98% of visitors to Korea intend to return, survey shows

By Park Si-soo

Nearly 98 percent of inbound travelers intend to visit South Korea again and 96 percent returned home with good feelings about the country, a

survey

showed Monday.

The

Visit Korea Committee

released the figures based on a survey of 34,000 visitors in Seoul's five major tourist destinations ― Dongdaemun, Mount Nam, Myeong-dong, streets near Hongik University and Namdaemun ― from Sep. 18-28. The participants responded while visiting tourism information centers in the areas.

“The fact that 98 percent of respondents expressed an intention to come to Korea again reflects our spirit of hospitality was delivered well to foreign visitors,” said Visit Korea Committee Secretary General Han Gyeong-ah.

“The Korea Grand Sale is due January ― we are preparing for more diverse benefits and promotional events to make the event a big success.”