JEJU, Aug. 18 (Korea Bizwire) — The toughest Level 4 social distancing rules went into effect on the southern resort island of Jeju on Wednesday, as authorities struggle to contain the rapid spread of COVID-19 among tourists and residents. The Jeju provincial government said the Level 4 scheme, up one notch from the previous Level [...]
JEJU, Aug. 17 (Korea Bizwire) — Jeju Island, South Korea’s most popular travel destination, is set to raise its social distancing restrictions to the toughest Level 4 this week to cope with a recent spike in COVID-19 cases, the provincial government said Tuesday. The Jeju government said the Level 4 social distancing rules, up one [...]
JEJU, Aug. 15 (Korea Bizwire) — The municipality of the southern resort island of Jeju decided Sunday to raise social distancing rules to the highest level starting Wednesday in a bid to stem a spike in COVID-19 cases. The virus curbs will be raised by one notch to Level 4, the highest level in the [...]
JEJU, July 29 (Korea Bizwire) — Despite the fourth wave of COVID-19 plaguing South Korea, the monthly number of visitors to the southern resort island of Jeju is expected to top 1 million for the fourth consecutive month in July, industry data showed Thursday, indicating an unstoppable tourism fever among locals. According to the data [...]
JEJU, July 16 (Korea Bizwire) — The popularity of Jeju Island among domestic travelers does not appear to have cooled off despite the ongoing fourth wave of the coronavirus pandemic in South Korea and the government’s tougher social distancing rules, provincial and industry officials said Friday. Despite a recent surge in COVID-19 cases nationwide, the [...]
JEJU, July 6 (Korea Bizwire) — Tourists in and outside of South Korea can now experience traveling around Jeju Island without having to leave the comfort of their home. The Jeju Tourism Organization (JTO) on Monday opened a ‘special virtual reality (VR) content page’ at the official Jeju tourism portal ‘Visit Jeju.’ The newly-opened Jeju [...]
SEJONG, June 28 (Korea Bizwire) — Jeju Island had the highest ratio of double income households last year among South Korea’s major cities and provinces, data showed Sunday. Among the island’s 158,000 households with married couples, the share of double income households stood at 60.4 percent or 96,000 households, the highest ratio among major regions [...]
JEJU, June 24 (Korea Bizwire) — A foreigner-only casino in the Jeju Dream Tower integrated resort, which opened on June 11 in the southern resort island of Jeju, recorded its first jackpot win only 12 days after opening. According to Lotte Tour Development, a Chinese man in his 40s who resides in South Korea won [...]
JEJU, June 18 (Korea Bizwire) — A number of so-called ‘urban wind ventilation forests’ will be planted across the city of Jeju on South Korea’s largest island of the same name. The provincial government of Jeju Island announced Thursday that it will invest 10 billion won (US$8.8 million) between now and 2022 to plant forests [...]
SEOUL, June 3 (Korea Bizwire) — Starbucks Korea said Wednesday that it plans to discontinue the use of disposable cups at four of its stores on the southern resort island of Jeju from next month. On Wednesday, the local unit of the U.S. coffee giant signed a pilot program cooperation agreement with the Ministry of [...]