SEOUL, Jan. 26 (Korea Bizwire) — The recovery of the market for overseas travel last year was largely led by millennials and Generation Z, a South Korean travel agency said Wednesday. Hana Tour analyzed its international travel booking patterns, sorted by age group, which showed that travelers in their 20s and 30s accounted for 30 [...]
JEJU, Jan. 17 (Korea Bizwire) — Fewer people are expected to travel to the southern resort island of Jeju over the Lunar New Year holiday compared to years prior, the Jeju Tourism Organization said Monday. The tourism organization expects that some 188,000 people will travel to Jeju between Jan. 20-24 by air or sea, down [...]
SEOUL, Jan. 11 (Korea Bizwire) — The Seoul Tourism Organization said Tuesday it will begin a trial of a new service that provides information on the level of congestion at major tourist hotspots in Seoul. The service can be accessed through a PC or mobile device via Visit Seoul, the official website for tourism in [...]
TAIPEI, TAIWAN, Dec. 1 (Korea Bizwire) - To publicize the opening of Taiwan’s borders on October 13, the Tourism Bureau organized the itinerant Taiwanese gourmet food truck activity in Korea featuring a surprise appearance by the Tourism Bureau spokescouple Kim Jae-woo and his wife!! They joined forces with Oh!Bear, the Tourism Bureau’s mascot, to support the [...]
YEOSU, Nov. 11 (Korea Bizwire) — Tourists visiting the southwestern port city of Yeosu exceeded 10 million in number for the first time in three years following the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic. 10.3 million people had visited major tourist destinations in the city as of late October, according to the city government. After reaching [...]
SEOUL, Nov. 7 (Korea Bizwire) — The Korea Tourism Organization, a government tourism promotional agency, has announced the winners of the 2022 Korea Tourism Competition. This year’s competition, under the slogan of “Travel Again,” took place from July 4 to August 19. The competition included two categories — digital cameras and smartphones — with a [...]
TOKYO, JAPAN, Oct. 25 (Korea Bizwire) – Japan National Tourism Organization (JNTO) and All Nippon Airways (ANA), Japan’s largest airline launched its “Beyond #MissingJapan” after news of Japan’s plans to reopen the country to international travellers. The “Beyond #MissingJapan” campaign was inspired by social posts of people missing Japan as a result of the pandemic and [...]
JEJU, Oct. 4 (Korea Bizwire) — The southern resort island of Jeju saw sales of its tourism industry expand more than 32 percent last year from the previous year nearly to pre-pandemic levels, officials said Tuesday. Combined sales of the island’s tourism industry came to an estimated 6.34 trillion won (US$4.43 billion) in 2021, up [...]
SEOUL, July 28 (Korea Bizwire) — The once popular travel packages to Japan following the country’s lifting of entry restrictions are being canceled with the summer vacation season just around the corner. Between July 20 and August 14, approximately 40 percent of all reservations for travel to Hokkaido have been canceled, according to travel agency [...]
JEJU, July 19 (Korea Bizwire) — Jeju’s tourism industry is facing a downturn due to concerns about the resurging pandemic, coupled with rising prices, interest rates, and exchange rates. The Jeju Tourism Organization reported that more than 40,000 visitors have been coming to the southern resort island every day since April, after the end of [...]