SEOUL, May 1 (Korea Bizwire) — Online sales of travel and transportation services more than doubled on-year in the first quarter of 2023 on eased COVID-19 restrictions, data showed Monday. The value of online transactions of travel and transportation services amounted to 5.51 trillion won (US$4.11 billion) during the January-March period, compared with 2.6 trillion [...]
SEOUL, March 19 (Korea Bizwire) — The number of flight passengers from South Korea to Japan has sharply increased so far this year compared with a year ago, data showed Sunday, on the back of eased travel restrictions and a weaker Japanese yen. The combined number of passengers traveling from Incheon International Airport and Gimpo [...]
SEOUL, March 9 (Korea Bizwire) — The COVID-19 pandemic had suppressed travel sentiment for quite some time, but now it appears that overseas travel is making a comeback. As a result, there has been a significant increase in sales of travel-related goods, with universal power adapters for overseas travel being one of the most popular [...]
SEOUL, Feb. 28 (Korea Bizwire) — Despite the ongoing dispute between South Korea and Japan, the number of Koreans traveling to Japan is increasing, government data showed Monday. When the Japanese government reopened its borders last October, some 123,000 Koreans reportedly visited Japan that month, according to the Korea Tourism Organization. The number gradually climbed [...]
SEOUL, Feb. 27 (Korea Bizwire) — Despite soaring consumer prices and interest rates, South Korean travelers are willing to pay any price to visit relatively underpopulated, attractive travel destinations. Hyecho Adventure Travel, a travel agency specializing in outdoor travel, is excited that it was able to fill two teams of twenty people on a package [...]
SEOUL, Feb. 13 (Korea Bizwire) — Seoul’s Secho District has published a tourist map for young visitors, compiling tourist hotspots on a single page. The Seoripul Street of Musical Instruments is home to some 210 music hotspots including Seoul Arts Center, musical instrument vendors and workshops, and small theaters. The Seoripul Youth Art Center hosts [...]
SEOUL, Feb. 6 (Korea Bizwire) — South Koreans’ negative emotion about Japan has eased and the rate of participation in the boycott of Japan declined, leading to a hike in demand for the Asian neighbor, a survey showed Sunday. According to a survey of 1,000 Korean adults conducted by Embrain Public, the share of those [...]
SEOUL, Feb. 3 (Korea Bizwire) — As international flight routes begin to reopen, demand for golf trips is on the rise. Kyowon Tour Co.’s travel brand Travel Easy reported that last year’s reservation rate for oversea golf trips increased during all four annual quarters. In the second annual quarter, the reservation rate jumped by 47 [...]
SEOUL, Jan. 26 (Korea Bizwire) — The recovery of the market for overseas travel last year was largely led by millennials and Generation Z, a South Korean travel agency said Wednesday. Hana Tour analyzed its international travel booking patterns, sorted by age group, which showed that travelers in their 20s and 30s accounted for 30 [...]
SEOUL, Jan. 10 (Korea Bizwire) — Travel demand over the Lunar New Year holiday season has been concentrated on Southeast Asia and Japan, a South Korean travel agency said Monday. Hana Tour analyzed the list of package tour reservations for Jan. 20-24, which showed that some 15,000 people made flight reservations during that period, an increase of 7,015 percent [...]