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Caribbean Bay holds summer festival

Caribbean Bay’s signature summer event, Mega Wave Festival, has begun and will take place until Aug. 20. Visitors can enjoy pool with waves of up 2.4 meters, while listening to music played by DJs on a special outdoor stage at the nation’s first water park, next to the Everland theme park in Yongin, Gyeonggi Province. Until this weekend, such famous club DJs as Queenzell, All...

Hotel & Travel | 2017-08-03 10:26

Festivals jazz up hot summer vacation [List of events]

Airport offers storage and courier services for prohibited items

Those traveling outside of Korea are now able to keep their goods they are prohibited from carrying on the airplane. The Incheon International Airport launched a new storage and courier service Tuesday for items prohibited on the aircraft, according to the Ministry of Land, Transport and Maritime Affairs. Travelers no longer have to discard the prohibited goods detected at the security checkpoint, a common source of disputes between airport employees and travelers that has caused significant delays in security checks.

Hotel & Travel | 2017-08-01 17:46

'Subway tour guide' published in four languages

A “Subway tour guide,” which provides information about interesting places near some subway stations in Korea, have been published in four languages - English, Japanese and traditional and simplified Chinese, the Korea Tourism Organization said Tuesday. According to the KTO, the guidebook focuses mainly on popular attractions that tourists can reach in 10 minutes by foot from...

Hotel & Travel | 2017-08-01 15:50

Ananti Cove sets new leisure trend

BUSAN - Ananti Cove, a premium oceanfront resort complex near Busan, became an instant sensation upon its July 1 opening. Many holiday goers from across the country have been flocking to this luxury resort and hotel compound to see what it can offer and how different it is from conventional lodging facilities. The feedback has been overwhelmingly positive, according to Tak Ji...

Hotel & Travel | 2017-07-27 17:36

A new trans-Korea trail to open

New walking trails will connect various parts of Korea, including the seas off the east and west coasts, and parts of the demilitarized zone (DMZ), alongside existing ones. A nongovernmental team consisting of 12 experts in culture and tourism, regional culture, ecosystems and the environment held an inauguration ceremony Tuesday hosted by the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism at the Korea Tourism Center, central Seoul.

Hotel & Travel | 2017-07-24 16:50

Oktoberfest early bird tickets available

The Grand Hilton Seoul said early bird tickets for its annual Oktoberfest are now available. The festival is scheduled for Sept. 16 at the hotel’s convention center. It is the 11th year for the hotel to host the biggest German festival in town, with 1,000 attendees each year. The early bird sales will be available until Aug. 16, and customers will receive a 20,000 won discoun...

Hotel & Travel | 2017-07-23 17:38

Enjoying Romania's natural beauty, outdoor activities

BUCHAREST -Romania is far from the famous tourist destinations of Europe and is probably only known for Bran Castle, also known as Dracula’s Castle, to Koreans. My idea was to drive around the country to visit my Romanian boyfriend’s family and friends and discover what’s available along the way. During this trip, and I was captivated by the country’s fascinating nature - the...

Hotel & Travel | 2017-07-20 17:47

[My Seoul Story] New skincare superpower exploring Korea's beauty industry

Before coming to Korea I’d heard a lot about its age-old knowledge on ways to preserve health and youth and its notorious beauty industry. In Russia, where I come from, Korean exotic masks with red ginseng, snail slime and seaweed extracts are selling like hotcakes.

Hotel & Travel | 2017-07-20 16:13

Austria's Salzburg to publish tour guidebook in Korean

Austria’s Salzburg, widely known as the birthplace of legendary 18th-century composer Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, will publish a travel guidebook in Korean. The book, “Salzburg and its getaways,” will be distributed to travel agencies in South Korea.

Hotel & Travel | 2017-07-19 16:10

Everland crowned No.1 tourist attraction for foreigners

According to the Korea Culture and Tourism Institute, 6.96 million people visited the amusement park in Yongin, just south of Seoul, in 2016. It marks the second year in a row that Everland took the top ranking, although the number of visitors was down 6.2 percent. October was the most popular month for the park.

Hotel & Travel | 2017-07-19 11:03

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