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Wed, July 24, 2024 | 03:24

Mayfield Hotel & Resort offers K-pop dance-integrated summer package

Mayfield Hotel & Resort offers K-pop dance-integrated summer package

Mayfield Hotel & Resort, located in western Seoul near Gimpo International Airport, offers a special summer package targeting families with children who enjoy short-form video content and K-pop dance.

2024-07-19 17:21

International travelers using Incheon airport leap 40% on-year

International travelers using Incheon airport leap 40% on-year

The number of international passengers traveling via Incheon International Airport has leaped nearly 40 percent in the first half of 2024 from a year earlier, the airport's operator said Friday.

2024-07-19 15:53

Korea brings largest-ever 'Korea House' to Paris Olympics

Korea brings largest-ever 'Korea House' to Paris Olympics

Korea will operate its largest-ever 'Korea House' during the 2024 Paris Summer Olympics to promote its culture and serve as a support base for its athletes, the culture ministry said Friday.

2024-07-19 10:47

Korea seeks to host more international MICE events in provincial cities

Korea seeks to host more international MICE events in provincial cities

Korea will foster international conferences that represent each region as “Korean versions of the Davos Forum” to boost the regional economy and foster the MICE (meetings, incentive tours, conventions and exhibitions) industry, the government said Thursday.

2024-07-18 15:57

[INTERVIEW] Hanatour to offer tailored travel options for Korea's outbound tourists

INTERVIEWHanatour to offer tailored travel options for Korea's outbound tourists

Hanatour, Korea’s largest travel agency with over three decades of experience, is poised to lead the way in the evolving landscape of post-pandemic travel by defying traditional concepts of package tours and offering more tailored and novel travel content.

2024-07-18 13:09

Yeobaek House of Books, Goethe Houses enrich town, minds

Yeobaek House of Books, Goethe Houses enrich town, minds

YEOJU, Gyeonggi Province — Chon Young-ae had been up writing since 4: 20 a.m. The professor emeritus at Seoul National University (SNU) is in the process of selecting and translating into Korean the entire works of Johann Wolfgang von Goethe. The author of over 60 books has just finished a draft for a book on the gardens of Yeobaek House of Books and two Goethe houses.

2024-07-18 13:06

Buddhist temple offers pet owners, furry friends journey to inner peace

Buddhist temple offers pet owners, furry friends journey to inner peace

JEUNGPYEONG COUNTY, North Chungcheong Province - Arong, a seven-year-old mixed breed dog that lives in Seongnam, Gyeonggi Province, with her owner Lee Bo-young, was dressed in up a Buddhist robe and went into a temple in Jeungpyeong County for the first time in her life, last Friday.

2024-07-16 02:00

NewJeans members become Korea's honorary tourism ambassadors

NewJeans members become Korea's honorary tourism ambassadors

K-pop sensation NewJeans has become an honorary ambassador to promote Korea to the world, the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism and the Korea Tourism Organization (KTO) said Thursday.

2024-07-11 17:11

From newsroom to Africa's savannah: a reporter's adventure

From newsroom to Africa's savannah: a reporter's adventure

NAIROBI, Kenya/KAMPALA, Uganda - Life has a way of throwing curveballs when you least expect them. For a reporter used to the daily grind, the sudden assignment to Africa seemed daunting at first.

2024-07-11 01:00

Korea launches 'Taste your Korea' brand to boost gastronomic tourism

Aiming to attract tourists and elevate Korea's status as a premier food tourism destination, the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism and the Korea Tourism Organization (KTO) announced a new food tourism campaign slogan, 'Taste your Korea,' Wednesday.

2024-07-10 16:07

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