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Osaka, Danang emerge as popular destinations for Korean tourists

A Danang beach / Korea Times photo by Jung Min-hoThe Japanese city of Osaka and the Vietnamese central coastal city of Danang have became two of the most popular tourist destinations for South Koreans this year, an online ticket seller said Sunday.Osaka topped the list of the 10 most popular destinations among solo or couple travelers, Ticket Monster Inc. said, citing its analysis of air ticket reservations in July and August.The online shopping mall said people who plan to travel abroad with family members chose Danang as the most popular destination.Danang is the second-most popular destination among solo travelers, followed by Tokyo, Bangkok and the U.S. territory of Guam, according to Ticket Monster.The Vietnamese central coastal city is also the second-most popular destination among couple travelers, followed by Bangkok and Guam, it said.Guam took second place for people who plan to travel with family members.The number of outbound South Korean travelers has been on the rise in recent years with the increase of affordable tickets offered by low-cost local carriers.Data compiled

Jun 3, 2018
Osaka, Danang emerge as popular destinations for Korean tourists

Make most out of your time in Indonesia

Papua at the Raja Ampat Islands / Courtesy of Visit Indonesia Tourism Office (VITO) SeoulBali, other tourist destinations full of attractions By Kang Seung-woo, Kim Jae-heunIndonesia is emerging as a favorite sightseeing spot for Koreans thanks to so many islands with extraordinary natural beauty -- mainly represented by Bali. For many holidaymakers, Bali, regularly chosen as one of the world's best travel destinations, may be just the spot to spend a relaxing vacation. Park Jae-a, country manager of the VITO SeoulHowever, Park Jae-a, the country manager of the Visit Indonesia Tourism Office (VITO) Seoul, advises them to get the most out of Bali's features rather than just chilling out there.“Koreans think Bali is typical a holiday spot. Unfortunately, many of them fail to fully enjoy the myriad experiences the island offers,” Park said in an interview with The Korea Times.According to Park, Bali itself, although relatively small, is as appealing as any other renowned travel destination. “Bali has many spectacular landscapes, great surfing and a rich Hindu culture,&

May 31, 2018
Make most out of your time in Indonesia

KTO to promote tourism with Tencent

 Min Min-hong, right, executive vice president for international tourism at the Korea Tourism Organization (KTO), shakes hands with Steven Chang, Tecent's corporate vice president, at the KTO's Seoul office, Tuesday, after signing a business agreement to increase Chinese visitors to Korea. / Courtesy of Korea Tourism OrganizationBy Kim Jae-heunThe Korea Tourism Organization (KTO) has teamed up with China's largest IT firm Tencent to increase Chinese visitors to Korea. The two sides reached the business agreement at the KTO's Seoul office, Tuesday.Under the agreement, they will cooperate on a variety of businesses designed to promote Chinese tourists to Korea and help them travel Korea easily. In addition, the Chinese company plans to encourage their employees to visit Korea and enjoy shopping and eating _ two favorite activities of Chinese tourists to Korea.Tencent, whose market capitalization is $470 billion (507 trillion won), is mainly doing business in the fields of social media messengers, games and online payment services. It operates China's top social media app WeChat w

May 29, 2018
KTO to promote tourism with Tencent

English subway app launched for foreign tourists

By Kang Seung-wooThere is good news for foreign tourists visiting Korea and using public transportation, as an English language app has been released to make their travels easier. The Seoul Busan Subway appThe app, named “Seoul Busan Subway,” is available for download to Android and Apple smartphones, designed to help foreigners who are not familiar with Korean to easily find subway destinations in the capital and the nation's second-most-populated city. “Seoul Busan Subway is the only app that comes with subway stations in both names and numbers in the Seoul and Busan areas,” said Kim Jae-sung, CEO of app developer Seoulworks.“Foreigners often have a hard time recognizing Korean place names even when written in English. With station numbers, tourists will be able to find their destination easily and efficiently.”According to him, the app includes key features such as showing the best route with fare information, autocomplete station search, bookmarking for offline viewing and real-time departure and arrival time information.“The app also ena

May 29, 2018
English subway app launched for foreign tourists

JW Marriott Dongdaemun GM named 2018 best manager

Matthew Cooper, the general manager of the JW Marriott Dongdaemun Square Seoul, speaks after winning the General Manager of the Year Award at the Hotelier Awards Asia in Singapore, Wednesday. / Courtesy of the JW Marriott Dongdaemun Square SeoulBy Kang Seung-wooMatthew Cooper, the general manager of the JW Marriott Dongdaemun Square Seoul, has won this year's General Manager of the Year award, according to the Korea-based hotel, Monday. The annual award, given by the Hotelier Awards Asia, recognizes outstanding performance in a variety of fields at hotels throughout the region. This year, the judging panel for the award went through two rounds of assessment. The prize was established in 2014. Winning the award carries extra significance for Cooper, given that the Australian is the first Korea-based hotel general manager to claim the award. “On behalf of the associates at the JW Marriot Dongdaemun Square Seoul, it is not my award, these guys that I work with are simply stars, they are my family,” Cooper said at the award ceremony in Singapore, Wednesday.“I would like

