SEOUL & OTHER LOCATIONS, Aug. 25 (Korea Bizwire) – On August 24, as heat wave warnings blanketed nearly the entire country except Mount Halla in Jeju, South Koreans streamed to beaches, rivers and amusement parks in a final summer rush, seeking relief from sweltering temperatures that have also exposed the nation’s deepening water shortages. In Busan, [...]
SEOUL, July 31 (Korea Bizwire) — With the summer heat reaching 35 degrees Celsius on Sunday, leading to a nationwide heat wave warning, the country’s popular beaches and festivals teemed with vacationers. Busan’s Haeundae Beach welcomed 270,000 visitors while Gwangalli Beach received 140,000 people on the previous day. The city’s seven public beaches, in total, [...]
SEOUL, July 15 (Korea Bizwire) — Local governments in charge of antivirus measures at popular summer vacation destinations are on high alert for a massive influx of vacationers from the greater Seoul area and other regions hit by a surge of COVID-19 cases. South Korea’s daily new coronavirus cases have been in excess of 1,500 [...]
CHUNCHEON, July 24 (Korea Bizwire) – Small beaches near the East Sea are gaining popularity as an increasing number of people are afraid of visiting popular beaches due to the coronavirus. Less known beaches and campsites hidden in six cities and counties in the east coast, including Jukdo and Ingu, are now being visited by [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 8 (Korea Bizwire) — Hotels in Seoul and its vicinity are showing higher occupancy this summer as vacationers take refuge from record heat at accommodations not too far from home, their business data indicated Wednesday. Resort-style hotel Banyan Tree Club and Spa Seoul said its package sales rose 3 to 5 percent this [...]