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Airport authorities propose PCR test-free arrivals

A passenger checks departure times on a flight information display system at Terminal 1 of Incheon International Airport, April 22. Yonhap By Lee Hae-rinIncheon International Airport has requested the government to allow PCR test-free arrivals, as in-bound tourism is expected to return to pre-pandemic levels by the end of the year.The Incheon International Airport Corporation (IIAC) announced during a press conference at the airport complex, Monday, that it has made a proposal to the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport to lift quarantine regulations by replacing mandatory PCR testing for arrivals with rapid antigen tests (RAT) or mandating testing only for those with symptoms or arriving from high-risk regions.Under the current regulation of manual monitoring, all inbound passengers with full vaccination history must undergo a PCR test on the first day of their arrival and take a RAT test again within six to seven days after arrival. Those violating these

Apr 26, 2022By Lee Hae-rin
Airport authorities propose PCR test-free arrivals

Royal night walk offers incredible palace views, cityscape

Visitors hold traditional lanterns called "cheongsachorong” as they walk in front of Injeongmun Gate of Changdeok Palace in Seoul, April 19. NewsisNighttime tours available at palaces in SeoulBy Kwak Yeon-sooAs Seoul loosens its social distancing rules, the city's royal palaces are resuming their special nighttime tours. Among them, Changdeok Palace is running a “moonlight tour” that offers not only incredible palace views but also night cityscapes. Guided by the delicate glow of “cheongsachorong” (traditional lanterns), visitors can enjoy a unique and unforgettable evening.Changdeok Palace is one of the five grand palaces built during the 1392-1910 Joseon Kingdom. Built in 1405, it is the second royal residence following Gyeongbok Palace. It includes official affairs buildings, royal family residence buildings and the famous Huwon (Secret Garden) with a lotus pond and pavilions. UNESCO designated the palace as a World Cultural Heritage site in 1997.The moonlight tour begins at the main gate of Donhwamun, where visitors can take a commemorative photo wit

Apr 26, 2022By Kwak Yeon-soo
Royal night walk offers incredible palace views, cityscape

Seoul City to resume outdoor festivals following removal of distancing rules

People read books at Seoul Plaza in front of City Hall in Seoul at an outdoor mobile library event organized by the city government, April 23. YonhapSeoul Metropolitan Government said Tuesday it will resume large in-person outdoor festivals across the capital following the recent removal of major COVID-19 related social distancing rules.According to officials, the 2022 Seoul Jazz Festa will open on Nodeul Island in central Seoul later Tuesday for a six-day run until Sunday. The music festival was organized to celebrate the UNESCO-designated International Jazz Day, Saturday, and will also have on-site food trucks.An arts festival featuring around 30 sculpting artworks will also be held on the island from Tuesday until June 24.The city will also host various street arts festivals at the Dongdaemun Design Plaza, Seoul Forest and other popular tourism sites on weekends and holidays until May 22.The "open library" event at Seoul Plaza in front of City Hall will also continue Fridays and Saturdays until late October. The event attracted some 2,000 participants during its inaugural gatherin

Apr 26, 2022
Seoul City to resume outdoor festivals following removal of distancing rules

Korea seeks to build new Busan airport as country's first 'floating airport'

An aerial view of the planned floating airport on Gadeok Island, the biggest island off Busan / Yonhap Korea plans to build the country's first floating airport in the southern port city of Busan by 2035, the land ministry said Tuesday.Last year, the National Assembly approved a bill on a mega state project worth 13.7 trillion won ($10.97 billion) to build the new airport on Gadeok Island, the biggest island off the coast of Busan, to handle growing air traffic demand and facilitate prosperity in the country's southeast region.According to the detailed plan announced by the ministry Tuesday, the new facility will be an offshore airport, which is to be built on a floating structure at sea.The government is pushing to skip a preliminary feasibility study to expedite the construction procedures, and a review committee under the finance ministry will make a final decision on the exemption later this week.The land ministry plans to begin drawing a detailed construction p

Apr 26, 2022
Korea seeks to build new Busan airport as country's first 'floating airport'

Cheong Wa Dae to open to public at noon on May 10

Cheong Wa Dae / YonhapCheong Wa Dae will open to the public at noon May 10, immediately after President-elect Yoon Suk-yeol's inauguration ceremony, in line with his promise to return the presidential compound to the people, officials said Monday.Visits can be booked in advance online starting Wednesday at 10 a.m. and will be limited to 39,000 people per day, or up to 6,500 people per two-hour time slot, according to the officials of the Cheong Wa Dae relocation task force."We decided to fully open the doors to Cheong Wa Dae as the inauguration ceremony on May 10 ends," Rep. Yoon Han-hong, chief of the task force on the presidential office relocation, said during a press briefing."Thus, the main building and the guest house, as well as the top-class garden Nokjiwon and Sangchunjae will be reborn into an open space that can be enjoyed by all the people," he said.Yoon promised during the campaign to relocate the presidential office out of Cheong Wa Dae and return the compound to the public, saying the move would help him connect better with the people as Cheong Wa Dae had become "a sym

