Women and those in their 20s and 30s from China, Japan and Taiwan have caused the number of foreign tourists visiting South Korea to jump twofold over the past decade, a study showed Thursday. Tourist arrivals in the country have increased by 96 percent from 7.82 million in 2009 to 15.35 million in 2019, according...Read More
EDM fans should never miss the world’s top EDM festival called “Electric Daisy Carnival Korea(EDC).” EDC Korea 2019 will be held from August 31 to September 1 at Seoulland theme park. Book your EDC 2019 Tickets In partnership with PeterPan MPC, Seoulland will be transformed into EDC’s signature world of music, art and adventure. For...Read More
The Auschwitz concentration camp in Poland, the killing fields in Cambodia and Ground Zero (the site of the 2011 terrorist attacks on the U.S.) in New York are among world-famous sites of “dark tourism,” or travel to infamous places associated with death and tragedy. Korea has had plenty of suffering during its long history. On...Read More
The threshold for luxury hotels has been lowered, with the concept of ‘hocance’, a combination of “hotel + vacation” becoming one of the most common forms of travel. Even if guests do not stay overnight, hotels are turning into a place where guests can spend few hours together by having meals or holding meetings. A...Read More
A free film festival is being held every Saturday evening under bridges that span the Han River in Seoul. Since July 20, the Seoul Metropolitan Government (SMG) has been holding the “2019 Grand Movie Festival Under Han River Bridges” at 8 p.m. every Saturday at Cheonho Bridge, Cheongdam Bridge, Wonhyo Bridge, and Mangwon Hangang Park....Read More
Geunjeongjeon Hall, the largest hall at Seoul’s Gyeongbokgung Palace housing the Joseon Dynasty king’s throne, will be opened to the public this month for a limited time. Designated National Treasure No. 223, the hall is considered to have the essence of the architecture of traditional Korean palaces. The Royal Palaces and Tombs Center of the...Read More
Seoul will be hosting the Global I·SEOUL·U Video & Photo Contest to advertise the value, charm, and identity of I·SEOUL·U, the original brand of Seoul city and to build and spread its image as a citizen-driven city brand. The Global I·SEOUL·U Video & Photo Contest will be held with the two categories of video content...Read More
You might not expect to walk through a narrow, gray alley for a coffee break in Seoul where you can easily find cafes everywhere. Cafes and restaurants that crash-landed in this area are characterized by the lack of signboards. Some places don’t even have their signs to infer a place from, while some places have...Read More
The Ten Million Chrysanthemum Festival in Iksan is annually celebrated every year from late October to early November at Iksan Jungang Sports Complex. The festival consists of an outdoor chrysanthemum exhibit, flower attractions, national chrysanthemum artwork contest, cultural performances, food bazaar and many more. Citizens, business, and organizations also put their own chrysanthemum flowers outside...Read More
The summer session of Moonlight Tour at Changdeokgung Palace is set to take place from August 22 to October 27. Although the tour is offered from Thursday to Sunday, international visitors can only sign up for the tour on Sundays, a foreigner-exclusive tour that offers a guided tour of the palace in English, Japanese, and...Read More
