SEOUL, Dec. 3 (Korea Bizwire) — The numbers of travelers to Japan, the United States and the Middle East through Incheon International Airport have fully recovered to pre-pandemic levels, while the number of those heading to China still remains sluggish, data showed Sunday. In the first 11 months, the numbers of passengers who traveled to [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 19 (Korea Bizwire) — The number of international travelers on South Korean air carriers during the third quarter reached 85 percent of the level before the COVID-19 pandemic, according to government data Thursday. According to the transportation ministry data, international passengers on South Korean airlines during the July-September period totaled 12.87 million, compared [...]
JEJU, July 31 (Korea Bizwire) — Foreign travelers are returning to the southern resort island of Jeju as the pandemic fades away. According to the Jeju Tourism Association, 149,908 foreign travelers visited Jeju as of May this year, which is eight times more than last year. The travelers, sorted by nationality, included 43,502 Chinese, 22,522 [...]
SEOUL, July 28 (Korea Bizwire) — The number of foreign visitors to South Korea soared more than four times in June from a year earlier to hit a new monthly high since the COVID-19 pandemic broke out, data showed Friday. In June, around 961,000 foreign nationals came to Korea, up 321.9 percent on-year, according to [...]
SEOUL, July 14 (Korea Bizwire) — With a growing number of Koreans planning trips accompanied by their pets, hotels and airlines are devising new services to attract them. DoubleTree By Hilton Seoul Pangyo offers the rental of premium baby strollers, enabling guests to take leisurely walks with their pets. The hotel additionally provides pet-exclusive dining [...]
SEOUL, July 4 (Korea Bizwire) — A growing number of South Koreans are planning to travel overseas this year amid an endemic COVID-19 era. Global credit card giant Visa Inc. conducted a nationwide survey of 1,000 adults over 18 years of age, in which 55.1 percent of respondents said they planned to travel abroad within [...]
SEOUL, June 29 (Korea Bizwire) — The number of foreign visitors to South Korea soared almost five times last month from a year earlier, partly due to a sharp increase in travelers from Japan, data showed Thursday. In May, around 867,000 foreign nationals traveled here, up 399 percent on-year, according to the Korea Tourism Organization [...]
SEOUL, April 25 (Korea Bizwire) — A survey conducted by Jeju Air Co. among 741 people showed that 76 percent of those with summer vacation plans, or 510 people, said they were planning to travel overseas. Most of those planning to travel abroad preferred short to medium distances, including Japan, China, and Southeast Asia. The [...]
JEJU, Jan. 17 (Korea Bizwire) — Fewer people are expected to travel to the southern resort island of Jeju over the Lunar New Year holiday compared to years prior, the Jeju Tourism Organization said Monday. The tourism organization expects that some 188,000 people will travel to Jeju between Jan. 20-24 by air or sea, down [...]
SEOUL, Nov. 7 (Korea Bizwire) — The daily number of passengers traveling via Incheon International Airport has hit 90,000, the highest point in two years and eight months, the airport’s operator said Monday. According to the Incheon International Airport Corp., a total of 93,251 people traveled via the airport, the main gateway to South Korea, [...]