SEOUL, Nov. 19 (Korea Bizwire) — The Seoul Metropolitan Government announced yesterday plans to analyze big data indicating the consumption habits of tourists within the six special tourist zones in Seoul. The move is aimed at activating business activities for small enterprise owners. The Seoul Credit Guarantee Foundation and the Seoul Tourism Organization just inked [...]
SEOUL/BEIJING, Nov. 15 (Korea Bizwire) — Ctrip, a leading travel agency in China, has deleted tour programs to South Korea, its website showed Thursday, in what could be a sign of a lingering row between the two neighbors over a U.S. missile defense system. The deletion came just hours after the company restarted online marketing [...]
SEOUL, Nov. 15 (Korea Bizwire) — Summer ended long ago, but back alleys just a few blocks from exit four of Euljiro 3-ga subway station still buzz with people of various ages who come to drink cold beer at plastic tables outdoors. The area is known as Euljiro Nogari Alley because it is a place [...]
BEIJING, Nov. 14 (Korea Bizwire) — China lifted a ban on the online sale of group tour programs to South Korea on Wednesday imposed in retaliation for the deployment of an advanced U.S. missile defense system on the peninsula. Ctrip, a leading travel agency in China, decided to restart the online marketing of related products [...]
SEOUL, Nov. 8 (Korea Bizwire) — Southeast Asia has emerged as the most popular tourist destination for South Koreans planning on overseas trips in December, a leading travel agency said Thursday. Hana Tour, the largest travel agency in South Korea, said that as of Wednesday, Vietnam and other Southeast Asian nations accounted for slightly over [...]
SEOUL, Nov. 5 (Korea Bizwire) — The Seoul city government said Monday a limited version of a foreigner-only travel pass will be available for purchase starting this week, offering a wider range of discounts to tourist attractions in Seoul and nearby regions. The new Discover Seoul Pass comes with discount vouchers for 96 tourist hot [...]
JEJU, Oct. 26 (Korea Bizwire) — The small town of Jocheon-eup on Jeju Island that holds the Dongbaek-dongsan wetlands has been accredited as a Wetland City under the Ramsar Convention. The Ministry of Environment and Jeju City announced on Thursday that Jeju City’s Jocheon-eup, along with the South Korean towns of Suncheon, Changnyeong-gun, and Inje-gun, [...]
JEJU, Oct. 26 (Korea Bizwire) — A smart MICE industrial complex will be built in Jeju Island’s Seogwipo Innovation City. The Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport (MOLIT) announced on Thursday that Jeju Island’s “reputation as an international tourist attraction thanks to convenient traffic, accommodations, and abundant tourist resources make it a perfect spot for [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 24 (Korea Bizwire) — Finland has become a new tourist destination as more South Koreans are being charmed by the European nation’s sustainable food culture. The Finnish Tourist Board held a press conference yesterday at Space M in the Hongdae district to introduce efforts by Finns to bring natural foods to the dining [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 22 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea will hold a cultural festival at a former U.S. army base near the inter-Korean border this weekend as part of efforts to transform the heavily fortified Demilitarized Zone (DMZ) into a hub of peace-themed tourism, organizers said Monday. The Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism and the [...]