SEOUL, Korea, Feb. 12 (Korea Bizwire) – As there still exist illegally operating call vans exploiting foreign tourists, the Seoul Metropolitan City Government lifted a whip, warning them it would revoke their business licenses. A call van is a six-seater cargo taxi on which any passenger with baggage weighing more than 20 kg can take and [...]
SEOUL, Korea, August 06 (Korea Bizwire) – The Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism (MCST) and the Korea Tourism Organization (KTO) released the ‘Touch It Paper,’ a graphic guidebook that enables simple communication just by pointing to certain pictograms in emergency situations abroad. This new guide will help Korean tourists abroad communicate with local foreigners in distress. [...]
Seoul, July 08 (Korea Biz Wire) – The Ministry of Culture, Sports, and Tourism and the Korea Tourism Organization made four recommendations to visit this summer in their joint website “Korea Nooks and Crannies” (summer.visitkorea.or.kr). The first is a train ride-camping program to visit the Kotji Beach (Anmyeon Island) and the city of Asan. [...]