SEOUL, Nov. 11 (Korea Bizwire) — A recent survey revealed that about a half of the healthcare workers at South Korea’s clinic-level hospitals with no patient rooms have been forced to take unpaid leave or annual paid leave due to the spread of the COVID-19 pandemic. The Korean Health and Medical Workers’ Union conducted a [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 12 (Korea Bizwire) — The defense ministry decided to lift a vacation ban for enlisted service members after the government eased social distancing guidelines on the new coronavirus, officials said Monday. Since mid-August, the military authorities banned rank-and-file troops from vacationing and off-base movement, as the country saw a surge in confirmed COVID-19 [...]
CHUNCHEON, July 31 (Korea Bizwire) — BTS, worldwide K-pop superstars and creator of ‘hotspots’ where anywhere they go turns into a tourist destination, spent a week in Gangwon Province enjoying the forest at a resort home. The story of BTS’s vacation in Gangwon Province will be made into a reality television series show titled “In [...]
SEOUL, July 6 (Korea Bizwire) — The coronavirus is changing traditional vacation policies at major companies as employees are being asked to move beyond past practices of going on vacation primarily during the summer, and are instead being encouraged to take leave at any point during the year. The new trend is mainly driven by [...]
SEOUL, June 22 (Korea Bizwire) — The coronavirus pandemic is weighing heavily on the summer holidays as COVID-19 continues to spread across the Greater Seoul Metropolitan Area. This year, summer vacationers are opting for less populated, fresh-aired forest camping sites than beaches visited by tens of thousands of people every year. Gosan Recreational Forest, located [...]
SEOUL, May 28 (Korea Bizwire) — Every industry will acclimate to a new normal due to the novel coronavirus pandemic. Travel is no exception. According to a recent survey of 300 customers by the U.S. online travel company Expedia Group Inc., 77 percent of the respondents said they were planning to remain in South Korea [...]
SEOUL, May 4 (Korea Bizwire) — The military will begin allowing enlisted service members to go on vacation this week after months of restrictions, amid signs of a slowdown in the spread of the new coronavirus, the defense ministry said Monday. All enlisted service personnel have been banned from off-base trips in principle since Feb. [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 20 (Korea Bizwire) — Off to its first-ever official break in its sensational seven-year career, K-pop super band BTS is away from the public eye, but the presence of its members’ surprise internet feeds and release of a special photo album continues to make the world music scene abuzz with the beloved band. [...]
SEOUL, Jul. 23 (Korea Bizwire) — South Koreans who prefer spending time at hotels rather than the beach or the mountains for summer vacation have doubled in number since last year. The Korea Transport Institute revealed on Monday that 18.8 percent of the respondents in a survey chose ‘vacation packages at hotels or shopping’ as [...]
SEOUL, May 31 (Korea Bizwire) — For those who are under heavy stress from bustling city life and demanding work responsibilities, getting away from it all may be the best remedy for the body and soul, although it could be a tall order for many urban dwellers given costs and lack of time. Chung So-hyun, [...]