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JW Marriott Hotel Seoul to host 2021 Autumn Wine Fair

JW Marriott Hotel Seoul plans to host the 2021 Autumn Wine Fair at The Margaux Grill's seventh-floor garden for three days from Nov. 10. Courtesy of JW Marriott Hotel SeoulBy Jun Ji-hyeJW Marriott Hotel Seoul will host the 2021 Autumn Wine Fair, a seasonal celebration showcasing spirits from outstanding wineries in 11 countries, at The Margaux Grill's seventh-floor garden. Running for three days from Nov. 10, the upcoming wine fair will feature a wide selection ranging from daily wines to fine small-batch cult labels, with savings of up to 50 percent on regular prices. Complimentary corkage for wines purchased at the fair will be offered at JW Marriott Hotel Seoul's Flavors, Tamayura and The Margaux Grill restaurants until Feb. 28.Star wines and champagnes handpicked by the hotel's own sommelier include champagnes Henri Giraud Argonne Brut, crafted by the champagne house renowned for its barrels made of oak from the Forest of Argonne; Joseph Perrier Cuvee Royale Blanc des Blancs, made from the finest cuvee sourced from prime vineyards by the official champagne supplier of Britain's r

Oct 26, 2021
JW Marriott Hotel Seoul to host 2021 Autumn Wine Fair

Incheon International Airport reports fast recovery in traveler flow in past 2 months

gettyimagesbankIncheon International Airport, the main gateway to South Korea, has seen a sharp recovery in the number of inbound and outbound travelers over the past two months amid the country's push for a "Living with COVID-19" plan. According to Incheon International Airport Corp., the state-run operator of the airport, the number of international travelers departing or landing via Incheon jumped 44 percent, compared with a year earlier, to some 338,000 in August.It was the first monthly figure surpassing the 300,000 threshold in 16 months since the number nosedived to the 100,000 range in April last year with the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic.The number fell to 287,000 in September, and that figure still represented a 46-percent rise from a year earlier. The number totaled 183,000 in the first 19 days of this month, raising expectations it could top the 300,000 mark again.The monthly average number of international flights at the airport in August and September soared to 10,789 from 8,775 recorded during the same two-month period last year, according to the airport operator.The

Oct 22, 2021
Incheon International Airport reports fast recovery in traveler flow in past 2 months

IHG to open voco property in heart of Gangnam next year

By Jun Ji-hyeIHG Hotels & Resorts is planning to open voco Gangnam during the second quarter of next year. It is the second voco property that IHG has signed and plans to open in South Korea, following voco Pyeongtaek City in Gyeonggi Province. But the Gangnam property is scheduled to open earlier, becoming the first voco hotel to open its doors here.An image of voco Gangnam, which IHG Hotels & Resorts plans to open within the second quarter of next year / Courtesy of IHG Hotels & ResortsEquipped with 151 rooms, voco Gangnam will be located in the heart of Seoul's Gangnam District, one of the city's main tourist areas and an economic hub, renowned for its trendy restaurants, upscale and designer-brand shops and vibrant nightlife.Facilities at the hotel include an 85-seat cafe and bar, three meeting rooms totaling 600 square meters and a fitness center. “We're delighted to continue our growth in South Korea with the signing of voco Gangnam, which adds to the momentum we are building following our announcement of voco Pyeongtaek City in July,” said Serena Lim, I

Oct 21, 2021By Jun Ji-hye
IHG to open voco property in heart of Gangnam next year

Korean Air to resume flights to Hawaii next month

In this Aug. 24 file photo, people sit on Waikiki Beach in Honolulu. Korean Air Lines, said Wednesday it will resume flights to Hawaii next month after suspending the route for 19 months due to the COVID-19 pandemic. AP-YonhapKorean Air Lines, South Korea's biggest carrier, said Wednesday it will resume flights to Hawaii next month after suspending the route for 19 months due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Korean Air made the decision to preemptively prepare for the post-pandemic travel demand as the government plans to adopt a "Living with COVID-19" scheme, under which COVID-19 is treated as an infectious respiratory disease like the seasonal influenza, with eased distancing being implemented.The national flag carrier will resume three flights a week on the Incheon-Honolulu route Nov. 3, the company said in a statement.Inbound passengers are exempt from a mandatory 10-day quarantine in Hawaii if they submit documents that prove they tested negative for COVID-19. Smaller rival Asiana Airlines Inc., however, said it does not have a plan to resume flights to the U.S. Pacific island. (Yonhap

Oct 20, 2021
Korean Air to resume flights to Hawaii next month

Colorful art projects pep up Joseon-era royal palace

A visitor wearing a face mask to help curb the spread of the coronavirus holds her smartphone as she walks through the Royal Culture Festival at the Gyeongbok Palace in Seoul, Oct. 19. AP-YonhapOn a sunny autumn afternoon, hundreds of traditional Korean lanterns with silk shades of all different colors fluttered gently in the breeze at a courtyard of the Gyeongbok Palace in central Seoul.Visitors wearing masks to prevent the spread of the coronavirus busily took photos of themselves against the backdrop of a tunnel made up of about 1,500 lanterns with silk shades from Jinju, 434 kilometers south of Seoul.The 28-meter tunnel was among the art projects featured in an outdoor exhibition underway at the main palace of the Joseon Dynasty (1392-1910).The exhibition, titled "Daedongyejido," opened Saturday as part of the Royal Culture Festival 2021, co-hosted by the Cultural Heritage Administration and the Korea Cultural Heritage Foundation. The title is a compound of "Daedongyeojido," a famous map from the Joseon era, and the word "ye," meaning art.A visitor wearing a face mask to help cur

