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Korean believed drowned in Myanmar

According to Korea's Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Myanmar's media reports, the tourist, 45, surnamed Heo, went missing on Nov. 21 while floating on inner tubes in the Namtu River. She was on a group tour at Hsipaw Township, Shan State, with four other travelers and a local guide. Citing witnesses, a police sergeant said Heo suddenly “disappeared beneath the water.” An Ital...

Hotel & Travel | 2018-12-03 13:45

The old man and the bus terminal

Tapri Bus Terminal, a small rural terminal in Uiseong, North Gyeongsang Province, 260 kilometers from Seoul, has seen better days. The place, once crowded with commuting students and vendors with their hands full of bottari (cloth wrappings tied into bundles) carrying grains and fruit to sell in Daegu's large Seomun Market, is now a desolate and quiet place where only a few e...

Hotel & Travel | 2018-11-29 18:12

La Casa Hotel Gwangmyeong opens casual dining restaurant [PHOTOS]

La Casa Hotel Gwangmyeong, on the outskirts of Seoul, has opened a new restaurant offering a range of casual dining, wine and alcoholic/non-alcoholic drinks at reasonable prices, in a cozy and private five-star hotel atmosphere.

Hotel & Travel | 2018-11-28 13:58

Sixteen Lotte hotels across the nation will launch a UNICEF package that will help support quality education for children in 11 Asian countries.

Hotel & Travel | 2018-11-22 16:50

British florist brings Xmas magic to L'Escape

When L'Escape Hotel, the first stand-alone brand of Shinsegae Chosun Hotel, reached out to London-based flower designer Tony Marklew two years ago to create decorations for its grand opening this July, he jumped at the chance to make his first trip to Korea.

Hotel & Travel | 2018-11-22 16:49

Dragon City celebrates 1st anniversary

The Seoul Dragon City Hotel marked its first anniversary, Thursday, celebrating its establishment as a landmark in Yongsan as the country's first-ever lifestyle hotel-complex. The property caters to the needs of every demographic as it houses four AccorHotels brands ranging from economy to luxury. It also features large-scale convention centers, multiple restaurants, and bars...

Hotel & Travel | 2018-11-22 16:06

American tourist killed by arrow-shooting Indian tribe

An American tourist was killed by arrows shot by protected tribesmen living in one of the world's most isolated regions tucked in India's Andaman islands, police said Wednesday. John Chau, 27, had taken a boat ride with local fishermen before venturing alone in a canoe to the remote North Sentinel Island where the indigenous people live cut off completely from the outside wor...

Hotel & Travel | 2018-11-21 16:48

Korean tourist killed in train accident in Switzerland

A Korean tourist has died after being hit by a train on Switzerland's mountain railway. According to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs Wednesday, the man, 69, who had been traveling in a group, was hit by a train between the Rigi Staffel and Rigi Kulm stations on Mount Rigi's cogwheel railway line about 2.45 p.m. Monday (local time).

Hotel & Travel | 2018-11-21 13:54

Argentine falls in love with 'hansik'

Federico Heinzmann, the executive chef of the Park Hyatt Seoul, is a culinary artist with a decorated career. The veteran chef worked at Martin Berasategui in Spain, a three-Michelin-star restaurant, the Park Hyatt Tokyo's New York Grill and other high-profile global hotels and restaurants, showing off Italian, French, American and Spanish cuisine.

Hotel & Travel | 2018-11-15 16:00

By Kang Seung-wooKorean chef wins Hyatt's regional culinary contestOh Se-bong, a commis chef at Steak House at the Grand Hyatt Seoul, has won the Asia Pacific final of the Good Taste Series.He will represent Asia Pacific along with five other chefs at next year's global final of the annual event, designed to cultivate emerging talent from Hyatt's kitchens.In the sub-region fi...

Hotel & Travel | 2018-11-15 15:53

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