DAEJEON, Feb.2 (Korea Bizwire) – The city of Daejeon is becoming increasingly popular with Chinese tourists. To receive health checkups and tour local attractions, 300 Chinese tourists will visit Daejeon during the month of February. According to the local government and the Daejeon Marketing Corporation, a total of 300 Chinese tourists will visit Daejeon this [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 5 (Korea Bizwire) – Chinese tourists, famous for leaving shelves bare when they shop abroad, went on a a shopping spree in Korea, Japan and the U.S. during the National Holiday of the People’s Republic of China. According to a Chinese journal, many Chinese tourists visited Korea and Japan during the holidays, with [...]
SEOUL, Mar. 6 (Korea Bizwire) — The Korean government has postponed its plan to increase cigarette prices in tax-free stores, due to an increase in demand from Chinese tourists for Korean cigarettes, and a decrease in hoarding sprees that started with the cigarette price hike, according to an individual related to the Ministry of Strategy and Finance [...]
SEOUL, Feb. 18 (Korea Bizwire) – The Korean Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism (MCST) is set to carry out various promotional and safety-related measures as part of preparations for a massive inflow of Chinese tourists during the Spring Festival, China’s most celebrated holiday. The MCST is planning to conduct monitoring, which will be operated by [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 31 (Korea Bizwire) – Thanks to the increasing Chinese tourists to Korea, the tourism balance of payments turned to the black for the first time in 28 months in September. Besides, Korea earned a record income from tourism during the month surpassing the US$1.7 billion mark also for the first time. According to [...]
SEOUL, Sept. 2 (Korea Bizwire) – Thanks to the fast-rising Chinese tourists in Korea, the credit card spending by foreigners in the second quarter has hit a record-high level. According to the Bank of Korea on August 29, the total amount of credit card spending made by foreign visitors to Korea was US$2.91 billion during the April-June period, [...]
![[Stats] Main Tourist Attractions by Foreigners](http://koreabizwire.com/wp/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/관광객주요방문지역-영문-가로-800x313.png "[Stats] Main Tourist Attractions by Foreigners")
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SEOUL, Korea, April 29, 2014 (Korea Bizwire)– Domestic retailers are busy preparing to induce foreign tourists mainly Chinese and Japanese before the “Golden Week” of late April and early May by reinforcing marketing activities such as discount offers, free gifts and more interpreters.More shops are also informing that they are “Tax Free” shops that the [...]
![[China Report] Chinese Tourists Becoming Big Spenders in Korea’s Dept Stores](http://koreabizwire.com/wp/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/2014021002708_1.jpg "[China Report] Chinese Tourists Becoming Big Spenders in Korea’s Dept Stores")
SEOUL, Korea, Feb. 12 (Korea Bizwire) – The spending power of the “youkes” (Chinese terms for tourists) was indeed impressive. During the Spring Festival (Chinese New Year) season between February 1 and 9, the number of Chinese visitors in department stores in Korea was almost three times more than the usual time, with the sales volume [...]