SEOUL, Sept. 13 (Korea Bizwire) — South Koreans are not fully able to use their leisure time despite having more time on their hands thanks to the 52-hour workweek, a poll showed Friday. Macromill Embrain surveyed 1,000 people between the ages of 19 and 59, 70 percent of whom said they had more time off, [...]
SEOUL, Sept. 12 (Korea Bizwire) — Recent reports have indicated that many Koreans who planned to travel to Japan cancelled their trips or changed their destination to Korea after the Japanese government imposed trade restrictions earlier this summer. According to an online survey of 1,300 people conducted by the Korea Culture and Tourism Institute, 69.3 [...]
SEOUL, Sept. 12 (Korea Bizwire) — Kangwon Land casino, located in Jeongseon County, Gangwon Province, was found to be the most visited tourist destination for Kakao Corp.’s vehicle navigation users over the past year. According to a recent report released by Kakao, Kangwon Land was the number one destination for people going to restaurants and [...]
SEOUL, Sept. 12 (Korea Bizwire) — An array of events, including folk game festivals and musical concerts, will take place across Seoul during the extended Chuseok holiday that begins Thursday, the Seoul metropolitan government said. Chuseok, the Korean equivalent of Thanksgiving, is celebrated on Aug. 15 on the lunar calendar, which falls on Sept. 13 [...]
SEOUL, Sept. 6 (Korea Bizwire) — A new cultural complex will open on a Han River island in the heart of Seoul this month, providing citizens with more opportunities to enjoy music and other cultural performances, the government of Seoul said Friday. The Seoul Metropolitan Government said it will open the music-themed complex on Nodeul [...]
SEOUL, Sept. 4 (Korea Bizwire) — The number of South Korean tourists visiting Japan plunged more than 19 percent on-year last month due to a widening voluntary “Japan tour boycott” campaign against Tokyo’s recent implementation of strict trade regulations on Seoul, the country’s main airport operator said Wednesday. According to the Incheon International Airport Corp., [...]
SEOUL, Sept. 4 (Korea Bizwire) — An inaugural festival of Korean traditional music featuring scores of high-end concerts will hit Seoul’s major tourist spots for a three-week run from this weekend, organizers said Wednesday. The Seoul Metropolitan Government said it will host the 1st Seoul Korean Traditional Music Festival from Sept. 6-29 to provide citizens [...]
SEOUL, Sept. 3 (Korea Bizwire) — As South Korea continues to boycott Japanese products in response to economic retaliation from Japan, this year’s most sought-after tourist destination for the Chuseok holidays is also changing. Wemakeprice Inc., a local open market operator, said that the majority of South Koreans booked flights to Vietnam, Thailand, and other [...]
SUWON, Sept. 2 (Korea Bizwire) — The operation of shuttle buses for tours of Camp Greaves, a former U.S. military base near the border with North Korea, will restart this weekend, local tourist authorities said Monday. The shuttle bus service, which links Imjin Pavilion in Paju, north of Seoul, and Camp Greaves, 2 kilometers south [...]
SEOUL, Sept. 1 (Korea Bizwire) — A string of new hotels by global hospitality chains are scheduled to open in South Korea, targeting the growing luxury and premium segments in Asia’s fourth-largest economy, industry analysts said Saturday. Andaz Gangnam is scheduled to open on Sept. 6, the first Andaz brand by Hyatt Hotels Corp. in [...]