Introduction
Tourism in North Korea has received media attention over the past years. For instance Kate McEwen for BBC online news in 2003, and more recently the economist online, reported on holidays of Western tourists in the socialist country. Without doubt travelling to a totalitarian state is not everyone’s idea of a perfect holiday but […]
Introduction
Tourism in North Korea has always been strictly controlled by the government, and as a consequence it is not a frequently visited destination. Tours are mostly supervised by tour operators and independent traveling is not permitted.
The relationship with the United States that has been fluctuating over the year makes it almost impossible for United […]
Introduction
This August the Korean Ministry of Transportation accepted the request of its national airline to reject Tiger Airways’ establishment in Korea, in a spirit of protectionism and nationalism. This request aimed at protecting local airlines from competition and lower fares, using as an argument technical terms from bilateral agreements currently rejected and characterized by […]
TTGasia.com, Jun 20 – 26, 2008
According to KTO, tourist arrivals to South Korea in 2007 increased 4.8 per cent, growing from six million the previous year to 6.4 million visitors. However, overall growth of 6.6 per cent still lags far behind the growth rates of other Asia-Pacific countries. KTO added that although the tourism […]
eTN, Jan 23, 2008The reputation of South Korea as a world leader in cosmetic surgery has inspired the Seoul Metropolitan Government to launch a project to attract more foreign tourists looking for surface touch-ups.
The cosmetic surgery boom in South Korea has been accelerated by the so-called Korean Wave, a boom across Asia in South […]
(eTN) 10-12-2007 North Korean leader Kim Jong-il has given warm encouragement to local workers developing Mount Baekdu, the highest point on the peninsula that will be opened to South Korean tourists next year, the North’s broadcaster said Saturday.South and North Korea agreed to open a direct flight route between Seoul and the North’s Mount […]
Bloomberg.com, Nov. 27 2007Universal Studios, owned by General Electric Co., and partners will build a $3.1 billion theme park in South Korea, its third resort in Asia, the nation’s Gyeonggi provincial government said.The resort, to be built in partnership with Posco Engineering & Construction Co., will be located near Hwaseong, south of Seoul, and […]
Asiatraveltips.com, 6 November 2007On Monday, Tiger Aviation CEO, Tony Davis and Incheon City Mayor Ahn Sang-Soo, signed a letter of co-operation to establish a new Korean low fare airline called Incheon Tiger Airways.Tiger Aviation and Incheon Metropolitan City will now commence work on the required approvals from the central government necessary to secure the […]
Asiatraveltips.com, 20 September 2007Contiki Holidays, a leader in vacations for 18-35 year-olds, has found that more women than men are travelling around the world according to the number of tour bookings made in the first six months of this year.Seven out of every ten tour bookings at the company were made by a female […]
THE ASAHI SHIMBUN, 06/26/2007Japan plans to join forces with the Chinese and South Korean governments to attract more tourists from the United States and Europe, sources said Monday.Tetsuzo Fuyushiba, minister of land, infrastructure and transport who is also in charge of promoting tourism, will meet his counterparts from Beijing and Seoul on Tuesday in […]
