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Gov't to push for 'quarantine-free corridors' to support ailing aviation industry

Passengers move into a gate to board Air Seoul's “international sightseeing flight” at Incheon International Airport, Feb. 20. The special flight flew over Japan and returned to Korea. Joint press corps'Int'l sightseeing flights' to be expanded to inbound travelersBy Jun Ji-hyeThe government will push to establish “travel bubbles” or quarantine-free corridors with other countries that have managed to curtail COVID-19 infections as part of efforts to support the aviation industry hit hard by the prolonged pandemic.A “travel bubble,” sometimes called a travel corridor, is a partnership between two or more designated cities or countries with similar rates of COVID-19 infections to allow for quarantine-free air travel in both directions. It does not set a limit on the purpose of a visit, and thus is different from fast-track entries for business travelers.The Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport said Wednesday that the measure would help airlines, which have suffered from record-low passenger levels, to take steps to resume their operation of

Mar 3, 2021By Jun Ji-hye
Gov't to push for 'quarantine-free corridors' to support ailing aviation industry
Travel & Food

Hotel Lobby

By Jun Ji-hyeLotte Hotel Seoul launches 'online express check-in' serviceLotte Hotel Seoul has launched an “online express check-in” service for guests who book a room through the Lotte Hotel official homepage or application. The new service simplifies check-in procedures and enables guests to register their check-in information through the website or app even in the morning, so they can simply pick up their key at the front desk without waiting upon their arrival, unlike other guests who must check in onsite after 3 p.m. “We launched the fast check-in service as an increasing number of millennials who are more familiar with online booking are using the hotel,” a Lotte Hotel official said. “Our new service is also in line with the recent trend of contactless services amid the prolonged COVID-19 pandemic. We plan to expand the service to our chains across the country.”In celebration of the launch of the service, Lotte Hotel Seoul is presenting its “rewards point promotion,” which offers 1,000 points worth $10 to guests who book a room th

Mar 3, 2021By Jun Ji-hye
Hotel Lobby
Travel & Food

Hotels striving to distinguish breakfast to attract more guests

The live dim sum corner at On The Plate buffet restaurant of Paradise Hotel Busan offers guests a chance to enjoy a variety of dim sum prepared by a chef onsite. Courtesy of Paradise Hotel BusanBy Jun Ji-hyeA premium breakfast is one of services guests look forward to when visiting luxury hotels, as it gives them a chance to enjoy a variety of gourmet menu items prepared by professional chefs. According to a survey of 2,000 adults in Korea, released last month by online hotel reservation site HotelsCombined, an overwhelming 60.6 percent of respondents chose the complimentary breakfast as their most preferred hotel service, followed by the free access to swimming pools at 30.3 percent.At a time when an increasing number of people have opted to spend their vacation at local hotels amid overseas travel restrictions caused by the prolonged COVID-19 pandemic, hotels here have been enhancing their efforts to distinguish their breakfast menu and services to attract more guests. The Paradise Hotel Busan has recently launched diverse breakfast menu items at its premium buffet restaurant, On T

Mar 3, 2021By Jun Ji-hye
Hotels striving to distinguish breakfast to attract more guests
Health

Smooth vaccinations raise hope for 'return to normal life'

A medical worker passes by a state-run COVID-19 vaccination center run by the National Medical Center in central Seoul, Sunday. YonhapNo severe reactions reported after vaccinationsBy Jun Ji-hyeThe government's COVID-19 inoculation program proceeded smoothly for the third day, Sunday, raising hope among members of the public that their lives may return to normal and that they will be able to go out freely without wearing a face mask. AstraZeneca's vaccines began to be administered to workers and patients under the age of 65 at geriatric hospitals and nursing homes, Friday, while the administering of Pfizer's vaccine began the following day for medical and other workers at hospitals designated to treat COVID-19 patients. "The vaccine management, storage and vaccination process at the site was enough to give trust to all citizens. I would like to convey to the people the hope that a return to normal life is not far off," President Moon Jae-in wrote on social media after a visit to a public health center in Seoul, Friday, to check on the vaccination process.Concerns had mounted over the

Feb 28, 2021By Jun Ji-hye
Smooth vaccinations raise hope for 'return to normal life'
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Politics

Concerns rising over hasty legislation of special law for new airport in Busan

President Moon Jae-in listens to a report from Acting Busan Mayor Lee Byung-Jin about a plan to build a new international airport on Busan's Gadeok Island, during his inspection of the site, Thursday. YonhapPresident visits planned site for airport to support projectBy Jun Ji-hyeBoth the ruling Democratic Party of Korea (DPK) and the main opposition People Power Party (PPP) are facing criticism for collaborating in the hasty passage of a special bill aimed at constructing a new international airport on Busan's Gadeok Island.If the bill is passed at a National Assembly plenary session scheduled for Friday, it would open the way for the construction ― which would require trillions of won ― to proceed without a feasibility study. The bill also calls for the new airport to be built at government expense.Critics said the parties are pushing ahead with the large-scale national project without a sufficient review and apparently based on populism to woo voters ahead of the April 7 mayoral by-elections that include one in the port city, as well as the presidential election slated for March 20

Feb 25, 2021By Jun Ji-hye
Concerns rising over hasty legislation of special law for new airport in Busan
Companies

