SEOUL, Sept. 1 (Korea Bizwire) — Four Joseon-era royal palaces in Seoul will remain open throughout the extended Chuseok holiday next week to receive holiday visitors free of charge, the government said Saturday. The four palaces — Gyeongbok, Changdeok, Deoksu and Changgyeong — as well as the UNESCO-recognized Royal Tombs of the Joseon Dynasty in [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 30 (Korea Bizwire) — Seoul plans to introduce a foreigner-only transportation card with unlimited access to the subway by the end of this year. The Discover Seoul Pass, to be released by Seoul Metro Corp., will allow foreign tourists to access all subway lines (except Korail sections) as well as designated cultural facilities [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 27 (Korea Bizwire) — An annual festival on traditional Korean art and culture will kick off later this week in central Seoul, organizers said Tuesday. The “Insa Korean Art and Culture Festival: 2019 Insadong Exposition” will be held in Insadong, a multitude of small streets with craft shops and galleries, on Thursday for [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 27 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea has issued a travel warning for Hong Kong, citing increasing risks from escalating violence in deepening anti-government protests, Seoul’s foreign ministry said. A “navy warning”, which calls for caution and is the lowest of the four-phase travel warning system, has been imposed on all of Hong Kong, [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 26 (Korea Bizwire) — Korean horse racing was broadcast worldwide via CNN International on Sunday. CNN’s “Winning Post: An Elegant Life Team” visited the Korea Racing Authority (KRA) last month to document activities over three days. Korean horse racing was introduced along with Seoul’s Gyeongbok Palace, Gwangjang Market, and other major tourist destinations. [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 26 (Korea Bizwire) — The travel industry, mired in a panic due to a boycott against Japan triggered by Japanese export restrictions, is seeking a breakthrough in its products accompanying so-called social media ‘influencers’. A major tour agency Hana Tour Service Inc. recently released “DJ Narae’s Hip Party in Da Nang” as the [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 25 (Korea Bizwire) — The number of Indonesian tourists to South Korea jumped nearly 15 percent in the first half of 2019 from a year earlier as the country emerged as a Muslim-friendly travel destination, Seoul’s tourism promotion agency said Sunday. Around 112,000 Indonesian tourists visited South Korea in the first six months [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 23 (Korea Bizwire) — “People in Indonesia want to know other cities of South Korea than Seoul. Andong is a perfect place where people can really enjoy the real essence of South Korea.” Indonesian TV producer Rina Novita repeatedly stressed Andong as an “original place“ of South Korea. Novita recently filmed two 90-minute [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 23 (Korea Bizwire) — Special nighttime sightseeing of Gyeongbok Palace, one of four royal residences in central Seoul, will open next month through November, the heritage administration said Friday. For the tour during cool nights in the fall, the main palace of the Joseon Dynasty (1392-1910) will open from 7 p.m. to 9:30 [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 22 (Korea Bizwire) — Women and those in their 20s and 30s from China, Japan and Taiwan have caused the number of foreign tourists visiting South Korea to jump twofold over the past decade, a study showed Thursday. Tourist arrivals in the country have increased by 96 percent from 7.82 million in 2009 [...]