SEOUL, April 25 (Korea Bizwire) — The number of foreign arrivals in South Korea nose-dived nearly 95 percent last month due to the novel coronavirus pandemic, government data showed Saturday. According to the data by the Korea Tourism Organization (KTO), 83,497 foreign people visited South Korea in March, down 94.6 percent from the same period [...]
SEOUL, Jan. 16 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s annual winter shopping festival for foreign tourists kicked off its 45-day run on Thursday. Korea Grand Sale 2020 will run until Feb. 29, offering foreign visitors discounts at some 1,100 retailers and service providers across the country, a record high number. Along major tourist routes across South [...]
SEOUL, Jan. 10 (Korea Bizwire) — Tada, a South Korean ride-hailing service operator, will launch a ride hailing service for foreign tourists. Tada said Thursday it has carried out an app update to make it easier and more comfortable for more users to use its service. In the latest version of the app, users can [...]
SEOUL, Dec. 24 (Korea Bizwire) — The number of foreign visitor arrivals in South Korea is expected to reach an all-time high of 17.5 million this year, the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism and the Korea Tourism Organization (KTO) said Tuesday. The forecast, if realized, will exceed the previous annual record of 17.24 million [...]
SEOUL, Dec. 23 (Korea Bizwire) — The number of foreign cruise tourists visiting South Korea switched to an upturn this year for the first time in three years, mainly on the back of more arrivals from Japan and Taiwan, industry data showed Monday. Some 249,000 foreigners arrived in the country on cruise ships over the [...]
SEOUL, Dec. 17 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s annual wintertime shopping festival will kick off its 45-day run next month nationwide to attract foreign tourists to the country, a government committee said Tuesday. Next year’s festival, Korea Grand Sale 2020, is scheduled to run from Jan. 16 till Feb. 29. The festival will be a [...]
SEOUL, Dec. 9 (Korea Bizwire) — Short-term foreign visitors will soon be barred from applying for a South Korean driver’s license, as a revision of a relevant local law is imminent, police said Monday. The Road Traffic Act’s revision to allow only registered foreigners to obtain a driver’s license here is awaiting passage during the [...]
SEOUL, Sept. 26 (Korea Bizwire) — The government of Seoul on Thursday announced a plan to crack down on taxi drivers who overcharge foreign tourists in time for the peak autumn tourist season. The crackdown is scheduled for Sept. 30-Oct. 9, a period that coincides with China’s National Day holiday falling on Oct. 1-7, the [...]
SEOUL, Sept. 24 (Korea Bizwire) — The Seoul city government said Tuesday it will host an annual tourist week late this month, offering various discounts, events and festivals to foreign tourists. “The Seoul Welcome Week 2019 will run from Sept. 27-Oct. 6,” Joo Yong-tae, head of the city’s tourist bureau, said. The large-scale event provides [...]
SEOUL, Sept. 23 (Korea Bizwire) — Sales of this year’s state-led annual wintertime shopping festival aimed at attracting foreign tourists to Korea jumped nearly 40 percent to reach the milestone of 1 trillion won (US$839 million), data showed Monday. Sales from the Korea Grand Sale 2019 came to 1.25 trillion won, compared with 900.7 billion [...]