Incheon Int'l Airport striving to keep duty free shopping alive amid pandemic

Incheon International Airport Corp. (IIAC) President and CEO Kim Kyung-wook speaks during a media conference held at the IIAC headquarters in Incheon, Wednesday. Courtesy of Incheon International Airport Corp.IIAC expects net loss of more than W800 billion this year By Jun Ji-hyeIncheon International Airport Corp. (IIAC), the operator of the country's main gateway, is striving to help duty free shopping at the airport stay alive amid the prolonged COVID-19 pandemic, IIAC President and CEO Kim Kyung-wook said Wednesday.The comment came amid growing concerns over more empty space in the duty free area at the airport as the nation's two major duty free operators ― Lotte Duty Free and Shilla Duty Free ― are scheduled to close their stores in Terminal 1, Feb. 28.Their leases had originally expired last August but they extended them for another six months after the IIAC failed to attract new duty free operators amid the industrywide slump caused by the pandemic.Kim said during a media conference that the IIAC will allow the three existing duty free operators at Terminal 1 ― Shinsegae Duty

Feb 24, 2021By Jun Ji-hye
Incheon Int'l Airport striving to keep duty free shopping alive amid pandemic
Travel & Food

Andaz's Jogakbo relaunches with 3 unique interactive zones

By Jun Ji-hyeJogakbo restaurant, located on the second floor of the Andaz Seoul Gangnam, will unveil its new menu on March 1 for its three unique interactive dining zones ― Seafood Grill, Meat & Co. and Bites & Wine.Each interactive kitchen offers a menu prepared by specialist chefs with distinctive cooking techniques and styles, inviting diners to view the gourmet ingredients of the day that each zone features. The hotel said each zone of the relaunched Jogakbo offers a creative way to enjoy intimate occasions or casual social gatherings by catering to diners seeking quality experiences in an engaging and energetic atmosphere. To celebrate its relaunch, Jogakbo will offer diners 30 percent discounts on the menus at Seafood Grill and Meat & Co. in March. This offer is available through Andaz Seoul Gangnam's KakaoTalk channel. Seafood Grill features fireside-cooking cuisine with pan-Asian flavors. Live seafood from the markets and a selection of the day's fresh catch will be grilled on skewers over charcoal. Jogakbo restaurant features fireside-cooking cuisine with pan-Asi

Feb 24, 2021By Jun Ji-hye
Andaz's Jogakbo relaunches with 3 unique interactive zones
Travel & Food

Fairmont hotel brings grandeur of modern Seoul to Yeouido

The Fairmont Ambassador Seoul opened on Seoul's Yeouido, Wednesday. Courtesy of Fairmont Ambassador SeoulBy Jun Ji-hyeFairmont Hotels & Resorts opened the brand's first hotel in Korea ― the Fairmont Ambassador Seoul ― at the Parc. 1 Complex on Feb. 24 to become a new landmark of Seoul's Yeouido financial district near the Han River. The Fairmont Ambassador Seoul offers an extraordinary setting to host world leaders, business travelers, families and vacationers.The new hotel is connected to the Yeouido subway station on lines 5 and 9 and Hyundai Department Store. The hotel said its guests can enjoy both riverfront access and glamorous rooftop experiences combined with panoramic views of nearby skyscrapers and the capital's iconic waterway. Designed by world-renowned architect Richard Rogers, the Parc. 1 Complex immerses guests in a combination of Korean aesthetics and contemporary style, seamlessly harmonizing tradition and modernity. “We're delighted to open a bold new chapter for the Fairmont collection, here in Seoul,” said Garth Simmons, Accor CEO of Southeast Asia

Feb 24, 2021By Jun Ji-hye
Fairmont hotel brings grandeur of modern Seoul to Yeouido
Politics

Should President Moon be 1st in line for COVID-19 vaccine?

President Moon Jae-in puts on a face mask during a meeting with senior members of the ruling Democratic Party of Korea at Cheong Wa Dae, Friday. YonhapBy Jun Ji-hyePresident Moon Jae-in has faced calls from the conservative main opposition party to be the first recipient of Korea's administration of AstraZeneca's COVID-19 vaccine, as public concerns have deepened due to the government's inconsistent stance on the matter, leading to questions of its safety and efficacy, especially for the elderly.In response, some members of the ruling Democratic Party of Korea (DPK) slammed the main opposition People Power Party (PPP) for treating the head of the state as “something to be experimented on.”The political disputes over whether Moon should be vaccinated first came ahead of the start of the government's COVID-19 inoculation program with AstraZeneca's vaccine this coming Friday, and Pfizer's vaccine on Saturday. Former four-term conservative lawmaker Yoo Seong-min of the PPP said President Moon should receive AstraZeneca's vaccine first to ease public fears. “As the gover

Feb 22, 2021By Jun Ji-hye
Should President Moon be 1st in line for COVID-19 vaccine?
Politics

Transport ministry faces growing calls to retract plan on 2nd Jeju airport

A panoramic view of the site for a new international airport on Jeju Island / Korea Times fileBy Jun Ji-hyeThe Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport is facing growing calls to rescind a plan to build a new international airport on the southern resort island of Jeju after opponents of the plan outnumbered supporters in an opinion poll of residents. Nine local news outlets commissioned Gallup Korea to conduct the poll to ask the residents' view of the government's move to build the second airport on the island. The result of the poll of about 2,000 residents, announced Thursday, showed that 47 percent opposed the plan, while 44.1 percent were in favor. It had a confidence level of 95 percent and a margin of error of 2.2 percentage points.In a separate poll by Embrain Public, 51.1 percent were against the plan, while 43.8 percent supported it. This poll had a 95 percent confidence level and a margin of error of 2.19 percentage points.However, residents of Seongsan, the town selected as the site for the second airport, were overwhelmingly in favor of the project, according to se

Feb 20, 2021By Jun Ji-hye
Transport ministry faces growing calls to retract plan on 2nd Jeju airport
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