KoreaTimes(141) - Travel & Food, Lifestyle, page 1

Entertainment
& Arts

Sports

World

SCMP
Asia

Video

Photos

Site Map E-paper Subscribe Register LogIn
Site Map E-paper Subscribe Register LogIn

Lifestyle

Travel & Food

Mon, August 8, 2022 | 08:25

Jeju to introduce electronic travel authorization to curb illegal immigration

The government plans to introduce a system called Electronic Travel Authorization (ETA) on the southern resort island of Jeju, because an existing visa-waiver program has served as a conduit for illegal immigration and resulted in visitors from other countries staying beyond the dates listed on their travel documents, the Ministry of Justice said on Thursday.

Lee Hae-rin | 2022-08-05 16:25

S. Korea to raise traveler's duty-free allowance limit to $800

South Korea plans to raise the limit of the duty-free allowance for inbound travelers to $800 per person from the current $600, the finance ministry said Friday.

2022-08-05 11:37

Liquor industry's collaboration with entertainment sector continues

In recent months, the liquor sector has been seeking a breakthrough in terms of launching viral marketing to target younger drinkers in their 20s and 30s. Some have found the answer by forming collaborations with popular performers in the entertainment sector ― K-pop and webtoon ― with a wide following. Mokpo-based brewing company Bohae in South Jeolla Province announced Wedn...

Park Han-sol | 2022-07-28 15:07

Nearly 1.4 mil. visited Cheong Wa Dae since public opening: data

Nearly 1.4 million people have visited the former presidential compound of Cheong Wa Dae since it opened to the public on May 10, data showed Thursday.

2022-07-28 10:45

New heritage tourism app lets visitors 'Touch Suwon'

Suwon, the provincial capital city of Gyeonggi, has come up with a high-tech solution to change its somewhat dull image. Administrative officials of Suwon, which was officially designated as a special city and given access to a 3.5 billion won ($2.67 million) fund and another 3.5 billion won from the city budget, have developed and launched a new smartphone app called Touch S...

Ko Dong-hwan | 2022-07-28 08:40

Vacationers forgo traveling abroad due to soaring airfares

Chung Chae-young, a 29-year-old office worker in Gyeonggi Province, was looking forward to traveling to Southeast Asia right after the end of the pandemic-imposed travel restrictions. Even now that the restrictive measures are lifted, she has decided instead to take a short summer vacation in the southern city of Jeonju, North Jeolla Province, due to sharply increasing travel...

Lee Hae-rin | 2022-07-26 16:32

Han River summer festival to hit riverside parks this week for 1st time since pandemic

A summer festival spanning the Han River's riverside parks in Seoul will kick off this week for the first time since the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, the government of Seoul said Sunday.

2022-07-24 16:49

Culture ministry seeks to turn Cheong Wa Dae into cultural complex

The culture ministry said Thursday it will push for transforming the former presidential home of Cheong Wa Dae in central Seoul into a multipurpose cultural complex.Park Bo-gyoon, minister of culture, sports and tourism, reported the project to President Yoon Suk-yeol at his office as part of the ministry's major work plans.

2022-07-21 14:57

Korea extends travel ban on Ukraine, six other countries

Korea has decided to extend a travel ban on Ukraine and six other conflict-ridden countries, as well as some parts of Russia, Belarus and the Philippines, through the end of January next year for persistent security risks, its foreign ministry said Monday.

2022-07-18 15:34

[INTERVIEW] Contactless technology to reduce passenger stress amid COVID resurgence

Traveling overseas can be a stressful experience during the COVID-19 pandemic. To relieve such jitters, airports need to step up efforts for digital transformation and technological innovation to help passengers travel without worries amid a resurgence of COVID 19 infections led by a new and highly-transmissible variant, according to the Asia-Pacific chief of an international...

Lee Hae-rin | 2022-07-18 08:32

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10

CEO & Publisher : Oh Young-jin
Digital News Email : webmaster@koreatimes.co.kr
Tel : 02-724-2114
Online newspaper registration No : 서울,아52844
Date of registration : 2020.02.05
Masthead : The Korea Times
Copyright © koreatimes.co.kr. All rights reserved.