SEOUL, Jul. 4 (Korea Bizwire) — The 6th Water Gun Festival will be held in Sinchon on July 7 and 8 to help city dwellers and visitors to cool off from the sweltering heat. The festival will run from 11 a.m. to 9 p.m. on the first day, while on the second day, water gun [...]
SEOUL, Jun. 28 (Korea Bizwire) — A survey by the global online travel website Expedia found that Koreans preferred to travel to destinations that had been featured on television. The survey was carried out between June 18 and 22 by querying 600 men and women between the ages of 20 and 59 about their previous [...]
SEOUL, Jun. 27 (Korea Bizwire) — A special sale that offers significant discounts for foreign visitors in Seoul will kick off on July 1. The “Seoul Summer Sale” to be held during the entire month of July was jointly announced by the city government of Seoul and the Seoul Tourism Organization. The number of businesses [...]
SEOUL, Jun. 27 (Korea Bizwire) — More than 80 percent of South Koreans who plan to go on summer vacation this year will stay in the country, a survey showed Wednesday, amid the government’s push to boost domestic travel. Of 1,105 people, 55.2 percent said they intend to go on summer vacation, according to the [...]
CHUNCHEON, Jun. 26 (Korea Bizwire) — Procedures to enter the demilitarized zone in Cheolwon-gun in Gangwon Province are expected to become easier. Having been approved by the United Nations Command, entry procedures to the DMZ by the relevant military unit will be simplified. In the past, visitors required formal approval from the UN Command to [...]
GANGNEUNG, Jun. 26 (Korea Bizwire) — As avid surfing fans in Korea gear up for the official opening of beaches next month on the nation’s eastern coast of Gangwon Province, regulators worry that the clash between surfers and beachgoers may put citizens at risk. And as many surf shops have opened in Yangyang County, popular [...]
SEOUL, Jun. 26 (Korea Bizwire) — The number of inbound travelers from countries other than China is expected to surpass the 10 million mark for the first time this year, the government said Tuesday, as it struggles to diversify the country’s tourist portfolio after being hit hard by a diplomatic row between Seoul and Beijing. [...]
SEOUL, Jun. 25 (Korea Bizwire) — With pet ownership increasingly popular among South Koreans, a growing number of individuals are planning to go away on summer holidays with their animal companions this year. Many first-class hotels, formerly reluctant to receive pets as guests, have started to cater to such demand by providing accommodation for pets [...]
SEJONG, June 23 (Korea Bizwire) – South Korea’s deficit in the tourism balance with European Union countries rose 36 percent in 2017 from a year earlier, central bank data showed Saturday, as a growing number of South Korean travelers visited European countries. South Korea’s tourism deficit with the EU came to US$5.46 billion in 2017, [...]
SEOUL, Jun. 21 (Korea Bizwire) — Fans of BTS are flocking to the city of Jecheon in North Chungcheong Province to view its airfield, which featured prominently in one of the boyband’s music videos. As more people show interest in Mosan Airfield, Jecheon city officials have linked the music video in question to the city’s [...]