SEOUL, Feb. 28 (Korea Bizwire) — The South Korean Supreme Court will now decide if standing naked on the balcony of a hotel room amounts to indecent exposure. The issue erupted in controversy after a 30-year-old man, who was seen naked on the balcony of a hotel in Busan, was fined. “Indecent behavior does not [...]
JEJU, Jan. 16 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s southern resort island Jeju is facing an oversupply of hotel rooms, a bank report said Wednesday, calling for measures to ensure stable growth of the island’s lodging industry. The report issued by the Bank of Korea’s Jeju branch said that hotels and other accommodations on Jeju Island [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 9 (Korea Bizwire) — SK Telecom Co., South Korea’s top mobile carrier, said Thursday it will provide its artificial intelligence (AI) assistant platform to a hotel in Seoul. NUGU — an advanced voice recognition service that allows hotel room guests to control lighting or use various concierge services — will be partially adopted [...]
SEOUL, Jul. 20 (Korea Bizwire) — Marriott International said Friday the company will remove disposable plastic straws and plastic stirrers from its more than 6,500 properties by July next year, joining global efforts to reduce plastic pollution. The announcement came less than two weeks after Starbucks Coffee Co. vowed to eliminate single-use plastic straws from [...]
SEOUL, Jul. 18 (Korea Bizwire) — KT Corp., South Korea’s biggest Internet service provider, said Wednesday it will provide its artificial intelligence (AI) assistant platform to a hotel in Seoul. GiGA Genie Hotel — an advanced voice recognition butler service that allows hotel room guests to control lighting or use various concierge services — will [...]
NEW YORK, Nov. 22 (Korea Bizwire) — The global travel & tourism industry is a US$7.6 trillion market, roughly 10% of the world’s GDP. Global brands and local hotel owners are facing fierce competition in the internet era. Over decades, hotels need to manage their own booking reservations from many channels and spend long hours [...]
SEOUL, Jun. 19 (Korea Bizwire) — Local hotels are looking for tie-ups with airline companies to bring cabin crews to their facilities as they search for hidden markets to survive stiff competition, industry officials said Sunday. Flight attendants and cockpit crews spend nearly half a year overseas and stay up to four days at a [...]
SEOUL, Feb. 24 (Korea Bizwire) – Luxury international hotel chains are scrambling to expand their establishments in key districts of Seoul, on the back of increasing demand from local residents opting for overnight relaxation as well as the steady growth of foreigners, industry sources said Friday. Lotte Hotel Co., an affiliate of retail conglomerate Lotte [...]
SEOUL, Feb. 7 (Korea Bizwire) – With only a week remaining until Valentine’s Day, demand is soaring for restaurants and hotels, and, of course, the traditional chocolates. According to industry watchers, hotels started promoting special overnight packages a while ago, and many have already been sold out. Among the (luxury) hotel and restaurant options is [...]
SEOUL, Jan. 20 (Korea Bizwire) – Small but fully equipped and furnished rooms will begin accommodating passengers at South Korea’s Incheon International Airport, providing a private and comfortable place to rest at the bustling airport, the transportation ministry said Friday. The new capsule hotel opened Friday with 30 container-size rooms on each side of the [...]