SEOUL, March 8 (Korea Bizwire) — Airbnb Inc. said Thursday about 15,000 tourists visited PyeongChang and its adjacent cities via the global room-sharing platform during the 2018 Winter Olympics, which wrapped up last week. The number of travelers who made reservations in Gangwon Province, including the Olympic host town of PyeongChang, some 180 kilometers east [...]
SEOUL, Feb. 27 (Korea Bizwire) – That the Paralympics are scheduled to kick off on March 9 hasn’t stopped Gangwon Province from turning its attention to the issue of Olympics facility maintenance only days after the conclusion of the Pyeongchang 2018 Winter Olympics. On February 27, the Gangwon provincial legislature urged the central government to [...]
SEOUL, Nov. 8 (Korea Bizwire) – McDonald’s has begun construction of a giant burger, box of French fries and soda that will serve as its outpost in the Olympic Park. The structure will be finished in time for the Winter Olympics. The store will cater to visitors only; a separate location offering complimentary meals to [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 20 (Korea Bizwire) – The torch for the first Winter Olympics to take place in South Korea will be lit in Greece next Tuesday, the culture and sports ministry said Friday. The flame-lighting ceremony will take place in Ancient Olympia, home of the ancient Games in Greece, on Oct. 24 (local time) attended [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 11 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korean football icon Park Ji-sung has been named the first torchbearer for the first Winter Olympics to take place in his native country. The organizing committee for the 2018 PyeongChang Winter Games said Wednesday that Park, the former men’s national team captain, will carry the torch first after [...]
SEOUL, Sept. 7 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korean tourism authorities have launched a special team of mystery shoppers consisting of both South Koreans and foreign nationals in a bid to improve food and service quality ahead of the PyeongChang 2018 Olympic Winter Games. The Korea Tourism Organization announced its decision to deploy mystery shoppers to [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 21 (Korea Bizwire) – The final stage of work to open new highways and railroads linking the 2018 PyeongChang Olympic venues and major cities of South Korea is in full swing in order to provide the best and easiest way to get to and from the venues. Transportation is one of the key elements of preparations for the upcoming Winter Olympic Games in the nation’s east coast resort town of PyeongChang in Gangwon Province, which [...]
SEOUL, April 11 (Korea Bizwire) – Organizers of the 2018 PyeongChang Winter Games have selected KEB Hana Bank as their main banking partner, a senior Olympic official said Tuesday. The official said the two sides have wrapped up their negotiations that began in February, and will announce their deal in a ceremony at KEB Hana [...]
PYEONGCHANG, Jul. 19 (Korea Bizwire) – Going to PyeongChang from Seoul by a car may be challenging trip this time around. It will take more than three and a half hours for drivers to reach the South Korean alpine town from nation’s capital — nearly an hour more than usual — as several sections of [...]
SEOUL, Nov. 26 (Korea Bizwire) – South Korean pitcher Ryu Hyun-jin has been named the honorary ambassador for the 2018 PyeongChang Winter Games, organizers said Thursday. The Los Angeles Dodgers pitcher will take part in various activities promoting South Korea’s first Winter Games in PyeongChang, some 180 kilometers east of Seoul in Gangwon Province, the [...]