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Jeju Island, Bangkok, and Danang Top Chuseok Travel Destinations

Jeju Island, Bangkok, and Danang Top Chuseok Travel Destinations

SEOUL, Aug. 20 (Korea Bizwire) — Tourist resorts where visitors can both enjoy travel and relaxation are gaining popularity ahead of the Chuseok (Korean Thanksgiving) holiday. Travel search engine Skyscanner analyzed travelers’ air ticket search data from September 11 to 15 during the holiday season. The results showed that South Korea’s Jeju Island, Thailand’s Bangkok [...]

Tourist Exchanges Between S. Korea and Vietnam to Reach 4.5 mln This Year

Tourist Exchanges Between S. Korea and Vietnam to Reach 4.5 mln This Year

SEOUL, Aug. 5 (Korea Bizwire) — An increasing number of tourist exchanges between South Korea and Vietnam are leading airlines to create new routes between the two countries. The Korea Tourism Organization and the Vietnam National Administration of Tourism reported that 2,078,000 South Koreans visited Vietnam over the first half of this year, which was [...]

Japan-bound Travel Set to Further Skid amid Trade Tensions

Japan-bound Travel Set to Further Skid amid Trade Tensions

SEOUL, Jul. 31 (Korea Bizwire) — South Koreans’ Japan-bound travel looks set to slip further as there are no signs of the trade tensions between the two neighbors abating. On July 4, Japan tightened controls on exports of three high-tech materials to South Korea, in apparent retaliation against a series of court rulings here that [...]

Boycott of Japanese Products and Services Expands to Travel Industry

Boycott of Japanese Products and Services Expands to Travel Industry

SEOUL, Jul. 12 (Korea Bizwire) — A boycott campaign against Japanese products and services is becoming a nationwide movement. The boycott started after Japan imposed trade restrictions against South Korea. Amid the boycott, a series of statistics show that the number of reservations for trips to Japan has dropped significantly. Hana Tour, the nation’s leading [...]

Complaints Pile Up over Booking Problems on Overseas Travel Portals

Complaints Pile Up over Booking Problems on Overseas Travel Portals

SEOUL, Jun. 25 (Korea Bizwire) — An increasing number of South Koreans booking their own flights and accommodations online rather than using travel agency package products when they travel abroad. However, there have been a number of complaints regarding the use of global lodging and airline reservation websites. According to the Korea Consumer Agency (KCA) [...]

Thousands of S. Koreans Ask Gov’t to Approve Their Trip to Mount Kumgang

Thousands of S. Koreans Ask Gov’t to Approve Their Trip to Mount Kumgang

SEOUL, Jun. 14 (Korea Bizwire) — Thousands of South Koreans asked the government Friday to endorse their travel to Mount Kumgang in North Korea, demanding the resumption of suspend tours to the scenic mountain. According to the Movement for One Korea, a civic group, 6,150 citizens added their names to the applications submitted to the [...]