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24th Korean Air travel photo contest

Taken some fascinating photos during your travels? Korean Air and the Hankook Ilbo, the sister paper of The Korea Times, are now looking for the best travel photos of this year. To participate in the annual Korean Air-Hankook Ilbo travel photo contest, applicants should submit their pictures to photo.koreanair.com by Sept. 1.

Hotel & Travel | 2017-08-16 16:55

Muslim prayer room opens at Lotte Dep't Store

A prayer room is now available for Muslim tourists at Avenuel's World Tower Branch of Lotte Department Store in Jamsil, southeastern Seoul, reflecting the growing trend among businesses in Korea to attract more Muslim tourists here. On Wednesday, three winners of an Indonesian beauty pageant visited the room - located on the 11th floor of the building - the first of its kind ...

Hotel & Travel | 2017-08-16 16:53

Lionsgate signs to open 'Hunger Games' theme park on Jeju Island

Audiences that raved about novel-based science fiction adventure film franchise “Hunger Games” will be able to experience the thrill at a theme park on Jeju Island.

Hotel & Travel | 2017-08-16 15:16

[My Seoul Story] History alive: Royal Asiatic Society walking tours

Hanyang AKA Seoul, the pulsing vibrant capital of the Joseon Kingdom (1392-1910) and of modern Korea, mixes traditional architecture of the past with soaring tower constructions of the present. Vestigial artifacts of the 500-year-long dynasty are virtually hidden amidst the skyscrapers of capitalism. And yet, the old structures whisper history for those willing to listen.

Hotel & Travel | 2017-08-10 19:33

Hotel packages for those who want late summer bliss

For those who think they haven’t had enough of summer before it winds down, hotels still have several offers.

Hotel & Travel | 2017-08-10 19:26

Indonesia beauty pageant winners to visit Korea

The winners of an Indonesia beauty pageant will travel around Korea for about a week, the Korea Tourism Organization (KTO) said Thursday. The KTO said it has invited three winners of the Puteri Muslimah Indonesia 2017 to Korea as part of an effort to diversify the country’s tourism market beyond China and Japan. According to the KTO, they will look around some of the popular ...

Hotel & Travel | 2017-08-10 15:32

Festivals jazz up hot summer vacation [List of events]

August is the month for unforgettable summer nights and summer festivals are in full swing all over Korea to cater to beachgoers. Busan Beach Festival (Thur-Sun) The “Busan Beach Festival” is already under way and will continue until Sunday. Events include “Rock Day,” a star-studded concert featuring K-pop stars such as Coyote, DJ Koo and Daybreak on Haeundae Beach Thursday.

Hotel & Travel | 2017-08-03 17:25

Temperature surges to 39C as scorching heat continues

Hong Kong: A city of coexistence

HONG KONG ─ Born to a British father and a mother from Hong Kong, my tour guide Stephen Cheung must have been one of the most suitable men to represent the Old Town Central district in this Asian city. The 27-year-old introduced the district as “a place in which East and West, tradition and modernity and Hong Kong and mainland China coexist.” Crisscrossing a labyrinth of one-...

Hotel & Travel | 2017-08-03 10:27

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

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