The annual Seoul Silver Grass Festival is set to open later this week, offering visitors a chance to take in the golden-brown autumn scene, the city government said Tuesday. Book your Pink Muhly Photoshoot session This year’s festival will take place from Oct. 18-24 at Haneul Park in western Seoul, according to the Seoul Metropolitan Government....Read More
Foreign consumers online picked K-Beauty products, such as cosmetics and perfume, as their preferred items to buy when they visit South Korea. The Korea International Trade Association (KITA) conducted a survey of 460 foreign consumers using Kmall24, an online shopping mall for foreigners run by the agency. Among the respondents, 26 percent said they hoped...Read More
Pink is the most sought-after autumn color in South Korea right now. Do an Instagram search for #pinkmuhly and you’ll get an idea of what’s going on. There are over 300,000 posts, many showing couples, children and young women posing in picturesque gardens full of pink grass. Book your Pink Muhly Photoshoot session Surreal displays of...Read More
Affected by the late summer heat, fall foliage this year started one to four days later than previous years. The weather service Weatheri said the first fall foliage (when about 20% of a mountain is covered with colored leaves) officially started on Sept. 27 at Seoraksan Mountain in Gangwon-do Province. Book your Pink Muhly Photoshoot session...Read More
The Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism and the Korea Tourism Organization will launch global digital ads aimed at improving Korean tourism awareness and attracting more foreign tourists. The advertising campaign will be unveiled on TV and YouTube and Facebook in major Southeast Asian countries, including Japan, Thailand, the Philippines, Vietnam and Malaysia as well...Read More
Chuseok (Full Moon Harvest) is observed on Aug. 15 of the lunar year as one of the two biggest holidays in Korea. Though families on this holiday traditionally gather to hold ancestral rites and play traditional games, the passage of time and social trends have both changed and diversified the ways people spend Chuseok. One...Read More
Chuseok is the traditional Korean autumn harvest celebration, similar to Thanksgiving in the United States. Many Koreans visit their hometowns for ancestral rituals and spend time with their families during the holiday. But if you’re planning to spend the Chuseok holiday in Seoul, visiting royal palaces and tombs, national museums and parks in the city...Read More
The Korean government has designated 17 days from Sept. 12 to 29 as Autumn Tourism Week, aiming to boost domestic tourism, as well as inbound tourists’ visits to Korea. This Autumn Tourism Week will include Chuseok, a Korean holiday similar to Thanksgiving, which falls in the latter half of next week. Here are some of...Read More
Vietnamese visitors to Korea can expect a host of discounts and offers from Sept. 2-8 during the 2019 Vietnam Welcome Week. The Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism on Aug. 29 said that with the special summit in Busan from Nov. 25-26 to be held between Korea and the Association of Southeast Asian Nations, the...Read More
Four Joseon-era royal palaces in Seoul will remain open throughout the extended Chuseok holiday next week and admit visitors free of charge, the government said Saturday. Book your Hanbok Photoshoot The four palaces ― Gyeongbok, Changdeok, Deoksu and Changgyeong ― as well as the UNESCO-recognized Royal Tombs of the Joseon Dynasty in the capital and...Read More
