Comfortably surrounding South Korea’s capital of Seoul in in the nation’s northeast and spanning a total area of 11,730km², Gyeonggi Province richly rewards its visitors with all kinds of cultural discoveries. From traditional markets and ancient fortresses to fun festivals and unique party venues, corporate incentive groups will find plenty of fun team building activities...Read More
A group of musicians clad in “hanbok” (Korean traditional costume) gather in front of Heungnyemun Gate of Gyeongbok Palace, the largest among Seoul’s five grand palaces from the 1392-1910 Joseon Kingdom. As they start to play “Daechwita,” traditional Korean military music, visitors flock to the energetic tune and stroll through the palace with the musicians....Read More
Everland ‘Rose Festival’, the first flower festival in Korea, will be held for 31 days until June 17th. The rose festival, celebrated its 33rd anniversary this year, opens up in a 20,000 square meter rose garden, renovated after seven months ‘Return of the Queen’. The rose castle at the end of the rose garden is...Read More
Seoul, a glamorous tourist city loved by global travelers, has hosted the Seoul International Travel Mart (SITM) since 2015 in order to provide business opportunities to international professionals with domestic organizations and also to inform you of the recent tourism trends of Seoul and Korea. Last year, SITM was held from Sep 11th to 15th...Read More
The “Third Korean Wave” has settled across Japan. The growing popularity of Korean pop music, TV shows and movies in East Asia and elsewhere is no longer just a trend in Japan. It’s part of everyday life for people all across the archipelago. The popularity of Korean cultural content, like pop music, TV shows, movies...Read More
K-Style Hub is an extremely useful attraction that may be unknown to many international tourists! This one-stop complex has information to meet all tourists’ needs, from a tourist information center to various experience zones, exhibition halls and even sales of local specialty products! The hub is spread out over four levels, with the Tourist Information...Read More
The island of Jeju, off the southern coast of the Korean peninsula, is in a festive mood this week with an abundance of food and wine as the annual Jeju Food and Wine Festival is underway from May 10 to 19. Into its third year, the festival is now settled as one of the major...Read More
Even drizzling rain couldn’t deter the festivities of people celebrating the Buddha’s birth. At the lantern parade, the highlight of the annual Lotus Lantern Festival which ran on Saturday and Sunday, over 100,000 lanterns created a magnificent wave of light that flowed through the heart of Seoul like an earthbound Milky Way. People holding lanterns...Read More
The 40th Jindo Miracle Sea Road Festival will be held from May 16th to 19th at Godongri and Gohsin-myeon Modori in Gongun-myeon, where the Jindo-gun and the Jindo-gun Tourism Promotion Council will be held. You can experience mysticism. Once a year at Jindo Island in Jeollanam-do, the sea mysteriously parts and visitors can walk through...Read More
Visa Free policy for Southeast Asian tourists entering YangYang International Airport has been extended until the end of the year. Gangwon-do agreed to extend the period of visa-free entry, which is only temporarily operated in three countries including Vietnam, Philippines and Indonesia, for 8 months until December 31, with the Ministry of Justice in order...Read More
