SEOUL, July 23 (Korea Bizwire) — South Koreans report lower satisfaction with domestic travel compared to overseas vacations, primarily due to high local prices and a lack of distinctive tourist content, according to a new survey released by the Korea Economic Research Institute on Monday. The nationwide survey, conducted by Mono Research, polled 1,000 adults [...]
SEOUL, June 27 (Korea Bizwire) — The number of domestic trips taken by South Koreans dropped sharply last year due to the novel coronavirus pandemic, a research institute said Sunday. South Koreans are estimated to have taken 225.19 million domestic trips in 2020, down 34.7 percent from a year earlier, the Korea Culture & Tourism [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 15 (Korea Bizwire) — Airbnb Inc. launched a campaign on Monday to call for a revision to the law to allow South Koreans to share their homes with domestic travelers in the country’s major cities, it said. Under South Korea’s Tourism Promotion Act, residents in urban areas, excluding rural communities defined by law, [...]