SEOUL, May 14 (Korea Bizwire) — The number of South Koreans planning to travel to Japan during the summer months surged amid a weak Japanese yen and affordable tickets offered by low-cost carriers, industry data showed Monday. According to the data compiled by Hana Tour, South Korea’s No. 1 travel agency, the number of reservations [...]
SEOUL, May 9 (Korea Bizwire) — eSports is making waves as a new front of “Hallyu”, the Korean wave of pop culture, and is being developed to attract international tourists to Seoul. The city government of Seoul revealed yesterday that it will operate a trial “eSports Tour Program” targeting foreign visitors, in efforts to expand [...]
SEOUL, May 9 (Korea Bizwire) — A recent study has revealed that the British think South Korea’s tourism industry has great potential. Although awareness of the South Korean nation by the general public in U.K. is low, younger Brits have a favorable image of South Korea thanks to the nation’s high-tech industries and K-pop. This [...]
SEOUL, May 9 (Korea Bizwire) — An upgraded version of the foreigners-only Seoul tour pass is now available for travelers visiting the city, the Seoul Metropolitan Government said Wednesday. The Discover Seoul Pass comes with a variety of discount benefits or complimentary offers for key tourist hotspots that have newly been added, the city government [...]
SEOUL, May 8 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea will promote its southeastern region as a cluster for wellness travel as it moves to attract more tourists amid the popularity of the country’s medical services, the government said Tuesday. South Gyeongsang Province, which encompasses the port cities of Tongyeong and Geoje, has been tapped as the [...]
BONGHWA, May 4 (Korea Bizwire) — Visitors to the Baekdudaegan National Arboretum will soon be able to come face to face with Siberian tigers roaming wild in the 4.8-hectare forest, equivalent in size to seven football fields. The arboretum celebrated its opening yesterday with a ceremony attended by over 1,000 people including arboretum officials and [...]
SEOUL, May 3 (Korea Bizwire) — Most international tourists who visit South Korea via foreign cruise ships want to experience venues of tradition and history on their next visit to the country. This is according to a survey carried out by the Korean Tourism Organization targeting over 2,000 foreign tourists and 300 crew members who [...]
SUWON, May 2 (Korea Bizwire) — Following the inter-Korea summit in Panmunjom, the demand for coffee at “Café Annyeong” in nearby Imjingak went through the roof with 700 to 800 cups of coffee now being sold daily, almost twice the amount from before the summit. This is according to an official at the Gyeonggi Tourism [...]
SEOUL, May 1 (Korea Bizwire) — A transpacific joint venture between Korean Air Lines Co. and Delta Air Lines Inc. launched Tuesday to create a combined network serving more than 290 destinations in the Americas and more than 80 in Asia, providing customers of both airlines with more travel options. In March, the Ministry of [...]
CHANGWON, Apr. 27 (Korea Bizwire) — The city of Changwon in South Gyeongsang Province has fallen head over heels in love with the new Taiwanese import for the NC Dinos, the city’s professional baseball team. City officials revealed plans to appoint Wang Wei-chung as the city’s goodwill ambassador at the NC Dinos’ home game to [...]