JEJU, Sept. 14 (Korea Bizwire) — The southern resort island of Jeju was designated a special drone zone in February by the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport, and since then drones have been playing an important role in various search activities on land, but also at sea. The Jeju Coast Guard and the Seoguipo [...]
SEOUL, Sept. 2 (Korea Bizwire) — Despite a prolonged COVID-19 pandemic, tourism on the southern resort island of Jeju has recovered this year, but there has been a clear sign of polarization by business type. The Jeju Provincial Government and the Jeju Tourism Organization conducted an analysis of credit card sales generated within the province, [...]
JEJU, Sept. 1 (Korea Bizwire) — Golf courses on Jeju Island appear to be an exception to the COVID-19 recession, with the southern resort island inundated with record numbers of golfers from outside for the second consecutive year, according to data released Wednesday. The number of visitors to Jeju’s golf courses totaled 1.66 million in [...]
JEJU, Aug. 18 (Korea Bizwire) — An appellate court on Wednesday reversed a local court’s approval of the Jeju provincial government’s revocation of the business license of what would have been the nation’s first for-profit hospital. The Jeju branch of the Gwangju High Court ordered the Jeju government to cancel its decision in 2019 to [...]
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 [...]