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Hotel Lobby

By Kang Seung-wooPark Hyatt Busan provides 'flavors of summer'The Park Hyatt Busan's Lounge holds a promotion featuring a variety of juices for the upcoming summer season. Under the title “Flavors of Summer,” the hotel provides guests with a wide variety of choices and offers a refreshing respite from the hot weather.The hotel, located in Haeundae, presents “Green Grape Juice,” a healthy summer special juice for people of all ages as it has abundant ground-up green grapes. Also, blue-colored “Aqua Lemon Fizz,” which is reminiscent of the sea, captures women's hearts. Based on lemon juice, tonic water, lemon sorbet, lime and rosemary are added to give a cool and fresh taste and to allow guests to imbibe the rich lemon flavor. Yellow “Mango Yogurt,” which is good for a simple meal, is filled with mashed mango and sweet fresh mango based on plain yogurt and with refreshing mint.The Lounge, located on the 30th floor of the hotel, is open every day from 10:00 a.m. to midnight. The “Flavors of Summer” promotion is available until

May 9, 2018
Hotel Lobby

Overseas spending by Korean travelers sets new record in Q1

South Korean travelers' spending overseas hit a record high in the first quarter this year as people went on trips during winter school breaks and extended holidays, statistics from the central bank showed on Sunday.Some 7.43 million South Koreans went abroad in the first three months, up 14.1 percent from the same period last year, setting a new record, according to the Bank of Korea. The period coincided with winter vacation and the extra-long lunar New Year holiday that combined with two weekends and a bridge off-day.The travelers spent US$8.5 billion, $1.12 billion more than in the first quarter of last year. The latest number beats the previous record of $8.21 billion in the fourth quarter last year. A monthly record was set in January with $3.24 billion in spending.A strong local currency apparently encouraged overseas trips, especially to relatively close destinations such as Japan, Taiwan and Vietnam.The travel sector deficit in the first quarter increased from $1.13 billion in the same quarter last year to $4.87 billion this year. The level or deficit this year, however, is

May 6, 2018
Overseas spending by Korean travelers sets new record in Q1

WEEKENDER On the road for the table

Ryu Tae-hwan, chef owner of Ryunique, looks at the fish displayed at the auction in Maryang Port in Seocheon, South Chungcheong Province. / Korea Times photo by Yun Suh-young Chef's cross-country journey finding authentic ingredientsBy Yun Suh-young Three years ago, chef-owner Ryu Tae-hwan of contemporary fine dining restaurant Ryunique in Seoul, was confident, bold and daring. Ryunique was listed 27th on Asia's 50 Best Restaurants, the Asian equivalent of the Michelin Guide, in 2015, alongside Jungsik (No. 10) and La Yeon (No. 38) from Korea. The restaurant was on a steady ascent and its popularity soared after the listing. This happened in the fourth year after the restaurant's opening in 2011.Ryu was ambitious. He was hoping for a star when the first Michelin Guide for Seoul came out in 2017. He didn't get it. Over the past several years, this reporter encountered Ryu several times at food-related events. His confidence, at times, made him seem arrogant, especially around the years before and after 2015 when the restaurant was at its peak. Ryu doesn't deny this. But he change

May 3, 2018
[WEEKENDER] On the road for the table

DMZ tour thrust into limelight

Panmunjeom, in the Joint Security Area and Demilitarized Zone on the border between South and North Korea, was where the armistice agreement was signed to end the Korean War in 1953. / YonhapBy Kang Seung-wooTour programs to the world's most dangerous border are once again drawing attention following last week's historic inter-Korean summit advancing peace on the Korean Peninsula.Over the past few years mainly due to a fiery war of words between North Korea and the United States, the Korean Peninsula seemed to be on the brink of a second Korean War, making people reluctant to travel to the demilitarized zone (DMZ) and decreasing the number of visitors.However, the sudden peace momentum has seen a return of visitors to the heavily fortified border splitting the two Koreas -- the closest South Korean tourists can get to the North -- and local governments and tour agencies are wasting no time coming up with various DMZ tour programs. The DMZ, a 250-kilometer strip of rugged no-man's land stretching from coast to coast, is the best place for those who want to peek into the reality of the

May 3, 2018
DMZ tour thrust into limelight
  • Summit boosts interest in Korean DMZ tours

Summit boosts interest in Korean DMZ tours

Demand for DMZ tours has increased sharply after the successful inter-Korean summit last week. / Courtesy of Cosmojin TourBy Kang Aa-young, Jung Min-hoMore people want to tour the Korean Demilitarized Zone (DMZ), the border area between the two Koreas, after the successful inter-Korean summit last week, a tour agency said.According to a survey by Cosmojin Tour, a local online travel agency, the number of inquiries about DMZ tours has more than doubled following the meeting between South Korean President Moon Jae-in and North Korean leader Kim Jong-un on April 27.“More Koreans and foreigners alike say they want to learn more about the relationship and history of the two Koreas, which has boosted the demand for touring areas such as the DMZ and the Joint Security Area,” the agency said.As tensions between two Koreas subsided, the number of people who signed up for a DMZ tour has jumped. In comparison with the same period last year, it is about 10 percent higher. The agency said it expects more tourists in the coming months. People can only visit the DMZ through guided tours

