SEOUL, Oct. 19 (Korea Bizwire) – Lower-priced meal sets have been gaining popularity at restaurants run by major South Korean hotels as more customers shy away from expensive meals following the implementation of a draconian anti-graft law, sources said Wednesday. The law, which took effect on Sept. 28, bans public servants, educators and journalists from [...]
ORLANDO, Fla., Sept. 26 (Korea Bizwire) — Hard Rock is aiming to heal the world, one music note at a time. Since opening in 1971, Hard Rock International has been committed to two consistent brand pillars— music and philanthropy. Hard Rock International is combining these two passions with the launch of the Hard Rock Heals [...]
SEOUL, Sept. 9 (Korea Bizwire) – Mobile commerce is rapidly changing the way people are reserving hotel rooms amid the growing popularity of “time commerce” apps, industry officials said Friday. It’s apparently a win-win business model for consumers and hotels, timed with the spread of the view that hotels are not just a place to [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 1 (Korea Bizwire) – The summer holiday season is at its peak, but not everyone has the time or money to jet off to overseas holiday destinations, let alone domestic beaches or tourist attractions. The young are feeling the pinch the most. High unemployment and stiff competition for jobs leaves little leeway for [...]
SEOUL, Jan.29 (Korea Bizwire) – Louvre Hotels Group (www.louvrehotels.com), the fifth largest hotel chain in the world, officially opened its Korean office on January 28, and announced plans to open 17 hotels in Korea by 2020. The company was established in France in 1976, and grew to become the second largest hotel chain in Europe. [...]
INCHEON, Dec.29 (Korea Bizwire) – The ‘Paradise Hotel Incheon’ which hosted the first foreigners only casino in the 1960s, decided to withdraw their announcement that they had made to close after 50 years of business. According to Paradise hotel officials, the hotel made a final decision to change their plan of closing into a plan [...]
SEOUL, Aug 31 (Korea Bizwire) – The Seoul Metropolitan Government has announced a project to support lower income individuals with disposed products from deluxe hotels in the city. To provide quality service to their guests, five-star hotels exchange their electronic devices, furnishings, appliances as well as sanitary products and bedding frequently. However, the losses from exchanging [...]
JEJU, May 2 (Korea Bizwire) — An increasing number of foreign companies are buying casinos in Jeju, as 4 out of 8 casinos have been taken over or are being taken over by foreign entities in the past year. At the end of 2014, Grand Express Korea, a joint corporation established by Hong Kong-based Landing [...]
NEW YORK, Jan. 20 (Korea Bizwire) — Hotel WiFi Test has released a new report that ranks cities, countries, and world regions by WiFi quality. Two characteristics of hotel WiFi are considered: the quality of the WiFi and whether in-room WiFi is free. WiFi Quality is expressed by the percentage of hotels that offer adequate [...]
Nehow.com Has Launched With Feedback From Over 385,000 Tourists and is Set to be One of the Pioneers in China Hotel Reviews and Ratings BEIJING, Jan. 14, 2015 (Korea Bizwire) — Nehow.com ( http://www.nehow.com/ ) a new China inbound travel website, is the first travel company to provide customized options based on the hotel guest’s [...]