SEOUL, Nov. 10 (Korea Bizwire) — A canceled real life ‘Squid Game’ contest will be held at a hotel in Gangneung, Gangwon Province, announced St. John’s Hotel, which had planned to host a real-life version of the popular Netflix series late last month only to be forced to cancel it due to regulations imposed by [...]
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates, Nov. 4 (Korea Bizwire) – Barrows, the provider of hotel investment and advisory services for hotels in the Middle East and Africa is investing heavily in making the hotel industry more sustainable. A location where many people come together are hotels and hotel resorts. It is not without reason that the hotel industry is [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 15 (Korea Bizwire) — A South Korean hotel’s controversial bid to host a ‘Squid Game’ series of competitive events in the east coast city of Gangneung is unlikely to come to fruition due to COVID-19 restrictions. The city of Gangneung recently banned St. John’s Hotel from hosting the ‘Saint Game,’ the hotel’s marketing [...]
SEOUL, May 21 (Korea Bizwire) — A hotel in Seoul is offering guestrooms to up-and-coming writers in need of a workspace. Hotel Prince Seoul, a three-star hotel in Myeongdong, a popular tourist and shopping district, joined hands with the Arts Council Korea to start this initiative in 2014, offering guestrooms to a total of 73 [...]
SEOUL, May 20 (Korea Bizwire) — Major hotels in South Korea are turning to a variety of rather unusual marketing strategies to attract customers amid the pandemic. The Millennium Hilton Seoul is offering a 50 percent discount on its lunch buffet for recipients of the COVID-19 vaccine and their companions on weekdays until June 30. [...]
SEOUL, March 1 (Korea Bizwire) — Samsung Electronics Co. is offering guests the chance to try out the company’s BESPOKE AirDresser during their stay in a hotel suite. The Experience Room with AirDresser promotion is a room package offered for The Shilla Seoul suites owned by Hotel Shilla Co. where guests can try out Samsung’s [...]
SINGAPORE, Aug. 26 (Korea Bizwire) - Following the inaugural success of Ultimate Getaways promotion in May, Banyan Tree Group has launched its exclusive Ultimate Getaways 2. This time, featuring more than double the destinations, the Group’s 30 properties worldwide will offer countless travel choices with savings of up to 80%. As the world navigates a new [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 7 (Korea Bizwire) — Dilly Tower, a self-driving robot currently under development by Woowa Brothers Corp., the operator of South Korea’s top food delivery application Baedal Minjok, or Baemin, will begin offering room service at hotels. Woowa Brothers said Friday it started a robot delivery room service at a hotel in Seoul’s Gwangjin [...]
HONG KONG, CHINA, Jan. 10 (Korea Bizwire) - What better way to kick start the New Year than with ‘Dorsett Wanchai 3 Wishes’ room package that satisfies every wish and whim when you are travelling for business or leisure. Breakfast? Check. Dinner? Check. Free meal at a Michelin-recommended restaurant? Check…and more ‘wishes’ waiting to be discovered. [...]
SEOUL, Dec. 2 (Korea Bizwire) — KT Corp. said Monday its hotel service robot, enabled by artificial intelligence (AI) and other cutting-edge technologies, made its official debut in a Seoul hotel. The AI hotel robot, dubbed N bot, started its official service at Novotel Ambassador Seoul Dongdaemun Hotels & Residences, to serve guests in about [...]