Oct 20, 2021
Colorful art projects pep up Joseon-era royal palace

Luxury hotels transformed into cultural venues

Paradise City presents the audiovisual media art exhibition, "INSCAPE ― Voyage to Hidden Landscape," by Herman Kolgen, until Feb. 6. Courtesy of Paradise City By Jun Ji-hyeLuxury hotels have released a variety of unique programs and packages designed to provide guests with chances to enjoy culture and art. They are offering large-scale media art exhibitions and in-room operas, and even a library filled with a variety of books, in response to growing demand from guests and visitors for richer cultural experiences during their stay. The integrated resort complex Paradise City is showcasing a grand cinematic audiovisual media art exhibition, “INSCAPE ― Voyage to Hidden Landscape” by Herman Kolgen, a Canadian artist renowned for his multifaceted multimedia works.The exhibition is being held until Feb. 6 in five of the resort's major venues, including Paradise Art Space, and shows eight of the artist's works, including a new work that is being exhibited for the first tim

Oct 20, 2021By Jun Ji-hye
Luxury hotels transformed into cultural venues

Local gov'ts moving to revitalize regional tourism for 'Living with COVID-19'

Hikers walk along Route 20 of Jeju Island's Olle Trail, in this photo taken on Oct. 23 last year when the downsized Jeju Olle Walking Festival kicked off. This year, Jeju Island will hold the event from this Friday to Nov. 16, aiming to revitalize tourism on the island. YonhapSouth Chungcheong Province aims to attract 100,000 Chinese tourists next yearBy Jun Ji-hyeLocal governments are moving fast to revitalize regional tourism and economies that have become stagnant amid the prolonged COVID-19, in line with the government's move to shift to a “Living with COVID-19” phase early next month.Under the policy shift, the government is set to ease social distancing measures, and health authorities plan to focus more on managing critically ill patients rather than all virus cases, as the nation's vaccination program has been gaining speed. This move is in preparation for returning to normal life in phases.The Seoul Metropolitan Government and the Seoul Tourism Organization said Monday that they will distribute 70,000 passes that provide discounts of up to more than 50 percent at

Oct 18, 2021By Jun Ji-hye
Local gov'ts moving to revitalize regional tourism for 'Living with COVID-19'
  • 'Squid Game' draws attention to Jeju Island

Major tour agencies forecast to swing to profit in 2022

Surfers carry their boards as they watch a sunset at Kuta beach, Bali, Indonesia, Oct. 14. AP-YonhapSouth Korea's major travel agencies are expected to recover from the prolonged fallout of the COVID-19 pandemic and swing to a profit in 2022 on growing demand for overseas travel, a market tracker said Monday.Local brokerage houses have projected that industry leader HanaTour could register a consolidated operating income of 3.9 billion won ($33 million) in the coming year, a sharp turnaround from an operating loss of 114.9 billion won last year, according to financial information provider FnGuide.In the first half of this year alone, HanaTour posted an operating loss of 65.6 billion won. The company chalked up an operating income of 5.9 billion won in 2019 before the COVID-19 outbreak.Riders take picture of each other at the beach of the Baltic Sea in Scharbeutz, northern Germany, Oct.17. AP-YonhapRunner-up Mode Tour is also projected to record an operating income of 200 million won next year, compared with an operating loss of 10.5 billion won in the first half of this year.Yellow B

Oct 18, 2021
Major tour agencies forecast to swing to profit in 2022
  • 'Squid Game' draws attention to Jeju Island

'Squid Game' draws attention to Jeju Island

Actress Jung Ho-yeon as Kang Sae-byeok in Netflix original series "Squid Game" / Courtesy of NetflixBy Nam Hyun-wooThe popularity of Netflix's original series “Squid Game” is pushing up global audiences' awareness of Jeju Island, after a brief reference to the scenic island during an episode of the Korean drama series. According to Google, the Google Trends global score of keyword search for “Jeju Island” for the period of Oct. 3 to 9 stood at 100, which is the highest in the 0-100 scale scoring system showing interest in a keyword in a specific time range. “Jeju” on its own also scored 100 during the same period.The score for “Jeju Island” had been moving between 10 and 25 from January to early September this year, but it spiked up after “Squid Game” was released on Sept. 17. The score was 43 for Sept. 19-25, 90 for Sept. 26―Oct. 2 and 100 for the Oct. 3-9 period. It declined slightly to 92 during the period of Oct. 10-16.Google Trends showed that related keywords to Jeju Island were “Squid Game,” “Squid G

Oct 18, 2021By Nam Hyun-woo
'Squid Game' draws attention to Jeju Island
  • Major tour agencies forecast to swing to profit in 2022
  • Local gov'ts moving to revitalize regional tourism for 'Living with COVID-19'

Craft beer market sees big growth potential in Korea

gettyimagesbankBeer has long been a key ingredient of mixed drinks in South Korea, but changing appetites and the extended coronavirus pandemic have turned consumers toward diverse and unique flavors of craft beer.Craft beer sales are on the rise, as a growing number of people work from home due to social distancing, and those people increasingly prefer more diverse and tasty beers to existing mass-marketed lagers and ales. "Before the pandemic, I used to go to bars to have beer with my clients or friends after work. I recently found craft beer tasty and came to enjoy a diverse range of craft beer at my place," Uni Park, a 32-year-old exhibition planner in Seoul, said.During the past 1 1/2 years, some young people aged between 24-35 years have created a culture of enjoying craft beer purchased at convenience stores while watching Netflix movies and series at their homes, Kim Jin-man, a general manager at the Korea Craft Brewers Association (KCBA), said."Imported beer brands became popular in 2015 and 2016, as they provided ale and other diverse beer products. But in recent years, peo

Oct 15, 2021
Craft beer market sees big growth potential in Korea
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