SEOUL, Nov. 17 (Korea Bizwire) – South Korea will step up efforts to attract more cruise travelers from inner cities of mainland China to tap deeper into the promising market, the state-run tourism agency said Thursday. The Korea Tourism Organization (KTO) will hold a presentation in the northwestern Chinese city of Xian from Saturday to [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 14 (Korea Bizwire) – South Korea’s government said Friday it is test operating a visa waiver program for foreign tourists entering the country via three selected cruise ships in the next six months. The Ministry of Justice said passengers of those cruise ships — Costa Serena, Sapphire Princess and Quantum of the Seas [...]
IRVINE, Calif., Oct. 13 (Korea Bizwire) — Hosted by VW WIN (OTCQB:VWIN), and the Company’s founder, Dato’ Seri TeikKeng Goh (“Stanley”), VW WIN’s Chairman and Controlling Shareholder, and See Kuy Tan (“Steve”), President, CEO & CFO, the Company’s leaders will explore Asian-American opportunities with U.S. investors Sunday (16), in a champagne and caviar cruise from [...]
JEJU, July 5 (Korea Bizwire) – Jeju Island is expected to see more than 1.5 million cruise visitors next year, in line with the scheduled opening of a civilian-military tourist harbor in the island’s southern city of Seogwipo. The Jeju Provincial Government announced on Monday, July 4, that a total of 26 cruise ships will enter [...]
SEJONG, July 4 (Korea Bizwire) – The number of foreign cruise tourists visiting South Korea nearly doubled in the first six months of 2016, with the number expected to reach 1.5 million at the end of the year, the maritime ministry said Monday. Some 724,000 foreigners arrived in the country on cruise ships over the [...]
SEJONG, May 8 (Korea Bizwire) — The Ministry of Oceans and Fisheries (MOF) is preparing various measures to boost Korea’s cruise industry, as it expects the country to become a geographical hub at the center of East Asian cruise routes, and especially China’s main ports of call. As the number of cruise tourists to Asian [...]
SEOUL, Jan. 9 (Korea Bizwire) – The Legislation and Judiciary Committee passed two laws related to the cruise industry and marina construction on January 8. The opposing parties had already reached an agreement to pass the laws, but there were delays due to marina safety concerns and issues related to the Sewol ferry incident. The cruise [...]