SEOUL, Jul. 19 (Korea Bizwire) — The sentiment of boycotting trips to Japan in response to the Japanese government’s retaliatory economic sanctions is growing in South Korea. With the popularity of Japan, the top tourist destination among South Koreans, fading, the possibility of a boost in domestic travel is also being discussed among industry watchers. [...]
SEOUL, Jul. 17 (Korea Bizwire) — The Goseong municipal government on South Korea’s eastern coast said Wednesday it will suspend one of the two tour programs for a trail along the Demilitarized Zone (DMZ) separating the two Koreas for 15 days next month in the eastern coastal town. The walking tour program of the first [...]
SUNCHEON, Jul. 16 (Korea Bizwire) — The city of Suncheon, dubbed South Korea’s ecological capital, said Tuesday it will hold its annual summer-themed event at its iconic park, Suncheon Bay National Garden, from July 19 to Aug. 25. This year’s Summer Water Light Festival will feature a water lighting show, light gardens and a variety [...]
SEOUL, Jul. 15 (Korea Bizwire) — A tour program to North Korea’s scenic Mount Kumgang will kick off later this month, a North Korean propaganda outlet said, as the impoverished country seeks to expand its tourism industry in the face of global sanctions crippling its economy. DPRK Today said in an article on Sunday that [...]
SEOUL, Jul. 12 (Korea Bizwire) — A boycott campaign against Japanese products and services is becoming a nationwide movement. The boycott started after Japan imposed trade restrictions against South Korea. Amid the boycott, a series of statistics show that the number of reservations for trips to Japan has dropped significantly. Hana Tour, the nation’s leading [...]
SEOUL, Jul. 9 (Korea Bizwire) — The state-run tourism agency said Tuesday it will begin group bus tours to a trail along the Demilitarized Zone (DMZ) separating the two Koreas later this month in the eastern coastal town of Goseong. The Korea Tourism Authority will accept applications for group bus tours to the first DMZ [...]
SEOUL, Jul. 7 (Korea Bizwire) — The number of South Korean tourists to Japan fell nearly five percent in the January-May period from a year earlier, government data showed Sunday, with travel demand to Japan expected to fall further following Japan’s export curbs. In the first five months, the number of Koreans who traveled to [...]
SEOUL, Jul. 2 (Korea Bizwire) — The Ministry of Justice reported that foreign tourists leaving South Korea will be able to use automatic immigration checkpoints immediately without prior registration starting on July 10. Short-term visitors aged 17 or older who provided facial and fingerprint information when entering the country are eligible to use automatic passport [...]
SEOUL, Jul. 2 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea has sent six police officers to Croatia to protect an increasing number of its nationals visiting the country, the National Police Agency (NPA) said Tuesday. They are currently in Zagreb, Dubrovnik and Split and began jointly patrolling streets with local police Monday. It is the first time [...]
SEOUL, Jul. 1 (Korea Bizwire) — A bus stop on a remote east coast beach has been voted the most popular travel destination for K-pop group BTS’ fans planning to visit South Korea, a poll showed Monday. The “Hyangho Beach Bus Stop” in the Jumunjin district of Gangneung, Gangwon Province, ranked first in a popularity [...]