HONGSEONG, South Korea, July 29 (Korea Bizwire) – China’s Tsingtao Brewery made a last-minute decision on July 19 not to partake in the Daegu Chimaek (chicken and beer) Festival, which kicked off on July 27 in Daegu, less than two weeks after the Korean government announced that it would deploy a THAAD battery in South [...]
SEOUL, July 28 (Korea Bizwire) – The number of visitors to royal palaces in Seoul increased sharply in the first half of the year, due mainly to various cultural festivals and a rising influx of foreign travelers, the government said Thursday. According to the Culture Heritage Administration, more than 5.24 million Koreans and foreign tourists [...]
GAPYEONG, July 21 (Korea Bizwire) – Chinese government officials from Shandong Province are visiting Petite France, a French-inspired cultural village located in Gapyeong County, Korea, to learn about and experience its tourism marketing strategies. A total of 50 officials already visited Petite France on July 10, and 450 more will be visiting the area in [...]
SEOUL, July 21 (Korea Bizwire) – The Seoul city government on Thursday said it has introduced a taxi voucher system in Hong Kong to help foreign visitors avoid being ripped off when taking taxis from Incheon International Airport to downtown Seoul. To use the system, foreigners visiting the country purchase taxi vouchers in advance at [...]
SEOUL, July 15 (Korea Bizwire) – Galleria Duty Free 63 officially opened on Friday, and it’s offering more than just duty free products. The new duty free store, located in Seoul’s iconic 63 Building, is operated by Hanwha Galleria, a subsidiary of Hanwha Group. Since its ‘Free Opening’ in December 2015, the store has recorded [...]
PAJU/YEONCHEON, South Korea, July 14 (Korea Bizwire) – Security tourism in South Korea’s northwestern border areas has suffered a blow due to cooling inter-Korean relations amid a series of incessant North Korean provocations, including missile tests. The number of tourists visiting security attractions, including observatories and underground tunnels dug by the North, has been decreasing every [...]
TAEBAEK, South Korea, July 13 (Korea Bizwire) – Descendants of the Sun, featuring actor Song Joong-ki and actress Song Hye-kyo, was by far the biggest K-drama hit in 2016. The series, which aired from February 24 to April 22 in Korea, recorded an average audience share of 30.09 percent, and has been exported to 32 [...]
SEOUL, July 7 (Korea Bizwire) – Chinese tourists are the biggest shoppers in Seoul by spending an average of more than 2 million won (US$1,730) per person on purchases, a think tank survey on foreign shopping in the country’s capital said Thursday. According to the outcomes of the poll of 1,045 foreign tourists who visited [...]
SEOUL, July 6 (Korea Bizwire) – Taking a taxi in an unfamiliar city can be an uncomfortable experience that sometimes leaves one wondering if the driver is cheating on the cab fare. This was proven true with a recent investigation revealing that certain Seoul taxi drivers are cheating tourists by charging ludicrous rates. Such illicit [...]
SEJONG, July 4 (Korea Bizwire) – The number of foreign cruise tourists visiting South Korea nearly doubled in the first six months of 2016, with the number expected to reach 1.5 million at the end of the year, the maritime ministry said Monday. Some 724,000 foreigners arrived in the country on cruise ships over the [...]