SEOUL, Dec. 3 (Korea Bizwire) — Tourists visiting Seoul are buying more fashion products than last year, according to a recent survey. The Seoul Metropolitan Government and the Seoul Tourism Organization announced on Sunday that compared to last year, tourists in Seoul purchased fewer cosmetics and more fashion products. Querying 1,500 tourists who visited South [...]
SEOUL, Nov. 27 (Korea Bizwire) — A Chinese-based agency is selling tour programs to spend Christmas Day in North Korea’s capital, Pyongyang. According to the website of Young Pioneer Tours, a three-day tour to Pyongyang sells for 475 pounds (US$608) and a four-day program, which also includes tours to the border city of Kaesong and [...]
SEOUL, Nov. 23 (Korea Bizwire) — One of the world’s largest surfing parks will open in Sihwa MTV (Multi-techno Valley), Gyeonggi Province, by the end of 2020. Lee Jae-myung, Governor of Gyeonggi Province; Lim Byeong-taek, head of Korea Water Resources Corp. (K-water); and Choi Sam-seop, President of Daewon Plus Construction signed a memorandum of understanding [...]
SEOUL, Nov. 22 (Korea Bizwire) – The number of foreigners who visited South Korea rose 31.1 percent in October from a year earlier mainly due to a base effect after visits by Chinese nationals plunged in 2017, the local tourism promotion agency said Thursday. A total of 1.53 million foreigners visited South Korea last month, [...]
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 [...]