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Hotels ready to serve Thanksgiving dinners

Local hotels are busy coming up with diverse Thanksgiving dining options to celebrate the Turkey Day that falls on Nov. 22. Everything from a sumptuous meal and a festive buffet to even to-go menus is all set to serve Thanksgiving dinners.

Hotel & Travel | 2018-11-08 15:06

Lotte Hotel opens in SamaraBy Kang Seung-woo Lotte Hotels and Resorts has opened the Lotte Hotel Samara in Russia ― the first five-star hotel in Russia's sixth-largest city.Plus, it is the third hotel to enter into a management agreement with the Korean hospitality giant. A hotel management contract is an agreement between a management company, or an operator, and a property ...

Hotel & Travel | 2018-11-08 15:06

[INTERVIEW] 'Hawaiian Airlines offers most authentic Hawaiian experience'

There has been a sharp surge in Koreans visiting Hawaii in recent years. According to Hawaii Tourism Korea, about 260,000 Korean travelers visited the island in 2017, a threefold increase on 2010, when a little over 80,000 visited.

Hotel & Travel | 2018-11-07 16:12

Korea mulls adopting group visa system for Indian tourists

The Korean government is considering launching a group visa system for Indian tourists as early as the start of next year. The ministries of justice and foreign affairs said last month in response to Rep. Song Young-gil of the ruling Democratic Party of Korea that they were considering the system, which would make Indian tourist groups' entry to Korea cheaper and more conveni...

Hotel & Travel | 2018-11-06 15:23

Pink muhly gardens emerging as hot tourist destination

Surreal fields of pink grass are drawing attention, becoming a new tourist attraction in Korea. The weird yet exquisite U.S. native pink muhly grass is emerging as the most-sought-after autumn plant especially because the ornamental grass offers stunning visual effects for social media photos.

Hotel & Travel | 2018-11-01 14:47

By Kang Seung-wooGrand Hyatt Incheon to bring authentic Chinese cuisine The Grand Hyatt Incheon's Restaurant 8 will launch a food promotion featuring authentic Chinese cuisine. For the event, scheduled for Nov. 7 to 18, the property will bring Douglas Yu, chef of Hyatt Regency Qingdao, and he plans to serve the Shandong region's cuisine including traditional Qingdao seafood s...

Hotel & Travel | 2018-11-01 13:31

KTO to host travel fair in UAE

The Korea Tourism Organization (KTO) will hold the Korea Culture & Tourism Festival in Abu Dhabi, the United Arab Emirates (UAE), from Nov. 1 to 3, to attract more Middle Eastern visitors, the tourism body said Tuesday.

Hotel & Travel | 2018-10-30 15:25

Think tank recommends looking at Japan in promoting tourism industry

An economic think on Friday released recommendations on what the government can do to improve the country's tourism industry, citing Japan as an example to follow. The recommendations by the Korea Economic Research Institute (KERI), relayed to the tourism ministry, enumerate 10 tasks in five sectors -- the visa system, transportation, accommodation, a control tower for touris...

Hotel & Travel | 2018-10-26 17:08

Boracay reopens - with new environmental protection rules

The Philippines has reopened its beautiful island of Boracay after a six-month restoration - but with strict new rules to protect the environment. The sandy idyll was closed to visitors in April following President Rodrigo Duterte's orders to clean what he called a “cesspool.”

Hotel & Travel | 2018-10-26 14:59

Seoul's 'emotional marketing' targeting Chinese tourists

The Seoul Metropolitan Government (SMG) has stepped up efforts to bring back Chinese tourists with the launch of a creative project focused on emotional marketing.

Hotel & Travel | 2018-10-25 18:07

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