Apr 25, 2022
Cheong Wa Dae to open to public at noon on May 10

Asiana Airlines to reopen route to India, offer more to Japan, other countries

An Asiana Airlines' passenger jet is seen in this file photo. Korea Times file Asiana Airlines said Monday it will reopen its route to India this week as eased virus restrictions unleash pent-up demand. Asiana will offer one flight a week on the Incheon-Delhi route starting Friday after it suspended the route 33 months ago ― July 8, 2019 ― due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the company said in a statement. The company will also expand the number of flights on routes to Sydney, Los Angeles, Osaka, Fukuoka, Hanoi, Ho Chi Minh City and Manila from May, it said. Its budget carrier unit Air Busan Co. said it will resume services on the routes from the southern port city of Busan to Fukuoka, Da Nang and Cebu. The routes have been suspended for the past 26 months. The Busan-Fukuoka route will be available from May 31, with the routes to Da Nang and Cebu set to begin June 29 and July 15, respectively, the statement said. Air Busan also plans to open five new international rou

Apr 25, 2022
Asiana Airlines to reopen route to India, offer more to Japan, other countries

Travel and tourism to create 126 million new jobs in next 10 years: WTTC

Philippine Department of Tourism Secretary Bernadette Romulo-Puyat, center, speaks at the panel of the 21st World Travel and Tourism Council Global Summit in Manila, Thursday. From left are Global Rescue Companies CEO Dan Richards, Dubai Airports International CEO Paul Griffiths, Secretary Romulo-Puyat, Marriott International Group President Craig Smith and WTTC Ambassador Katheleen Mathews. Courtesy of World Travel and Tourism CouncilOne-third of all new jobs worldwide forecast to be within travel and tourism sector: WTTCBy Lee Hae-rinMANILA, Philippines ― The travel and tourism sector is expected to create nearly 126 million new jobs within the next decade and bring the industry's global GDP back to pre-pandemic levels by 2023, according to the World Travel and Tourism Council (WTTC). The forecast was announced by the WTTC President and CEO Julia Simpson in her opening speech of the 21st Global Summit at Marriott Hotel in Newport City, Manila, Thursday.“Over the next decade, travel and tourism will create 126 million new jobs worldwide. In fact, one in three of every new job

Apr 24, 2022By Lee Hae-rin
Travel and tourism to create 126 million new jobs in next 10 years: WTTC

Picnickers, beer drinkers return to Han River parks

People have a picnic at Yeouido Han River Park in Seoul, April 17. Yonhap Picnics and beer drinking are back in the parks along Seoul's Han River after the lifting of social distancing requirements.Starting this week, all COVID-19 social distancing requirements, except the mask mandate, were lifted, including a curfew on operating hours of restaurants, cafes and other small businesses, as well as the cap on the size of private gatherings.About a dozen parks on the river banks are now free of any gathering restrictions.Groups of people were picnicking in the sunny afternoon Wednesday at Banpo Han River Park near the southern namesake district while convenience stores were abuzz with people purchasing canned beers and snacks for a refreshing break along the river, a common scene before COVID-19."Since the COVID-19 outbreak, I hadn't come here due to worries and infection prevention rules. I came here today to enjoy myself, my first visit to Han River in about two-and-

Apr 21, 2022
Picnickers, beer drinkers return to Han River parks

In Boracay, islanders cross fingers for return of tourism boom

Bangka boats, water vehicles with outriggers designed for island expedition, are anchored along the Puka beach on the northern side of Boracay Island, Tuesday. Korea Times photo by Lee Hae-rinPhilippines' scenic resort island set to welcome Korean tourists back with resumption of direct flights By Lee Hae-rinBORACAY ISLAND, Philippines ― The excitement was everywhere on the Philippines' scenic resort island of Boracay on Tuesday amid news reports that flights between Korea and the Southeast Asian country will resume soon to end the bleak days of the pandemic that have continued for over two years.On this island, once teeming with Korean tourists before the pandemic, hearing greetings in Korean is no surprise at all. One of the greetings Koreans would hear most is “Annyeonghasaeyo!”Most of the island's 40,000 residents who work in the tourism industry know surprisingly diverse Korean phrases. “Hana, dul, set” (counting one, two, three), “Meori tta” (get your hair braided), “Yeppuda” (you look pretty), and “Nakhasan ta” (get a

Apr 21, 2022By Lee Hae-rin
In Boracay, islanders cross fingers for return of tourism boom

Guided tour of Songpa Trail's urban forest

A forest path along the Songpa Trail, Seoul / Courtesy of Songpa DistrictInhale the scent of spring along scenic urban trail, encourages forest guideBy Lee Hae-rin“Here, this light brown tree is a mulberry tree,” Yim Hong-soon, 70, a forest guide, said, pointing to the tree standing at the entrance of the Songpa Trail in Seoul's southern district of the same name. “The mulberry tree is the symbol of Jamsil― 'Jam' comes from the Chinese character meaning silkworms and the region has long been a silkworm facility since the Joseon Dynasty.” Yim went on to say how the tree is a generous giver from its roots to its leaves.Old records show that King Sejong of Joseon Dynasty designated Jamsil, one of the neighborhoods in Songpa District, as a site for the national silkworm farm and built a mulberry forest to boost the country's key sericulture business. Apartment complexes and skyscrapers now stand where the silkworm nursery was located in the past, but one of the oldest mulberry trees in this area, which is over 500 years old, was registered as Seoul's first regiona

Apr 14, 2022By Lee Hae-rin
Guided tour of Songpa Trail's urban forest
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