SEOUL, May 31 (Korea Bizwire) — The Seoul metropolitan government opened elevated bicycle lanes Monday along a stream that flows through the heart of the city as part of efforts to encourage the use of the eco-friendly means of transportation among citizens and tourists. The bike lanes were built on a 5.94-kilometer-long section of the [...]
JEJU, May 31 (Korea Bizwire) – Jeju Island attracted more than 1 million tourists this month alone, industry data showed Monday, as the southern resort island raised its anti-COVID-19 social distancing measures by one notch to Level 2 on the same day to cope with growing local transmissions of the coronavirus. According to the data [...]
SEOUL, May 27 (Korea Bizwire) — Jeju Island, South Korea’s most popular holiday destination, appears to be increasingly favored by locals as an alternative to overseas travel amid the prolonged COVID-19 pandemic, a report indicated Thursday. The report released by the state-funded Korea Culture and Tourism Institute (KCTI) showed that domestic tourism to the southern [...]
SEOUL, May 26 (Korea Bizwire) – The number of tourist hotels in Seoul decreased for the first time last year due to the outbreaks of COVID-19, government data showed Wednesday. As of the end of 2020, there were 331 tourist hotels in Seoul, down two from a year ago, according to the data from the [...]
BUSAN, May 19 (Korea Bizwire) — A landfill-turned-botanical garden will be temporarily opened to the public in the southeastern port city of Busan this week, the municipal government said Wednesday. Haeundae Arboretum built on a former landfill site in Seokdae-dong, northern Busan, will partially open Thursday as the first phase of its construction has been [...]
SEOUL, May 17 (Korea Bizwire) — The number of visitors to major amusement and theme parks across the country decreased sharply last year due to the coronavirus pandemic, data showed Monday. According to data from the state-run Korea Culture and Tourism Institute, attendance at Lotte World in southern Seoul stood at 1.56 million in 2020, [...]
SEOUL, May 15 (Korea Bizwire) — The new Seoul International Garden Show has brought together 58 gardens from seven countries to be enjoyed outdoors amid the ongoing pandemic, organizers said Saturday. The annual event, which this year added “international” to its title to reflect the participation of diverse artists and foreign nationals living in the [...]
SEOUL, May 12 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s tidal flats were recently deferred in a preliminary review of potential assets that could be listed as UNESCO World Heritage, cultural heritage authorities said Wednesday. Seoul has been pushing to register “getbol,” or “Korean tidal flats” on the UNESCO’s world heritage list, with the final review set [...]
JEJU, May 6 (Korea Bizwire) — The southern island of Jeju recorded this year’s largest number of daily visitors on the Children’s Day holiday, industry officials said Thursday. According to the Jeju Tourism Association, 45,427 people visited the resort island Wednesday, up 139.4 percent from the 19,048 posted a year ago during the early stage [...]
SEOUL, April 22 (Korea Bizwire) — Nighttime tours of Changdeok Palace from the Joseon Dynasty (1392-1910) will kick off next week in a scaled-down manner amid the new coronavirus pandemic, the cultural heritage agency said Thursday. The 100-minute nocturnal tour of the royal palace will run from April 29 through June 20, four times a [...]