SEOUL, Oct. 8 (Korea Bizwire) — A tour agency specializing in travel to Korea’s heavily armed demilitarized zone (DMZ) said Monday it will sell a new package to the area that highlights the ecosystem and peace instead of security-centered sightseeing. DMZ Tour Korea will offer a “Cheorwon DMZ peace and eco winter travel” package from [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 5 (Korea Bizwire) — The city of Jeonju is using N Seoul Tower, one of Seoul’s most famous landmarks, as a promotion platform leading up to the 2018 Jeonju Bibimbap Festival. Jeonju city officials announced last Thursday that N Seoul Tower, a must-see spot for tourists, has been promoting the festival since last [...]
SUWON, Oct. 1 (Korea Bizwire) — Gyeonggi Province announced yesterday that it was planning to allocate 19.63 billion won to be used to transform Namhansanseong Fortress, a UNESCO World Heritage Site, into a major tourist attraction by 2022. The province is expected to hold a yearly “cultural festival” in October starting next year, and will [...]
SEOUL, Sept. 28 (Korea Bizwire) — Southeast Asian countries, especially Vietnam, were the hottest holiday destinations during this year’s Chuseok weekend. Fewer South Koreans travelled during Chuseok compared to last year due to a shorter holiday weekend, but more people were found to have traveled to Europe than last year. According to Korea’s leading travel [...]
SEOUL, Sept. 28 (Korea Bizwire) — A Seoul-based tour company is planning to sell North Korea travel packages to foreigners staying in South Korea. Sunwoo Airlines Travel Agency Co. said Friday that it has secured an exclusive proxy contract with Pyongyang on the sale of North Korea tour packages to foreigners living in South Korea [...]
SEOUL, Sept. 26 (Korea Bizwire) – Due to the decrease in overall quantity of squid caught in South Korean waters, other fish and seafood substitutes will be included in the Squid Festival held in the city of Gangneung in Gangwon Province. The organizing committee of the 19th Jumunjin Squid Festival, to be held from October [...]
SEOUL, Sept. 24 (Korea Bizwire) — A new survey has found that there are roughly 10 bicycle accidents in Seoul every day. Last year, there were 30 deaths resulting from bicycle accidents, a 25 percent increase from the year before. According to data from the Seoul Metropolitan Government released by lawmaker Min Kyung-wook of the [...]
SEOUL, Sept. 21 (Korea Bizwire) – Kim Nam-soon recently got a job at Bukchon Hanok Village in downtown Seoul. Her duty is to maintain order in the village filled with traditional Korean houses, or “hanok,” when tourists flood through the narrow alleys. No yelling, no fly-tipping and no photos of residents without their permission. Apparently [...]
SEOUL, Sept. 19 (Korea Bizwire) — The 2018 Imsil N Cheese Festival hosted by Imsil-gun in North Jeolla Province will be held at the Cheese Theme Park and Cheese Village from October 6 to 9. The theme of this year’s festival is “Love for Cheese, Love for Imsil.” Over 80 different programs will be available [...]
SEJONG, Sept. 18 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea will open a cruise port capable of accommodating 220,000 ton-ships in the southeastern port of Busan to attract more passengers from abroad, the oceans ministry said Tuesday. The new port, which is 440 meters long and 45 meters wide, is the nation’s second cruise ship port, in [...]