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Tue, May 30, 2023 | 20:14

Travelers from 64 countries to Jeju exempt from electronic authorization

Travelers from 64 countries to Jeju exempt from electronic authorization

Travelers from 64 visa-free countries, including China and Mongolia, arriving on the southern resort island of Jeju will be exempt from going through an e-travel authorization system called K-ETA starting next month, according to the Jeju Special Self-Governing Province.

Lee Hae-rin | 2022-08-29 09:00

Busan hotels increase prices by 10 times for BTS concert

Busan hotels increase prices by 10 times for BTS concert

Hotels and other accommodation options in Busan have come under fire for canceling previous reservations and overcharging for rooms by as much as 10 times or more coinciding with a BTS concert that will be held in October to support the port city's bid for World Expo 2030.

Lee Hae-rin | 2022-08-28 17:00

How Busan prepares for BTS' October concert

Jeju World Heritage Festival makes joyful live return

Jeju World Heritage Festival makes joyful live return

JEJU ISLAND - The World Heritage Festival on Jeju Island, which seeks to promote the cultural significance of the volcanic island's UNESCO World Natural Heritage sites, will return for the third year with a promise to be bigger and more exciting than ever. It marks the return of the in-person event that was put on hold as the festival had to cancel live events and offer onlin...

Kwak Yeon-soo | 2022-08-25 14:33

Space out: empty your mind until you find inner peace

Space out: empty your mind until you find inner peace

Seoul's annual Space-out Competition will return to its signature venue, the Han River, next month, after a three-year hiatus amid the COVID-19 pandemic. The Seoul Metropolitan Government said, Monday, that this year's competition will be held on the Jamsu Bridge on Sept. 4 starting at 3 p.m., while the bridge is blocked to vehicular traffic. When registration for the event o...

Lee Hae-rin | 2022-08-24 08:39

Jeju pushes to adopt e-travel authorization for visitors from visa-free countries

Jeju pushes to adopt e-travel authorization for visitors from visa-free countries

Jeju, South Korea's southernmost island, is pushing to adopt an e-travel authorization system for foreigners from visa-free nations starting next month, officials said Friday.

2022-08-19 21:50

11 DMZ hiking trails to open next month

11 DMZ hiking trails to open next month

All eleven peace-themed hiking trails along the Demilitarized Zone (DMZ) separating the two Koreas will open to the public next month, the government said Thursday.

2022-08-18 14:01

Hit TV series leads to surge in visitors to southern region of Korea seeking glimpse of dolphins

Hit TV series leads to surge in visitors to southern region of Korea seeking glimpse of dolphins

The popular TV series, “Extraordinary Attorney Woo,” has created a tourism boom in the nation's southern region. The southeastern coastal city of Ulsan and the southern resort island of Jeju, which are already popular tourist destinations, have seen an influx of even more tourists since the drama featuring a lawyer with autism spectrum disorder, named Woo Young-woo, became a ...

Lee Hae-rin | 2022-08-18 09:04

More tourists opt to visit Jeju Island by ferry

More tourists opt to visit Jeju Island by ferry

More tourists are choosing to cut travel expenses by taking ferries when visiting Jeju Island due to the soaring prices of flight tickets and car rentals this summer. According to Jeju Tourism Association (JTA), Saturday, over 480,000 people have visited the island by ferry so far this year. The figure constitutes 5.7 percent of the 8.58 million domestic travelers that have v...

Lee Hae-rin | 2022-08-14 17:01

Han River sunset cruise: Seoul's new tourist focal point

Han River sunset cruise: Seoul's new tourist focal point

Seoul Mayor Oh Se-hoon, who has been serving again as mayor since the April 2021 by-election, has been pushing ahead with what he feels the nation's capital needs. During his first overseas trip since taking office, to Singapore late last month, Oh visited the Gardens by the Bay, a 101-hectare urban outdoor recreation space. There, struck by the beauty of the sunset in the ci...

Ko Dong-hwan | 2022-08-10 16:08

Visa regulation pits Jeju islanders against justice ministry

Visa regulation pits Jeju islanders against justice ministry

The scenic southern resort island of Jeju used to be called “Samdado” or an island that has plenty of three things _ wind, stone and women. But nowadays they are not the only things the island is endowed with. People who are involved in the tourism industry on the island have begun to voice worries after the Ministry of Justice announced the introduction of the electronic tra...

Lee Yeon-woo | 2022-08-09 16:13

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