SEOUL, June 29 (Korea Bizwire) – The Seoul city government will open a new tour bus route that will cover the eastern part of the capital, officials said on Wednesday. Set to launch on Friday, the latest Seoul City Tour Bus will run between Dongdaemun Design Plaza (DDP) in eastern Seoul and Olympic Park in [...]
SEOUL, June 27 (Korea Bizwire) – As the number of single-person households is steadily increasing, Koreans are increasingly choosing to travel or spend their vacation time alone. Solo traveling is more liberating and sometimes much more convenient than having a companion, leading to a more rewarding and satisfying travel experience. According to travel website Interpark Tour, [...]
SEOUL, June 23 (Korea Bizwire) – South Korea said Thursday that it has agreed, in principle, with France to increase the number of weekly passenger flights between Incheon and Paris to 14 from the current 12. The deal was reached in a meeting of aviation officials between the two countries in Paris earlier this week, [...]
JEJU ISLAND, South Korea, June 20 (Korea Bizwire) – Demands for air travel between South Korea’s resort island of Jeju and Chinese cities have soared over the past years, but Korean airlines have had difficulty in increasing flights due to tough regulations imposed by the Chinese government, industry data showed Monday. Out of 350 flights [...]
SEOUL, June 17 (Korea Bizwire) – The Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism revealed Friday that it will establish a 4,500km trekking course, passing by the country’s three coasts and the demilitarized zone bordering North Korea, for travelers to hike around the entire country. The route will be three times the length of el Camino [...]
SEOUL, June 13 (Korea Bizwire) – Japan’s Osaka remained the top overseas destination for South Korean summer vacationers for the second consecutive year in 2016, data released by a local tour agency showed Sunday. Osaka was followed by Bangkok, Singapore, Taiwan and Hong Kong in the rankings of popular foreign vacation spots among locals, Seoul-based [...]
SEOUL, June 8 (Korea Bizwire) – According to China’s Hurun Report, a research institute specializing in China’s high net worth individuals, the young rich kids of China named Korea as their third-most memorable travel destination. A total of 525 wealthy Chinese between the ages of 18 and 36 years took part in the survey. Korea [...]
SEOUL, June 8 (Korea Bizwire) – Amid the rising popularity of camping, camping equipment that is simple, convenient and easy to use is high in demand. According to Gmarket, an online shopping mall, sales of simple and convenient camping equipment increased during the period from May 27 to June 2 compared to the same period [...]
SEOUL, June 7 (Korea Bizwire) – South Korea will tighten regulations on tour operators that lure Chinese travelers with cheap, low-quality packages to screen out substandard agencies and improve the tourism industry’s competitiveness, the government said Tuesday. The Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism said it will form a task force with related organizations to [...]
SEOUL, June 3 (Korea Bizwire) – A Seoulite purchased a plane ticket from Incheon to Hong Kong for 368,600 won ($310) in July 2015. But when he tried to cancel the trip a few months later, he was charged 216,000 won ($181) in cancellation fees. As such, there are instances where airline companies either charge [...]