Lotte Duty Free's outlet at Incheon International Airport BEIJING – China’s official announcement to lift its ban on group tourists’ travel to South Korea will likely be a boon for the travel and duty-free industries in the neighboring country.The Chinese government said on Th
A river bus on London's Thames River (Courtesy of Transport for London) The city of Seoul plans to launch a ferry service in 2024 as authorities in the South Korean capital vie to draw more foreign tourists and ease commuters' traffic woes.The Seoul Metropolitan Government plans to operate the
The Myeongdong shopping district was crowded with tourists on May 14 In Myeongdong, Seoul’s shopping mecca, on May 14, street vendors were busy soliciting foreign tourists, greeting them in their mother tongues from Thai to Vietnamese and Arabic.“Southeast Asian shoppers had hesitat
The Korea Tourism Organization announced on Thursday that it will hold a "K-Tourism Festival" on Apr. 21-22 in Hiroshima and Fukuoka, the key markets in the southwest of Japan. The K-Tourism Festival will be held at the Hiroshima HBG Concert Hall on Friday and at the Fukuoka International Conv
Myeong-dong shopping district in Seoul Since Japan resumed visa-free travel for South Koreans in October last year, South Koreans have been flocking to the neighboring country.But the number of Japanese tourists to South Korea has dropped sharply, even after Seoul lifted visa restrictions on th