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JW Marriott Dongdaemun GM named 2018 best manager

Matthew Cooper, the general manager of the JW Marriott Dongdaemun Square Seoul, has won this year's General Manager of 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...

Hotel & Travel | 2018-05-28 17:58

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 stronge...

Hotel & Travel | 2018-05-28 13:55

Korean reconciliation hopes boost DMZ tours

Local governments are promoting “peace-themed” tours along the border with North Korea amid the continuing reconciliatory mood between the two Koreas. Gangwon Province, which borders the eastern half of the Demilitarized Zone (DMZ), ran a familiarization tour of the DMZ for 50 tourism industry representatives on Monday in partnership with the state-led Korea Tourism Organizat...

Hotel & Travel | 2018-05-28 13:34

Korean passport '3rd most powerful'

The 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...

Hotel & Travel | 2018-05-27 19:25

Ulleung, the healing island

ULLEUNG ISLAND - Ulleung Island, 120 kilometers east of the Korean Peninsula, is open to every tourist, yet not everyone can step onto the island. Only the ones lucky enough to ride a fast ferry in fine weather on tranquil waters, or those who are ready to bear two and a half hours of sea sickness on the tumbling waters can reach the pristine beauty of the rocky island.

Hotel & Travel | 2018-05-24 19:03

By Kang Seung-wooMaison Glad Jeju unveils summer package Maison Glad Jeju will offer the “Glad Summer Fest” package next month.The promotion, available until Sept. 2, features a breakfast buffet at Samdajeong, a locally famous buffet, and a free mango bingsu at cafe-bakery chain Artisee for one-night guests. Bingsu is a Korean shaved ice dessert with sweet topping...

Hotel & Travel | 2018-05-24 16:37

Hotels at war over bingsu

Local hotels are engaged in a competition to come up with “picturesque” bingsu to appeal to millennials who often take food photos for social media, putting the dessert on top of every hotel restaurants' summer menu. Bingsu is a shaved ice dessert with sweet toppings including red beans, fruit and sweetened condensed milk. The Park Hyatt Seoul's The Lounge, on the 24th floor,...

Hotel & Travel | 2018-05-24 16:35

Hotels appealing to baseball fans

Hotels are actively devising special packages linked to baseball to attract enthusiasts of the nation's No. 1 sport. They offer must-have items for stadium visitors and baseball-related free perks along with a one-day comfy stay, and even a baseball simulation game. The Korea Baseball Organization (KBO) has long been the most-popular pro sports league here, drawing more than ...

Hotel & Travel | 2018-05-24 16:35

'Care, devotion key to success'

General Manager of Grand Hyatt Taipei Jan-Hendirk Meidinger is a veteran hotelier who has 25 years of experience in the hospitality industry. The 47-year-old was tapped as the new executive to lead the luxury hotel in Taiwan last year. He said care and devotion for guests are key to the hotel's success.

Hotel & Travel | 2018-05-24 16:01

No. of foreign tourists surges in April

The number of foreigners who visited South Korea jumped 23.8 percent in April from a year earlier, data showed Thursday, mainly due to a spike in Chinese tourists.

Hotel & Travel | 2018-05-24 15:45

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