SEOUL, July 7 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s top travel agency, Hana Tour Inc. said Wednesday it will no longer offer programs included in overseas travel packages that may involve animal abuse. Since November of last year, the company has excluded from all travel packages controversial programs like elephant trekking, carriage rides led by a [...]
SEOUL, March 26 (Korea Bizwire) — Hawaii was the most popular destination for honeymooners last year, trailed by the Thai resort island of Phuket, a travel agency said Monday. About 18.6 percent of 19,000 honeymooners, who bought group tour programs offered by Hana Tour last year, chose the U.S. resort destination, according to the biggest [...]
SEOUL, Nov. 9 (Korea Bizwire) – Expectations are running high ahead of a presidential summit between South Korea and China that China’s months-long economic retaliation over the politically charged THAAD anti-missile systems might be finally coming to an end. It was the agreement between foreign ministers from both countries last month to recover and improve the [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 5 (Korea Bizwire) — President Park Geun-hye on Friday visited two local companies as part of her efforts to promote a flextime system, a core element of a broader program that her government has implemented to help workers maintain a work-family balance. Park visited “Smart Work Centers” of the two firms — Shinhan [...]
SEOUL, Feb. 15 (Korea Bizwire) – Hana Tour Co., South Korea’s leading tour agency, opened a duty-free store in downtown Seoul on Monday, hoping to draw foreign travelers with a variety of cultural and entertainment events. Hana Tour partially opened SM Duty Free store at its headquarters building in Insadong, an art and antique street [...]
SEOUL, Dec.31 (Korea Bizwire) – As the concern on public security is increasing in the Philippines, Hana Tour Agency announced that they have arranged a safety net for travelers visiting areas such as Boracay. Firstly, a real-name system will be adopted among local guides and coordinators. The clients of Hana Tour are able to look [...]
SEOUL, June 3 (Korea Bizwire) — Fears over the Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS) are casting a pall over South Korea’s tourism and retail industries as the respiratory illness does not show signs of a letup, prodding overseas travelers to cancel their trips and locals to abstain from outdoor activities, industry sources said Wednesday. South Korea [...]
SEOUL, Feb. 28 (Korea Bizwire) – While South Korean Internet shopping mall users expressed high satisfaction rates for sites selling food and books, they gave poor rates to private shopper sites for overseas direct purchase (ODP) and social commerce operators. According to a Seoul Metropolitan Government report released on February 26 that evaluated 100 Internet [...]
SEOUL, Nov. 6 (Korea Bizwire) – Thanks to the weak yen, the number of Korean tourists to Japan exploded in October, more than doubled, even almost tripled for certain travel agencies. According to Hana Tour, Korea’s largest travel agency, the number of Korean nationals traveling to Japan increased 121.5 percent during last October over the [...]
SEOUL, June 8 (Korea Bizwire) – The Ultra Music Festival Korea 2014, the gigantic music festival to be held at the Olympic Stadium in Seoul Sports Complex (Jamshil) for two days between June 13 and 14, is expected to attract thousands of visitors from countries like the United States, Japan, Singapore, and Indonesia.The organizers estimated the [...]