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The Kensington Jeju Hotel is offering a promotion for those who want to enjoy their Lunar New Year holidays on the southern resort island of Jeju.

Hotel & Travel | 2019-01-03 14:49

COEX Aquarium aims to become must-visit attraction for foreigners

When Yang Su-yong, a career-long specialist in the hospitality sector, took the helm of COEX Aquarium in June last year, his new industry was a “red ocean,” where hard-fought competitions were unavoidable to lure more people from the nation's aging population.

Hotel & Travel | 2018-12-27 16:24

The Grand Ambassador Seoul Associated with Pullman has successfully retained its Consumer Centered Management (CCM) certificate from the Fair Trade Commission.

Hotel & Travel | 2018-12-27 16:15

Bodies of missing Korean tourists found in Thailand

The bodies of two South Korean tourists have been discovered in Thailand after they went missing while crossing a river at a golf course earlier this week, Seoul's foreign ministry said Thursday. A Thai rescue team found one body Wednesday night and another the following day. They fell into the river on the way back to their hotel after playing golf in Phitsanulok, central Th...

Hotel & Travel | 2018-12-27 10:26

KTO stepping up fight against discrimination against foreign tourists

The nation's state-run tourism promotion agency signed an agreement with the nation's human rights watchdog, Monday, in its efforts to protect the human rights of foreign tourists visiting Korea.

Hotel & Travel | 2018-12-24 16:54

Raw octopus most alluring Korean food for foreigners

Foreign tourists to Korea most want to try “sannakji,” or sliced raw octopus, a survey showed Monday. The Korea Tourism Organization (KTO) announced the survey result conducted of 944 followers of the organization's foreign-language social media channels in late November.

Hotel & Travel | 2018-12-24 14:24

[INTERVIEW] Grand Hilton Seoul eyes MICE sector

In the Korean hospitality industry, which more and more new hotels are looking into, the 30-year-old Grand Hilton Seoul is regarded as a little bit “old-fashioned” - a characteristic making the property seem less competitive.

Hotel & Travel | 2018-12-20 15:07

Meet Finnish Santa Claus

A Santa Claus from Finland poses with children in the lobby of the Grand Walkerhill Hotel in Seoul, Thursday. This Christmas, the hotel invited a Santa Claus from the Santa Claus Foundation in Finland to its Santa Kids Village until Dec. 25. / Courtesy of Walkerhill Hotel and Resort

Hotel & Travel | 2018-12-20 15:05

By Kang Seung-wooNovotel Ambassador Dongdaemun offers new camping concept The Novotel Ambassador Seoul Dongdaemun Hotels and Residences is presenting a “bubble camping” promotion, under which up to six guests can eat inside a bubble tent. The menu has three options: beer set, wine set and whiskey set and all of them feature a BBQ or ham and cheese platter, fruits,...

Hotel & Travel | 2018-12-19 10:15

COEX Aquarium holds underwater shows for Christmas

The COEX Aquarium is running two underwater performances for Christmas and they are receiving rave reviews.

Hotel & Travel | 2018-12-13 14:48

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