customs office said Monday. The Korea Customs Service (KCS) said 15,983 passengers used a total of 152 international flights designed for the purpose of the air [...]