May 3, 2018
Summit boosts interest in Korean DMZ tours
  • DMZ tour thrust into limelight

Reporter quits job to follow Silk Road on a bike

By Yun Suh-young Yoo Chae-won / Korea Times photo by Yun Suh-young Yoo Chae-won, better known as Eva Yoo in China, is soon to be a nomad. She will quit her job on May 10 as a tech reporter at a well-known online IT publication Technode in China, to embark on an eight-month road trip on a bike with a friend starting May 13. Yoo was the first Korean to work for the Chinese publication -- a challenging job for someone who didn't speak a word of Chinese when she landed the role. Now she's fluent in Chinese and well established in the industry, but after three and a half years working in China and as a reporter, she thought it was time for a change. "I felt sorry to myself to be in one place for so long. I have itchy feet. I love exploring new countries, experiencing new things. Realizing that I've been here for over three years, I knew it was time to go, set off for a new adventure," she said in an interview with The Korea Times. Yoo was briefly visiting Seoul in late April to attract sponsors for her trip. When there are interested parties, she plans to stick their logo and attire

May 1, 2018
Reporter quits job to follow Silk Road on a bike

A 'Midnight Diner' in Seoul

 Pacomen / Korea Times photo by Yun Suh-young This is the third 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 ToddSample Eats 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.By Yun Suh-young In the "Midnight Diner," a Japanese TV series made into a film, the main character who is the owner-chef of a restaurant, known as "The Master," serves whatever food the customer feels like eating when they enter the store, anytime between midnight till morning. The restaurant is a soul-soothing go-to place for those who want healing comfort food after a hard day at work. The place not only comforts one's stomach with delicious food but also warms the heart with care and attention coming from the Master himself,

May 1, 2018
A 'Midnight Diner' in Seoul

Cycling in Samcheok

Cyclists take part in a non-competition race in Samcheok, Gangwon Province, Sunday. Nearly 1,500 amateur cyclists took part in the “Around Samcheok 2018 Trek Ride Fest,” co-hosted by bicycle maker TREK Bicycle Korea and Samcheok city, on two courses stretching 140.7 kilometers and 44.9 kilometers, respectively. The event was to promote the city's scenic beachfront cycling courses. / Courtesy of TREK Bicycle Korea

Apr 30, 2018
Cycling in Samcheok

Express train Saemaeul-ho fading into history

A southbound Saemaeul-ho train on the Janghang Line going between Yongsan and Iksan, meets a northbound train at the platform of Cheonan Station, South Chungcheong Province, Tuesday. The train, once touted as a “moving hotel on rails” for its luxury cars and high speed, has fallen after the emergence of the KTX train in 2004. Those last remaining second-generation Saemaeul-ho trains will be retired at the end of this month. / Korea Times photo by Choi Won-sukTrain service to end after half-a-century operation By Park Jin-haiCHEONAN ― Cheonan Station is like a place where time has stopped running. The old station where both the slow-moving Saemaeul-ho train and the cheapest and slowest Mugunghwa-ho train stop, has remaining tracks built as long ago as the 1920s and 1930s. In one corner of the station, vendors sell local foods, while a group of older people sit in front of a TV watching the news on the upcoming inter-Korea summit and waiting for their trains to arrive. Some read the information on the bulletin board that tells the history of the station, while an aged man i

Apr 26, 2018
Express train Saemaeul-ho fading into history

Government seeking to expand DMZ tours

The Chilsung Observatory in Hwacheon County / Courtesy of the Korea Tourism OrganizationBy Kang Seung-wooThe nation's tourism promotion agency is seeking to promote tour programs to the heavily fortified demilitarized zone (DMZ), as the tour destination is drawing more interest, sparked by the inter-Korean summit and the PyeongChang Winter Olympics.According to the Korea Tourism Organization (KTO), Thursday, it plans to beef up its efforts to trumpet the current DMZ programs operated by Hwacheon and Yanggu counties, both of which are located in Gangwon Province.The DMZ, a four-kilometer-wide strip of land separating the two Koreas, vividly captures the scars and wounds of the Korean War; foreign tourists as well as Koreans have interest in it. However, heightened tensions on the Korean Peninsula due to North Korea's nuclear tests and ballistic missile launches had prevented people from visiting there before inter-Korean rapprochement came earlier this year. President Moon Jae-in and North Korean leader Kim Jong-un will hold a summit today at the border truce village of Panmunjeom.Hwa

Apr 26, 2018
Government seeking to expand DMZ tours
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