SEOUL, Feb. 1 (Korea Bizwire) — Major department stores have put a large number of delivery workers on standby for the Lunar New Year holiday later this month, expecting better business after adjustments to an anti-corruption law, retail industry sources said Thursday. The Lunar New Year falls on Feb. 16 this year, and department stores, [...]
SEOUL, Dec. 21 (Korea Bizwire) — Most luxury restaurants and buffet restaurants at major hotels in Seoul have almost been fully booked for Christmas and year-end holidays, industry sources said Thursday. Viking’s Wharf, a lobster buffet restaurant chain, said it has completed accepting reservations for tables at its outlets in Jamsil and Yeouido for the [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 27 (Korea Bizwire) — Air traffic in South Korea rose slightly in the third quarter on strong demand for outbound travel and increased routes to Southeast Asia, government data showed Friday. A total of 195,355 planes flew into and out of South Korea in the July-September period, up 1.2 percent from a year [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 28 (Korea Bizwire) – The number of South Koreans traveling abroad is expected to jump during the upcoming Chuseok season which falls in early October as the holiday could be as long as 10 days, industry data showed Monday. Chuseok, one of the biggest annual holidays here and roughly equivalent to Thanksgiving in [...]
DAEGU, Aug. 24 (Korea Bizwire) — In two days, visitors will be walking among 98,500 square meters worth of cosmos flowers on Hajungdo Island, situated off the shore of Daegu in the Geumho River. The island and its flowers will be open to visitors until September 24. Organizers note that the flowers are expected to [...]
JEJU, Aug. 22 (Korea Bizwire) – The World Natural Heritage Department of Jeju Island stated on the August 21 that will operate a free shuttle bus service for foreign tourists. The service is part of a commemorative event in celebration of the 10th anniversary of Jeju’s appearance on the UNESCO World Heritage List. The shuttles [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 4 (Korea Bizwire) – Credit-card spending by individuals rose 11.2 percent on-year in the second quarter, as a long holiday and hot weather boosted demand for air conditioners and other consumer goods, industry data showed Friday. According to the data by the Credit Finance Association, credit-card spending by individuals stood at 150 trillion [...]
SEOUL, June 28 (Korea Bizwire) – An increasing number of South Korean tourists are staying at one hotel or resort for a longer period of time to have a more relaxing holiday. According to online retailer Interpark Tour, the number of hotel reservations made for longer than a week accounted for over 10 percent of [...]
SEOUL, May 10 (Korea Bizwire) – Hotels in central and other main districts of Seoul have seen a sharp rise in bookings made by locals for the long holiday ending early next week, as many opt to avoid the hassle of traveling abroad and instead indulge in a brief city retreat, industry sources said Saturday. [...]
SEOUL, May 5 (Korea Bizwire) – It has been a short week, with Labor Day falling on May 1, Buddha’s Birthday on May 3, and Children’s Day on May 5. But while most working adults and students enjoy time off with family or friends, thousands of South Korean young adults yet to find work are [...]