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Explore Seoul with EXO in your pocket

If you plan to visit Korea, you can now enjoy your tour with K-pop act EXO in your pocket. Seoul City, the Seoul Tourism Organization and SM Entertainment will sell special edition of “Discover Seoul Pass,” a card that provides a range of benefits for visitors, such as free admission to popular tourist attractions in Seoul.

Hotel & Travel | 2018-08-07 14:36

Empty rides, closed theme park attracts photographers to Yongma Land

Yongma Land, a closed amusement park at the east end of Seoul, is like a hidden gem of the capital, to be discovered by only those with knowing eyes. With no big promotions to advertise the place, visitors should do some online searching and walk 10 minutes uphill to reach this small theme park abandoned more than 20 years ago. Behind the rusty gate, a wear-and-tear merry-go-...

Hotel & Travel | 2018-08-03 16:42

Seamarq to host culture festival

The Seamarq Hotel is bringing back its annual festival to meet the growing appetite for cultural life among citizens who have fewer opportunities than Seoul residents. The property, located in the eastern coastal city of Gangneung, Gangwon Province, announced Thursday it will host the eight-day Seamarq Festival starting Saturday, featuring different yet high-quality performan...

Hotel & Travel | 2018-08-02 16:28

Energy-boosting foods top summer menus

As a record-breaking deadly heat wave sweeps the nation, local hotels are sold on offering summer-themed, energy-boosting foods. Eel, regarded as one of the major stamina foods in the hot weather here, is headlining every hotel restaurant's summer menu.

Hotel & Travel | 2018-08-02 16:21

By Kang Seung-woo Kensington Jeju unveils champagne promotion The Kensington Jeju Hotel provides the All That Sparty Package featuring two bottles of champagne from French fine winery Moet & Chandon.While enjoying the brand's special summer editions Moet & Chandon Ice Imperial and Chandon Summer, each ...

Hotel & Travel | 2018-08-02 15:15

Full of fun: Festival guide for August

The Busan Sea Festival has opened Aug. 1 every year since 1996 on various beaches in Busan, including Haeundae and Gwangalli. The festival in the country's largest port city consists of various programs and cultural performances showcasing the city's attractions. Festival events include the following: an international rock music festival, hip-hop and magic festivals, K-pop co...

Hotel & Travel | 2018-07-31 10:31

Marriott eyeing food and beverage as revenue driver in Korea

Taking a closer look at the Korean hotel industry, gone are the days when a hotel was just a place to bed down. Peggy Fang Roe, chief sales and marketing officer of Asia Pacific at Marriott International Rather, it is increasingly serving as a venue, where guests can dine, drink and party as well as sleep. Buying into the trend, Peggy Fang Roe, chief sales and marketing offic...

Hotel & Travel | 2018-07-26 16:20

By Kang Seung-wooHyatt Hotels in Korea to reduce single-use plastics from SeptemberAll five Hyatt Hotels in Korea have announced plans to eliminate single-use plastic straws and drink stirrers beginning this September. Korea's move away from single-use plastics follows the global policy announcement by Hyatt Hotels Corp. July 9. In line with the Hyatt Worldwide direction, the...

Hotel & Travel | 2018-07-26 10:27

Daemyung's Park Hotel opens doors

Daemyung Leisure Industry said Thursday it has opened a new hotel at the Vivaldi Park resort complex in Hongcheon, Gangwon Province. The Park Hotel, located at opposite end to Ocean World, a huge water park, is the first independent brand hotel introduced at the resort complex, which also features a ski slope, an equestrian club, a golf course and other tourist attractions.

Hotel & Travel | 2018-07-26 10:26

Lotte Hotel's Executive Tower to debut in September

The Lotte Hotel Seoul will reopen as the Executive Tower, Sept. 1, after a year-long renovation. The company started remodeling its building in July 2017, the second of its kind since its opening in August 1988 to offer a new standard in premium luxury hotels in the Gangbuk district like its sibling Signiel Seoul in Gangnam. In 2006, it went through its first renovation.

Hotel & Travel | 2018-07-19 14:28

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