South Korea aims to attract 8.5 million foreign tourists this year by luring more visitors from China and Japan, the government said Saturday.
The target is higher than the 7.8 million goal the nation set the previous year. Last year, around 7 million foreign tourists visited South Korea, according to the Ministry of Culture, Sports and [...]
Despite an agreement between North Korea and South Korean conglomerate Hyundai Group to restart their joint tourism business to Mount Kumgang, it remains unclear whether and when South Korean tourists will again be able to visit the scenic resort on the North’s eastern coast.
The two sides said in a joint press release issued after a [...]
South Korea’s Jeju Island is sprucing itself up, ready to greet visitors with various cultural events and programs ahead of the summit between President Lee Myung-bak and the leaders of Southeast Asian countries, the local government said Wednesday.
South Korea is set to host a series of summits and ministerial meetings among leaders of ASEAN, [...]
Foreign tourists spent quite generously in South Korea last year as a weaker Korean currency eased their burden of visiting Asia’s fourth-largest economy, central bank data showed Saturday.
Foreigners’ travel spending in South Korea reached a record USD9.02 billion in 2008, up from USD6.09 billion the previous year, according to the Bank of Korea (BOK).
The 2008 [...]
