SEOUL, Nov. 14 (Korea Bizwire) — Haeundae Beach, one of the most-visited tourist spots in the city of Busan, and its surrounding areas will be lit up with colorful lamps this week to celebrate an upcoming special summit between South Korea and the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) in the city. The Haeundae district [...]
SEOUL, Nov. 11 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea suffered a some 41 percent tumble in the number of visiting Chinese tourists over the past three years since its decision to deploy an advanced U.S. missile defense system here, a report said Monday. A total of 4.79 million Chinese visited South Korea in 2018, down 40.6 [...]
SEOUL, Nov. 11 (Korea Bizwire) — More consumers are willing to pay more to travel than pay for cheap, low-quality tour packages. In response, travel agencies are offering no-tip, no-option, and no-shopping packages. Online Tour, a South Korean travel agency, began to offer high quality tour packages that exclude tips, options, or shopping in June. [...]
SEOUL, Nov. 9 (Korea Bizwire) — The iconic Dongdaemun Design Plaza (DDP) in Seoul will turn into a canvas of light, color and spectacular images when the city launches a new annual festival of light during the year-end season. The inaugural “DDP Light” event will take place from Dec. 20 to Jan. 3 featuring a [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 31 (Korea Bizwire) — The number of South Koreans staying at hotels and tourist inns in Japan halved in August from a year earlier, data showed Thursday, amid boycott campaign against Japanese products stemming from bitter feuds over trade and history. The Japan Tourism Agency said the number of South Koreans at such [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 31 (Korea Bizwire) — An annual lantern festival will light up the Seoul city center this week with mulberry paper lanterns in the shape of widely loved fairy-tale characters, the city government said Thursday. The 2019 Seoul Lantern Festival will kick off on Friday for a 17-day run over the Cheonggye Stream that [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 26 (Korea Bizwire) — Want to stroll down rustic riverside walkways and enjoy autumnal colors without getting out of Seoul? Seoul’s municipal officials in charge of maintaining public parks alongside the Han River seem to have good recommendations for romantic walk enthusiasts. The Seoul Metropolitan Government’s Hangang Project Headquarters on Saturday announced a [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 24 (Korea Bizwire) — A Japanese prefecture governor met with Asiana Airlines Inc.’s chief executive officer to discuss ways to keep the route to Miyazaki amid Japan’s export curbs, the company said Thursday. On Wednesday, Miyazaki Prefecture Gov. Kohno Shunji paid a visit to Asiana Airlines in Seoul to exchange views on ways [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 23 (Korea Bizwire) — The more frequently one visit forests, the more satisfied one is with one’s life. According to a survey of 2,624 Koreans aged 19 or older conducted by the Korea Forest Research Institute (KFRI), 76.5 percent of the respondents were found to be satisfied with life if they visited forests [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 15 (Korea Bizwire) — The annual Seoul Silver Grass Festival is set to open later this week, offering visitors a chance to take in the golden brown autumn scene, the city government said Tuesday. This year’s festival will take place from Oct. 18-24 at Haneul Park in western Seoul, according to the Seoul [...]