INCHEON, Mar. 27 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s first casino and hotel complex, Paradise City, in Incheon west of Seoul, said Wednesday that it will open an indoor family amusement park later this week. WONDERBOX, based on the theme of a night-time fair, will officially open on Sunday to accommodate family-oriented customers, according to the [...]
SEOUL, Mar. 7 (Korea Bizwire) — Many foreign tourists vacationing in South Korea were exposed to a wave of hazardous ultrafine particles that blanketed the nation over the past week, due mostly to lack of information and guidance. Since last Thursday, most of South Korea has been hit by extraordinarily high levels of ultrafine particles [...]
SEOUL, Mar. 5 (Korea Bizwire) — Despite deteriorating relations between Seoul and Tokyo, the number of Japanese visitors to South Korea increased by nearly 33 percent over three recent months government data showed Tuesday. The Ministry of Justice said a total of 773,000 Japanese nationals entered South Korea between last November and January this year, [...]
SEOUL, Mar. 5 (Korea Bizwire) — As the trend of staying in a foreign city for a month to seek relaxation and experience the local life has spread, demand for ‘one month’ trips abroad has soared. When Interpark Tour analyzed customer data for those who stayed in foreign cities for 29 to 31 days last [...]
SEOUL, Feb. 28 (Korea Bizwire) — The Korea Tourism Organization (KTO) announced on Wednesday that when it surveyed Japanese members of its Facebook page, ‘magic’ beoseon’ was chosen as the number one must-have item from traditional markets, accounting for 10.3 percent of all responses. Next in line was socks at 9.3 percent, followed by taste [...]
BERLIN, Feb. 27 (Korea Bizwire) – The Czech Republic will apply a program to automate immigration clearance for South Koreans starting this week, the South Korean Embassy in Prague said Wednesday. Under the program, which will begin Friday, South Koreans aged 15 or older are allowed to benefit from the speedy electronic immigration processing through [...]
TOKYO, Feb. 20 (Korea Bizwire) — Nearly 780,000 South Koreans traveled to Japan in January, the largest number among foreign visitors to the nation during the month, according to a news report Wednesday. A total of 779,400 South Koreans visited the neighboring country last month, Kyodo News reported, citing data from Japan’s state tourism agency. [...]
SEOUL, Feb. 20 (Korea Bizwire) — South Koreans traveling overseas spent a record amount last year, but spending per person declined, central bank data showed Wednesday. The current account for last year showed travel expenditures of US$31.97 billion, the highest since recordkeeping began in 2006. Past figures show increases from $15 billion in 2009 to [...]
SEOUL, Feb. 19 (Korea Bizwire) — The Seoul government said Tuesday it will offer a vacation subsidy of 250,000 won (US$222) to 2,000 low-income workers this year, as part of an effort to reinvigorate the stagnant local tourism sector. The Seoul metropolitan government will begin accepting applications for the vacation subsidy in March from among [...]
JEJU, Feb. 8 (Korea Bizwire) — Tourism industry analysts are calling on the government to develop new strategies to meet various demands of South Korean and foreign tourists visiting Jeju Island. Jeju Island and the Jeju Tourism Organization released a status report on Thursday, arguing that Jeju should go beyond its current tourism model in [...]