SEOUL, Jun. 12 (Korea Bizwire) — Chinese and Japanese tourists, who make up the biggest share among foreign tourists visiting the country, have differences in their preferences and behavior, a government survey showed Wednesday. According to the survey by the Korea National Tourism Organization, which is affiliated with the culture ministry, 79.1 percent of Chinese [...]
SEOUL, May 30 (Korea Bizwire) — Many South Koreans who previously traveled to Hungary said Thursday a ferry cruise on the Danube River is very popular among tourists visiting its capital Budapest, but they remembered safety measures seemed to be insufficient. They said they don’t remember being offered life jackets or seeing lifeboats during their [...]
SEOUL, May 16 (Korea Bizwire) — The number of South Korean tourists to Vietnam soared more than 24 percent in the first half of this year to exceed the 1 million mark, industry data showed Thursday. A total of 1.11 million South Koreans made trips to the Southeast Asian country in the January-March period, up [...]
SEOUL, Feb. 28 (Korea Bizwire) — The Korea Tourism Organization (KTO) announced on Wednesday that when it surveyed Japanese members of its Facebook page, ‘magic’ beoseon’ was chosen as the number one must-have item from traditional markets, accounting for 10.3 percent of all responses. Next in line was socks at 9.3 percent, followed by taste [...]
SEOUL, Feb. 26 (Korea Bizwire) — A recent survey revealed that tourists who go on walking tours in locations like the Jeju Olle Trail tend to be happier than others who do not. In a recent study conducted by the Korea Tourism Organization, 60 percent of walking tourists said they were happy. For non-walking tourists, [...]
TOKYO, Feb. 20 (Korea Bizwire) — Nearly 780,000 South Koreans traveled to Japan in January, the largest number among foreign visitors to the nation during the month, according to a news report Wednesday. A total of 779,400 South Koreans visited the neighboring country last month, Kyodo News reported, citing data from Japan’s state tourism agency. [...]
JEJU, Feb. 8 (Korea Bizwire) — Tourism industry analysts are calling on the government to develop new strategies to meet various demands of South Korean and foreign tourists visiting Jeju Island. Jeju Island and the Jeju Tourism Organization released a status report on Thursday, arguing that Jeju should go beyond its current tourism model in [...]
SEOUL, Jan. 27 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korean duty-free stores saw their sales from Japanese consumers rise sharply on-year in January despite the on-going military tension between the two countries, apparently on the back of the strong Japanese yen, industry sources said Sunday. Sales from Japanese consumers at a Lotte Duty Free shop in Seoul’s [...]
SEOUL, Jan. 25 (Korea Bizwire) — Foreign tourists have varying tastes when it comes to sightseeing spots in Seoul, depending on their nationality, a research paper showed Friday. Visitors from Asia prefer Myeongdong, one of the capital’s main shopping districts, while European and American tourists are most impressed by royal palaces, according to the paper [...]
SEOUL, Dec. 24 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea-Vietnam relations are drawing closer than ever as tourism exchanges have soared in recent months. Vietnamese media reported on Sunday that approximately 3.16 million South Koreans have visited Vietnam this year, an increase of 46.5 percent compared to last year. The Vietnam National Administration of Tourism expected more [...]