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Japanese Tourists Choose Seoul as Top Destination for Summer Vacations

Japanese Tourists Choose Seoul as Top Destination for Summer Vacations

SEOUL, July 7 (Korea Bizwire) — Japanese tourists have chosen Seoul as their preferred destination for overseas summer vacations this year. The Japanese travel agency H.I.S. International analyzed its overseas travel products and air tickets for departures between July 21 and August 31 and identified Seoul as the top choice for Japanese tourists. Of the [...]

Gap Widens Between Number of Korean and Japanese Tourists

Gap Widens Between Number of Korean and Japanese Tourists

SEOUL, Oct. 31 (Korea Bizwire) – The gap continues to widen between the number of South Korean visitors to Japan and South Korea-bound Japanese tourists, sending alarming signs of the troubles facing the South Korean tourism industry and prompting tourism officials in South Korea to ramp up efforts to encourage domestic tourism. According to data provided [...]

Growth Rate of Japanese Tourists Visiting S. Korea Rebounds in 2016

Growth Rate of Japanese Tourists Visiting S. Korea Rebounds in 2016

TOKYO, Feb. 13 (Korea Bizwire) – The number of Japanese tourists visiting South Korea increased 23.4 percent from a year earlier to 2.30 million in 2016 amid improved relations between the two neighboring countries, marking a reversal from declines for three consecutive years, data showed Monday.  According to the Tokyo office of the state-run Korea [...]

Retailers Prepare for “Golden Week” Marketing to Attract Foreign Tourists

Retailers Prepare for “Golden Week” Marketing to Attract Foreign Tourists

SEOUL, Korea, April 29, 2014 (Korea Bizwire)– Domestic retailers are busy preparing to induce foreign tourists mainly Chinese and Japanese before the “Golden Week” of late April and early May by reinforcing marketing activities such as discount offers, free gifts and more interpreters.More shops are also informing that they are “Tax Free” shops that the [...]