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Millennium Seoul Hilton offers Venetian, Singaporean delicacies

By Kim Rahn Millennium Seoul Hilton is presenting two promotions featuring the cuisines of Venice and Singapore.Il Ponte, the Italian restaurant, will host a gala dinner with a “Venetian Night” theme at 6:30 p.m. on June 17. It will start with a cocktail reception featuring prosecco, wine and wine spritzers, along with snacks including mini pizza, beef carpaccio and tomato and crab bruschetta.Dinner will follow, with appetizers including prawn cocktail, tomato and mozzarella skewers, Caesar salad and seared tuna loin with pepper-spiced crust. Diners will be then served Burrida seafood soup, truffle pasta with prawns and mussels, and beef tenderloin Rossini with porcini mushroom sauce. They will enjoy a dessert buffet including tiramisu, panna cotta, Venetian apple pie and baked meringue ice-cream, along with coffee or tea.The dinner is priced at 200,000 won, including tax and service charge. For more information, call (02) 317-3270.The hotel’s international buffet and all-day dining restaurant, Cafe 395, has two guest chefs from the Orchard Hotel in Singapore f

Jun 5, 2016

'Travel to Indonesia now visa-free for Korean tourists'

Nailis Saadah, director of theAsia-Pacific region at Indonesia’s Ministry of TourismBy Baek Byung-yeulYOGYAKARTA, Indonesia ― An Indonesian tourism ministry official said a new visa-free policy will definitely encourage more Koreans to visit the Southeast Asian country.“As Koreans have been granted 30-day visa-free visits since last year, more chances to discover the beauty of this country will be available,” Nailis Saadah, director of the Asia-Pacific region at Indonesia’s Ministry of Tourism, said in Indonesia’s ancient royal capital city of Yogyakarta, on May 14.“Besides Bali, there are a lot of tourist destinations here and we will make every effort to promote these spots,” she said.The director said it is estimated that some 12 million foreigners will visit Indonesia this year.“And we will target 16 million visitors from overseas by 2017,” she said.Saadah, a native of Sumatra Island, said she is keenly aware of Korean tourists’ great affections for Bali.“I know that Bali is one of the most popu

Jun 2, 2016
'Travel to Indonesia now visa-free for Korean tourists'
  • Indonesia offers more than Bali

Indonesia offers more than Bali

Tourists take photos in front of Borobudur temple in Central Java, Indonesia. / Korea Times photos by Baek Byung-yeulBy Baek Byung-yeul YOGYAKARTA, Indonesia ― Bali is probably the best known place in Indonesia, an archipelagic nation of 17,508 islands. The island, blessed with great beaches and a slew of recreational offerings, is almost synonymous with the Southeast Asian country.The resort island has long been the first option for people traveling to Indonesia, but the country has more to offer than just Bali as everything they want to do on vacation is available there ranging from experiencing idyllic life to snorkeling and speed boating. Tourists pray at Borobudur temple.To attract more travelers, the Indonesian government approved 30-day visa-free travel for 162 foreign nations, including Korea, last year. So if any tourist is trying to find a place to escape the hustle and bustle of everyday life and enjoy the tranquility of nature, Indonesia is a perfect choice to pack for a trip. Bandung, a good departure point to enjoy Indonesia To enjoy Indonesia i

Jun 2, 2016
Indonesia offers more than Bali
  • 'Travel to Indonesia now visa-free for Korean tourists'

Ministry launches tourism leaflet for foreigners

 By Kim Se-jeong A new tourism leaflet designed to make foreigners’ stay in Korea more pleasant is out, the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism announced Sunday.The leaflet contains useful tips in four categories ― taxis, public transportation, shopping and restaurants.About taxis, it states that a certified taxi has a yellow license plate, a taximeter with a base charge of 3,000 won and a device allowing passengers to pay with credit cards. Overcharging has long been one of the major complaints of foreign travelers.About shopping, the leaflet says a tax refund is available for any purchase worth more than 30,000 won at the airport or the shop. It also advises tourists to compare prices before making a purchase, a warning of possible rip-offs.Other advice is that Korea has no tip culture, and side dishes in restaurants are provided for free. For Muslim travelers, the leaflet gives information on the 15 mosques in the country.Also, the leaflet contains four emergency phone numbers, including the Korea Travel Hotline at #1330.The information is available in 11

May 29, 2016
Ministry launches tourism leaflet for foreigners
  • Number of foreigners here reaches 2 million; tops 3 million by 2021

'Perseverance crucial to becoming chef'

Chef Lee Yeon-bok, honorary ambassador of the Seoul International Food Film Festival,speaks during the opening ceremony of the festival in Megabox COEX, Samseong-dong,southern Seoul, Thursday. / Courtesy of SIFFFBy Yun Suh-young Sebastien Bras, son of legendary French chef Michel Bras who has earned three Michelin stars since 1999, struggles to live up to his father's reputation. As much as he loves to cook, he also has pressure on his shoulders to inherit and expand the restaurant his father built and that flourished in the countryside of Laguiole, France.Rene Redzepi, owner-chef of Noma, a Nordic restaurant in Copenhagen that topped the World's 50 Best Restaurants for three consecutive years, strives to evolve every day with new creative dishes. He persists in keeping his restaurant's identity of pursuing "Nordic cuisine" and his own style despite the pressures and intrusive comments from customers and critics.The above two stories, which were made into films _ “Step Up to the Plate” and “Noma: My Perfect Storm” _ are among the selection of mo

