SEOUL, May 30 (Korea Bizwire) — Demand for overseas travel is on the rise as the country’s nearly two-year-long mandatory quarantine for international travelers was lifted for fully vaccinated people. Mode Tour reported a 230-percent increase in the number of overseas travel package reservations between May 13 and 26 compared to the previous two weeks [...]
SEOUL, May 5 (Korea Bizwire) — Demand for overseas travel is recovering as the government has lifted various quarantine policies including social distancing measures. Hana Tour Inc., South Korea’s top travel agency, reported 1,272 honeymoon reservations last month, accounting for up to 70 percent of pre-pandemic levels. Reservations have jumped more than tenfold since February [...]
SEOUL, Dec. 2 (Korea Bizwire) — Fears over the omicron coronavirus variant are dashing hopes for the resumption of overseas travel, forcing many to cancel or postpone travel plans, including honeymoons, only a month after the country’s “living with COVID-19″ policy revived expectations for a return to normal. South Korea confirmed five omicron infections a [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 22 (Korea Bizwire) — Incheon International Airport, the main gateway to South Korea, has seen a sharp recovery in the number of inbound and outbound travelers over the past two months amid the country’s push for a “Living with COVID-19″ plan. According to Incheon International Airport Corp., the state-run operator of the airport, [...]
SEOUL, Dec. 16 (Korea Bizwire) — Seven out of 10 South Koreans plan to travel abroad after coronavirus vaccines are developed, a survey showed Wednesday. According to Incheon International Airport Corp.’s recent survey, 70.2 percent of South Koreans and 82 percent of foreign nationals said they have overseas travel plans after the development of COVID-19 [...]
SEOUL, Sept. 13 (Korea Bizwire) — More than 1.1 million people are expected to travel abroad during the 10-day Chuseok holiday, which begins late this month, industry sources said Wednesday. Incheon International Airport Corp. said 980,000 people took overseas trips between April 29 and May 9 this year when many took three days of leave [...]
SEOUL, Sept. 20 (Korea Bizwire) – The number of elderly travelers vacationing overseas is steadily increasing as the Korean population starts to age. According to Hana Tour, among the country’s leading travel agencies, the number of overseas travelers in their 60s during the first half of 2016 was 175,000, a 71.5 percent increase from 110,000 [...]