KTO Hosts Special Tours for Foreigners to Boost Sluggish Tourism
SEOUL, May 29 (Korea Bizwire) – Dozens of foreigners gathered in Seoul on Friday for a special venue designed by the state tourism agency to bolster the country’s sagging tourism sector, as the country...
View ArticleSeoul Offers Jobs to Chinese-Speaking Travel Interpreters Amid Travel Ban to...
SEOUL, May 31 (Korea Bizwire) – The Seoul Metropolitan Government said Tuesday that it is creating 200 jobs exclusively for Chinese-speaking travel interpreters, with China’s travel ban to South Korea...
View ArticleKorean Tourism Trends Shift among Chinese Tourists
SEOUL, June 8 (Korea Bizwire) – The latest analysis by Pengtai, Cheil Worldwide’s digital marketing affiliate, has revealed that Chinese tourists visiting South Korea are becoming more attracted to the...
View ArticleSouth Koreans Choosing to Stay at Same Hotel While Traveling Abroad
SEOUL, June 28 (Korea Bizwire) – An increasing number of South Korean tourists are staying at one hotel or resort for a longer period of time to have a more relaxing holiday. According to online...
View ArticleItalian Town Pietrasanta Plays Host to Korean Culture
Rome, Aug. 16 (Korea Bizwire) – The Korean Cultural Center in Italy announced that it had held a “Korean Day” event in the popular tourist destination Pietrasanta on August 14. Sometimes called the...
View ArticleCafés, Health Clubs, Hofs to Pay 4,000 Won to Play Copyrighted Music
SEJONG, Aug. 16 (Korea Bizwire) – Your neighborhood café might be playing a lot less music going forward now that the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism has announced amendments to copyright laws....
View ArticlePreparations for Pyeongchang Olympics Underway for Estimated 390,000 Visitors
SEOUL, Aug. 17 (Korea Bizwire) – With an estimated 26,000 workers and volunteers involved in the Olympics and 390,000 guests visiting from all over the world, the lower half of the Korean peninsula has...
View ArticleSeoul Grand Park to Install Quarantine Facilities to Prevent AI Outbreaks in...
SEOUL, Aug. 21 (Korea Bizwire) – After a severe outbreak of avian influenza (AI) at the end of last year, Seoul Grand Park is preparing for the future by using nearly 100 billion won to install a...
View ArticleJeju Island Operates Free Shuttles for Foreign Tourists
JEJU, Aug. 22 (Korea Bizwire) – The World Natural Heritage Department of Jeju Island stated on the August 21 that will operate a free shuttle bus service for foreign tourists. The service is part of a...
View ArticleBusan Encourages Clean Garbage Disposal with Citywide Raffle
BUSAN, Aug. 23 (Korea Bizwire) — The Busan Metropolitan Government announced on August 23 that it will be holding a special raffle event as part of its citywide cleanup efforts. The event will be...
View ArticleExperience an Evening of Korean Royalty at Gyeongbokgung Palace
SEOUL, Aug. 25 (Korea Bizwire) — The Culture Heritage Administration announced on August 24 that for 50,000 won, anyone can be a king or queen – for about two hours. The actual announcement made by the...
View ArticlePohang to Turn “Everlasting” Fire into Tourist Attraction
POHANG, Aug. 26 (Korea Bizwire) — For the past five months, a fire has burned day and night in the heart of Pohang. Which is why the city announced on August 24 that it has begun the construction of a...
View ArticleMapo Oil Storage Site Transformed into Cultural Space
SEOUL, Aug. 26 (Korea Bizwire) — The existence of the Mapo oil storage site, a maximum security facility sitting on the slopes of Mt. Maebong in Seoul, was revealed for the first time in forty years...
View ArticleWine Convention Kicks Off in Daejeon
DAEJEON, Aug. 28 (Korea Bizwire) — The Daejeon Convention Center will host the 5th Asian Wine Trophy convention until August 30, as 130 jurors from 24 countries will attend to test over 4,000 wines of...
View ArticleBlue House Road to be Transformed Into Bike Path
SEOUL, Aug. 31 (Korea Bizwire) — According to the Seoul Metropolitan Government, bikers will be able to lap Gyeongbokgung Palace in under 30 minutes starting in mid-September. After opening the once...
View ArticleSunchang County Lights Up the Dark Near Gyeongchun Stream in Preparation for...
SUNCHANG, Sept. 7 (Korea Bizwire) — Sunchang County, in North Jeolla Province will spend 1.95 billion won to decorate parts of the walking path alongside the Gyeongchun Stream. At the Gyeongchun...
View ArticleS. Korea Pins Hopes on Halal Foods to Woo Muslim Tourists
SEOUL, Sept. 8 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korea has high hopes that halal food will help breathe new vitality into the local tourism industry hit hard by a sharp drop in Chinese visitors over the...
View ArticleOver 20 pct of Lavish Foreign Tourists Come from Mideast: Poll
SEOUL, Sept. 14 (Korea Bizwire) — Middle Eastern tourists accounted for more than 20 percent of big-spending foreign visitors to South Korea last year with their per-capita spending reaching over...
View ArticleS. Korea to Kick Off Nationwide Shopping Festival Next Week
SEOUL, Sept. 20 (Korea Bizwire) — A nationwide shopping festival involving hundreds of retailers and traditional markets will begin next week, the government said Wednesday, as it aims to draw foreign...
View ArticleS. Korea to Join Cruise Association to Attract Tourists from Southeast Asia
SEOUL, Oct. 17 (Korea Bizwire) — The South Korean government said Tuesday it will join a cruise association this week to attract more tourists from Southeast Asian countries. The Ministry of Oceans and...
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