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Foreigners’ tour photos eligible for W600,000 prize money

The Korea Tourism Organization’s “46th Korea Tourism Photo Contest” will award a cash prize of 600,000 won ($560) to a winning international entrant. The contest, open to all who are interested, acc...

May 28, 2018
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Traveling to Korean islands available at 50% discount rate for those 28 and under

Koreans and foreigners aged 28 and under can travel to the nation’s islands at a discount rate starting June, according to the Ministry of Oceans and Fisheries, Sunday. In an effort to boost youths’...

May 27, 2018
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Out of South Africa, reminiscing the indelible Eden

South Africa is a “rainbow nation,” where diverse people, cultures, languages and religions exist in harmony. It is also a land of magnificent wildlife, landscapes and vegetation, also a hotbed of thriving urban culture, music, festivity, food and wine.

May 25, 2018
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[Eye Plus] Chinese tourists back in Myeong-dong

The streets of Myeong-dong are once again bustling with Chinese tourists, thanks to a thaw in relations between Seoul and Beijing. Myeong-dong, a shopping district in central Seoul, is one of the mo...

May 25, 2018
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[Travel Bits] Festivals, sights around Korea

Seoul Grand Park Rose Festival The Seoul Grand Park Rose Festival is being held at Gwacheon Seoul Grand Park from May 26 to June 10. The festival’s programs include the Rose Beauty Class, Rose & Lo...

May 25, 2018
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[Eye Plus] Jeonju Hanok Village, a touchpoint of Korea’s past and present

Always bristling with tourists -- local and foreign, many dressed in modernized hanbok -- Jeonju Hanok Village is a top priority tourist spot in the North Jeolla Province city. The antique tradition...

May 18, 2018
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[Travel Bits] Festivals, sights around Korea

Samgwangsa Temple Lantern Festival Samgwangsa Temple holds an annual lantern festival, attracting over a million visitors each year. It is known for displaying some 3 million lanterns of various ty...

May 11, 2018
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[Photo News] A carpet of canola blossoms

Visitors were seen basking in early summer’s sunlight on Wednesday in the field of brilliant yellow canolas carpeting the Dangnamri Island in Daeshin-myeon, Yeoju, Gyeonggi Province. In a 140,000 sq...

May 10, 2018
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[Travel Bits] Festivals, sights around Korea

Cheongsando Slow Walking Festival Designated as the first Slow City in Asia, Cheongsando in Wando-gun hosts the annual Cheongsando Slow Walking Festival until May 7. The spring is the best time to ...

May 4, 2018
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[Travel Bits] Festivals, sights around Korea

Lotus Lantern Festival Korea’s designated intangible cultural property No. 122, Yeon Deung Hoe (Lotus Lantern Festival) will take place between May 12 and May 23 at Jogyesa Temple in Seoul. The fes...

Apr 27, 2018
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[Travel Bits] Festivals, sights around Korea

Cheongsando Slow Walking Festival Designated as the first Slow City in Asia, Cheongsando in Wando-gun hosts the annual Cheongsando Slow Walking Festival, this year until May 7. April is the best ti...

Apr 20, 2018
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Travel spots feature film locations

With Hallyu spreading Korean culture across the world, the popularity of Korean movies, TV shows and music has been attracting foreign tourists to the country. Capitalizing on this trend, the Minist...

Apr 17, 2018
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[Travel Bits] Festivals, sights around Korea

Herb Island Lighting & Illumination Festival Herb Island in Pocheon, Gyeonggi Province, will be hosting the annual Lighting & Illumination Festival until Oct. 31. With its 300-meter wish tunnel, a ...

Apr 13, 2018
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[Travel Bits] Festivals, sights around Korea

Samcheok 2018 bike trek A noncompetitive bicycle race around Samcheok, Gangwon Province, will take place on the last weekend of April. The event will take off at Samcheok Culture & Art Center on Ap...

Apr 6, 2018
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Koreans top tourists to Japan in early 2018

South Koreans took up the largest percentage of foreign tourists visiting Japan in January and February this year. The number of Koreans visiting Japan early this year surpassed that of Chinese tour...

Apr 1, 2018
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