SEOUL, May 14 (Korea Bizwire) — The number of South Koreans planning to travel to Japan during the summer months surged amid a weak Japanese yen and affordable tickets offered by low-cost carriers, industry data showed Monday. According to the data compiled by Hana Tour, South Korea’s No. 1 travel agency, the number of reservations [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 27 (Korea Bizwire) — Air traffic in South Korea rose slightly in the third quarter on strong demand for outbound travel and increased routes to Southeast Asia, government data showed Friday. A total of 195,355 planes flew into and out of South Korea in the July-September period, up 1.2 percent from a year [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 28 (Korea Bizwire) – The number of South Koreans traveling abroad is expected to jump during the upcoming Chuseok season which falls in early October as the holiday could be as long as 10 days, industry data showed Monday. Chuseok, one of the biggest annual holidays here and roughly equivalent to Thanksgiving in [...]