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South Korea Launches Largest-Ever 2025 Korea Grand Sale to Boost Tourism

South Korea Launches Largest-Ever 2025 Korea Grand Sale to Boost Tourism

SEOUL, Jan. 16 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea’s Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism, in collaboration with the Visit Korea Committee, announced on January 15 the launch of the 2025 Korea Grand Sale, the largest edition to date. The event will run until February 28, aiming to attract foreign tourists during the off-peak winter season [...]

S. Korea Launches Annual Winter Shopping Festival to Attract Foreign Tourists

S. Korea Launches Annual Winter Shopping Festival to Attract Foreign Tourists

SEOUL, Jan. 15 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea kicked off its annual winter shopping festival Wednesday, a 45-day nationwide event aimed at drawing foreign tourists and boosting spending during the tourism off-season. The Korea Grand Sale, running through Feb. 28, features discounts across flights, accommodations, and retail sectors, according to the Ministry of Culture, Sports [...]

Sales of Annual Wintertime Shopping Festival Hit 1 tln Won

Sales of Annual Wintertime Shopping Festival Hit 1 tln Won

SEOUL, Sept. 23 (Korea Bizwire) — Sales of this year’s state-led annual wintertime shopping festival aimed at attracting foreign tourists to Korea jumped nearly 40 percent to reach the milestone of 1 trillion won (US$839 million), data showed Monday. Sales from the Korea Grand Sale 2019 came to 1.25 trillion won, compared with 900.7 billion [...]

S. Korea to Launch Nationwide Shopping Festival in Fall

S. Korea to Launch Nationwide Shopping Festival in Fall

SEJONG, April 19 (Korea Bizwire) – South Korea will hold this year’s nationwide shopping festival involving retailers and traditional markets in the fall to attract foreign shoppers and boost lackluster domestic consumption, the government said Wednesday. The Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy said the “Korea Sale FESTA,” will take place from Sept. 28 to [...]

S. Korea to Launch Nationwide Shopping Festival in Fall

S. Korea to Launch Nationwide Shopping Festival in Fall

SEOUL, June 21 (Korea Bizwire) – South Korea will hold a nationwide shopping festival involving major retailers, manufacturers and traditional markets in the fall to draw foreign travelers and jack up lackluster domestic consumption, the government said Tuesday.  The Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy and the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism jointly formed [...]

Revitalizing Spending: Korean ‘Black Friday’ to the Rescue

Revitalizing Spending: Korean ‘Black Friday’ to the Rescue

SEJONG, Aug. 27 (Korea Bizwire) – ‘Spending Festivals’ targeting both Korean and foreigners are set to open nationwide. They are expected to be the Korean version of ‘Black Friday’ in the US. Department stores, grocery stores, traditional markets and even online shopping malls will participate in the event. In order to energize spending to revitalize [...]