May 28, 2018
JW Marriott Dongdaemun GM named 2018 best manager

Hong Kong Disneyland launches Korean website

Hong Kong Disneyland Resort said it opened a Korean-language website on Monday amid the growing popularity of the theme park among Korean visitors. Korean website: https://bit.ly/2GVZ4pYThe move came on the back double-digit growth in the number of Korean guests to the resort in the past few years. In 2017, the tally jumped 53 percent on-year, it said. "These are the strongest growth (figures) Hong Kong Disneyland has ever seen in the last five years and we are expecting this growth to continue as we launch new attractions through 2023 as part of our current expansion," Linda Choy, vice president in charge of its communications and public affairs, said during a press conference in Seoul.The website at www.hongkongdisneyland.com/ko contains information on the theme park, including various entertainment packages provided by the resort. (Yonhap)

May 28, 2018
Hong Kong Disneyland launches Korean website

Korean reconciliation hopes boost DMZ tours

A tourist takes a photo of a sign at Woljeong-ri Station inside the Demilitarized Zone in Cheorwon County, Gangwon Province on April 25, 2018. The station was closed during the Korean War. / YonhapBy Lee Suh-yoonLocal governments are promoting “peace-themed” tours along their border with North Korea amid the continuing peace overtures between the two Koreas. Gangwon Province, which borders the eastern half of the Demilitarized Zone (DMZ), ran a familiarization tour of the DMZ for about 50 tourism industry representatives on Monday, in partnership with the state-led Korea Tourism Organization (KTO). The provincial government hopes the continuing peace overtures and international spotlight on Korea since the April 27 summit will attract foreign tourists and revive the local economy. The Monday tour centered on Cheorwon County, which is on the northwest corner of Gangwon Province and directly borders North Korea. Cherwon County is home to a peace observatory, the former Korean Workers' Party Headquarters, a closed railway station inside the DMZ, and a North Korean-built unde

May 28, 2018
Korean reconciliation hopes boost DMZ tours

Korean passport '3rd most powerful'

New Korean passport / YonhapBy Kim Jae-heunThe Japanese passport has been picked as the most powerful means of identification for traveling abroad. Japanese passport holders can travel to 189 countries without obtaining a prior visa. Korean passport holders can travel to 187 countries with a visa given on arrival. According to the 2018 Henley & Partners passport index, the Japanese identification ranked No. 1 in terms of the number of visa-free countries holders can visit.The index surveyed a total of 199 different passports.Singaporean and German passports were second with access to 188 territories. The Korean passport tied for No. 3 along with Finnish, French, Italian, Spanish and Swedish passports. The Korean passport allowed access to 170 countries last time when the global citizenship and residence advisory firm revealed its passport index. Japanese and Singaporean passports were tied for the top spot then. North Korean passport ranked 92nd along with Iranian and Congolese passports. North Koreans can travel to 43 countries without a visa.In 2015, they had access to 44

May 27, 2018
Korean passport '3rd most powerful'

Two female entrepreneurs' delicious adventure

Lao Piak's beef tendon noodles with homemade chili sauce / Korea Times photo by Yun Suh-youngNewly opened Lao Piak is one of only 2 Laotian restaurants in Seoul By Yun Suh-young This is the fourth in a series of articles covering restaurants specializing in authentic international cuisine, produced in collaboration with Todd Sample and Sara Park of food consulting brand Eathentic that recommends authentic international cuisine in Korea. Authentic here doesn't mean sticking to the way things should be, it's about representing the "heart and soul" of a culture. This monthly "dine & talk" journey explores food from different regions and the people who are making them. ― ED.Two young women in their early 30s have been close friends since college. Both graduated from high school in Korea and went on to the University of Virginia in the United States, where they first met. When they graduated, they both went into television ― one became a TV presenter and the other a producer at major local broadcasters. They prepared for the TV jobs together and kept in close touch and traveled t

May 27, 2018
Two female entrepreneurs' delicious adventure

Murung Farm on Jeju sets example for agro-business

Villagers take part in packaging the vegetable boxes at Murung Farm. / Courtesy of Murung FarmBy Yun Suh-young JEJU ― Around this time last year President Moon Jae-in visited Murung Farm, an agricultural cooperative on Jeju Island, encouraging the farmers there to become “a self-help agro-business model.” The presidential visit helped raise public awareness about the farmers' cooperative in the small village of Murung 2-ri on the western end of Seogwipo, a city on the south coast of Jeju Island. However, even before his visit, the farmers' cooperative, which was registered as a corporate body in 2011, was already a local rockstar. "Although the store opened before 2011, it was that year that we officially became an agricultural corporative. Before that, it was a village-based grocery store the farmers had been preparing little by little by putting in investments," Kim Seung-bo, director at the Murung Farm and an organic farmer, said during an interview with The Korea Times earlier this month. The cooperative was established with the farmers' investments. Today 45 Murung 2

May 24, 2018
Murung Farm on Jeju sets example for agro-business
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