Seoul Launches Special Tourist Zone Recovery Project The Seoul Metropolitan Government (SMG) is putting in an effort to revitalize major tourist zones in downtown Seoul, which are suffering from the prolonged COVID-19 pandemic. The SMG and the Seoul Tourism Organization (STO) will be pursuing the Special Tourist Zone Recovery Project to revitalize stagnant special tourist...Read More
Seoul received the first measurable snowfall of the season on Sunday as the state weather agency issued a heavy snow advisory for the metropolitan area and other parts of the country. According to the Korea Meteorological Administration (KMA), Seoul received about 0.8 centimeters of snow as of 6 a.m. and is expected to receive up...Read More
The Seoul nightscape is illuminated in dazzling pink. Since Oct. 12, pink light has illuminated at night five city landmarks — Seoul City Hall, the N Seoul Tower, Dongdaemun Design Plaza, Sejong Center for the Performing Arts, City Hall and Some Sevit by the Hangang River. The Seoul Metropolitan Government and its PR ambassador Pinkfong,...Read More
The changing of the royal guard ceremony at Seoul’s Deoksugung Palace has been resumed for the first time in eight months since the event was suspended due to COVID-19. The Seoul Metropolitan Government announced that the ceremony and the guard parade will be restarted from Oct. 20 at Daehanmun Gate of the palace, as the...Read More
Hey, this is Daniel Kim here. This COVID-19 makes us really depressing, as a travel company, we couldn’t make any profit since last March! International tourist numbers are projected to decline by between 58% and 78% from 2019 to 2020, the UN reports, which would result in a drop of 850 million to 1.1 billion...Read More
Traveling has been a second nature to Filipinos, and it’s pretty evident with the massive demand of OFW (Overseas Filipino Workers) into the labor force. It was so culturally accepted that part of your identity as a Filipino is to have at least one relative working abroad. Over the years, the definition of traveling among...Read More
South Korea’s state weather agency issued a heavy snow advisory for Seoul on Sunday after the heaviest snowfall of the season hit the metropolitan area. According to the Korea Meteorological Administration (KMA), Seoul received about 3.8 centimeters of snow as of 2 p.m. The KMA issued the advisory for Seoul and parts of the Gyeonggi...Read More
Nearly 1 million people made their way to “Seoul Light,” a nighttime light show held at Dongdaemun Design Plaza from Dec. 20 to Friday, the city government said Tuesday. The event, which featured a mix of colorful light projected onto public buildings, as well as cultural events, exhibitions and food trucks, attracted 866,603 people, according...Read More
New year’s sunrise events will take place in more than 20 places in Seoul on Wednesday in time for the first sunrise of 2020 forecast for 7:46 a.m., officials said. The municipal government said Monday that a total of 21 sunrise events are scheduled to be held at mountains and parks throughout the capital. The...Read More
The “Seoul Plaza Ice Skating Rink” will be in operation for 52 days, from December 20, 2019 (Fri.) to February 6, 2020 (Sun.), as a place where citizens can ice skate in the middle of the city and fully enjoy Frozen Seoul. Seoul Plaza Ice Skating Rink was visited by more than 120,000 citizens last...Read More