May 29, 2016
'Perseverance crucial to becoming chef'

103-year-old market gets rejuvenated

1913 Songjeong-yeok Market in southern city of Gwangju attracts local visitors and tourists alike after renovation. / Courtesy of Hyundai CardBy Kwon Mee-yooGWANGJU ― There is a small traditional outdoor market, just across the road from Gwangju Songjeong Station on the high-speed KTX railway network, in the southern city of Gwangju. The market, originally established as the Songjeong Yeokjeon Maeil Market in 1913, had been one of the country’s many traditional markets of decreasing prosperity.Now the market, renovated and rechristened as the 1913 Songjeong-yeok Market, is one of Gwangju’s trendy spots, appearing on social media with hip photos.Jeon Eun-bi, 24, a local resident, came to the market with her friend earlier this month, about a month after its official opening on April 18."Though I live nearby, this is the first time I visited this market after renovation," Jeon said. "It was a common traditional market with display stands occupying passageways. Now it is a place to take pictures. I saw photos of the market on Facebook and wanted to try the foo

May 26, 2016
103-year-old market gets rejuvenated

Royal experience in Seoul's palaces

Taiwanese tourists wearing hanbok, or traditional Korean clothes, take selfies at Gyeongbok Palace in Seoul, Wednesday. / Korea Times photo by Shim Hyun-chulBy Kim Se-jeong Seoul is a modern city with skyscrapers, a well-organized traffic system and other facilities that make use of the country’s state-of-the-art communications technologies.However, it is also a city where traditional-style houses and royal palaces during the Joseon Kingdom (1392-1910) are situated just meters away from modern buildings.When entering the calm, green-surrounded palaces, visitors can have a unique experience, as if they are time traveling from the 21st century to the 15th-16th centuries.At night the palaces become more exotic and unreal with light shows, and visitors may feel like they are on a film set.Here are brief explanations of five major palaces in Seoul and what to do there. Gyeongbok PalaceGyeongbok Palace was Joseon’s first royal palace built in 1395, three years after the founding of the kingdom.The palace on 450,000 square meters of land with 177 buildings used to

May 26, 2016
Royal experience in Seoul's palaces

Chilling, thrilling experience at water parks

Super Boomerango at Ocean World, the water park at Vivaldi Park in Hongcheon County, GangwonProvince, is the nation’s first six-seat, 68-degree slide. / Courtesy of Ocean WorldBy Kim Rahn Summer has already come, and so has the season of water parks.Many water parks across the country have opened their outdoor pools and slides, with updated systems and facilities.Caribbean BayCaribbean Bay, just next to Everland theme park in Yongin, Gyeonggi Province, has opened most of its outdoor slides and attractions.Mega Storm is the water park’s newest and most popular attraction, introduced last summer.“Figuratively speaking, Mega Storm is a combination of a roller coaster and a pirate ship ride,” an official of Everland Resort said. “While ordinary water parks use water pressure to gain momentum in an ascending section, Mega Storm uses a magnetic field with special materials on the slide and in the tubes, raising the instantaneous speed to 50 kilometers per hour.”Riders go down Mega Storm in a circular tube that can carry up to six people at a time, s

May 26, 2016
Chilling, thrilling experience at water parks

Millions of roses bloom in Ulsan festival

/YonhapBy Lee Jin-aYou can relax and smell the roses at a huge festival that is now blooming in Ulsan.Nearly 3 million roses are covering the giant Ulsan Grand Park for more than a week, making it one of the biggest rose festivals in Korea. The event continues until May 29. /Yonhap“This year, we have prepared a lot of high-quality programs and expect a great number of visitors,” an organizing committee member said. To attract visitors, the committee will hold music events in the park, including one on Sunday featuring renowned soprano Jo Su-mi. The festival will also feature rose-themed activities such as making rose-scented air fresheners and learning origami.  /YonhapThe venue is open from 9:30 a.m. to 10 p.m. daily until May 29. The organizing committee has urged visitors to use public transportation to avoid traffic and parking problems.

May 20, 2016

Courtyard Marriott to open at old city center

Each of Courtyard Marriott Namdaemun Seoul’s room is outfitted with a 49-inch LED TV, free Wi-Fi, comfortable beds, air-conditioning and other amenities. / Courtesy of Courtyard Marriott Namdaemun SeoulBy Kim Se-jeong A new Marriott property is opening next week in Namdaemun, Seoul.The Courtyard Marriott Namdaemun Seoul is part of Marriott International’s latest efforts to expand in the South Korean market and is its third Courtyard property in country.Its other two properties are in Yeongdeungpo, Seoul and Pangyo, Gyeonggi Province, south of Seoul.Marriott is expected to become the world’s biggest hotel chain after buying Starwood Hotels and Resorts Worldwide. Once the acquisition is finalized, Marriott will have more than 5,700 properties around the world.Marriott has 19 hotel brands, which caters to business travelers, and Courtyard is one of its mid-tier brands. Seoul has been a popular site for expansion among business hotels, as the city, with its many tourist destinations and entertainment, attracts many business travelers. Both the central and city gove

May 19, 2016
Courtyard Marriott to open at old city center
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