CHEONGJU, Aug. 17 (Korea Bizwire) – Geopolitical tensions are having a real effect on the Korean economy as North Chungcheong Province announced on August 15 that the low-cost carrier Eastar Jet had abandoned its plans to resume flight operations from Chungcheong International Airport to five Chinese cities. Since the cooling of relations between China and [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 6 (Korea Bizwire) — The number of South Koreans traveling to China plunged from April through June of this year amid the diplomatic row over Seoul’s decision to deploy U.S. anti-missile defense systems on its soil, tourism industry data showed Sunday. The total visitors going to China fell by 50 to 60 percent [...]
SEOUL, May 26 (Korea Bizwire) — The Seoul metropolitan city has been staging aggressive tour promotion activities in Malaysia as its nationals have been increasingly touring the country in recent years, a city official said Thursday. The number of Malaysians who have come to South Korea has doubled over the past five years, recording 310,000 [...]
SEOUL, Nov. 1 (Korea Bizwire) – The Seoul Metropolitan Government and Seoul Tourism Organization launched Tuesday One More Trip (www.onemoretrip.net), an integrated platform connecting tourists with some of the most unique experiences in Seoul and its nearby cities. According to officials, the new website will allow visitors to search for tourism and culture content that [...]
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, Jan. 19 (Korea Bizwire) – South Korea’s tourism industry suffered a severe blow from the Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS) outbreak last year, but Japan enjoyed a huge influx of travelers thanks to the cheap yen and easier visas, data showed Tuesday. The number of foreign travelers to South Korea slipped in 2015 for [...]
PYEONGCHANG, Sept. 8 (Korea Bizwire) – Pyeongchang-gun announced that it will develop Jangamsan Mountain, which is famous for its paragliding site, into a tourist area to meet the needs of visitors who seek healing in nature, as well as the increased hiking population. Jangamsan Mountain is one of the most beautiful mountains in the area, [...]