The Paris Grill at Grand Hyatt Seoul will hold “Grand Dinner with Moet & Chandon” from Nov. 11-27. The dinner will feature a five-course menu, designed by Moet & Chandon’s house chef Pascal Tingaud. The menu includes Parmesan sable, cappuccino of sea urchin, Carantec lobster, sea bass rolls, U.S. Creekstone beef tenderloin rossini and fig millefeuille. Vintage champagnes include Moet Chandon Gran...

The hotel’s buffet restaurant Familia offers 11 Australian-Korean menus jointly with Meat & Livestock Australia from Nov. 7. The promotion will run for three weeks. Australian assistant executive chef Martin Todd Kindleysides’ menus include rare beef salad with chili lime dressing, braised beef cheeks and masterstock and chili and pineapple chicken. Lunch comes at 62,000 won and dinner, 72,000 wo...

The Visit Korea Year Committee and Korail said foreigners who use KTX will be able to get up to 30 percent discount. The special offer runs through 2012, as the Visit Korea Year is 2010-2012. Anyone who is non-Korean can reserve the KTX ticket on the Website www.visitkoreayear.com and get the ticket offline. (yoonmi@heraldm.com)

The Korea Tourism Organization said it will develop tour packages that show rural areas to Japanese tourists who are interested in “makgeolli,” Korea’s traditional rice wine. With makgeolli getting more popular in Japan, demand for visits to makgeolli breweries and bars has soared, prompting the KTO to do market research across the nation, it said. Through Nov. 5, the KTO is to take Japanese tr...

NEW YORK (AP) ― For one of the oldest major performing arts venues in New York ― one that’s hosted many of the world’s premier artists for nearly 70 years ― City Center seems to have had something of a self-esteem problem. It seated over 2,700 people in its main theater, but many of those seats were uncomfortable, the sightlines less than desirable. The lobby felt small and crowded. The beautifu...

VANCOUVER, British Columbia (AP) ― It’s like the movie “The Terminal,” only it’s real. A man has been living in the Vancouver airport since Aug. 17 ― at the airport’s invitation. ”I can’t leave. I’m stuck here,” Jaeger Mah explained to an airport volunteer who invited him to a party outside the airport Nov. 3. Since the party happens to fall on the last of Mah’s 80 days at the airport, he added...

Korail, operator of the high-speed train KTX, said it will offer a variety of discount events to promote the newly established Jeolla KTX line. Teenagers who travel between KTX stations on the Jeolla line and those on other KTX lines will get a 20 percent discount from Nov. 1 to Dec. 31. For those who purchase tickets through SMS on mobiles and print out tickets, Korail will offer a 30 percent di...

For those who book early for the year-end and New Year holiday, the hotel will offer the “Happy Holiday Package.” The package includes outdoor swimming with live concerts, French wine tasting for two, use of lobby lounge and unlimited tangerines. For those who check-in in December, a Santa’s gift will be given to one child per family. The bookings should be made for stays between Dec. 23 and Jan....

The hotel is to invite Italian winemaker Enzo Agresta from Fontanafredda winery in Piedmont on Nov. 11 to introduce the history and regional uniqueness of representative wines there. Featuring Piedmont wines and dishes from northwest Italia, the dinner will be priced at 180,000 won per person and 150,000 won for CATH (Club At The Hyatt) members. For details, visit www.hyattregencyincheon.com or c...

In celebration of the Halloween, W Seoul-Walkerhill will throw a “FUNKY HALLOWEEN Party with DJ Gigi Barocco” on Saturday night. WooBar will draw its curtains in the midst of funky neon colors, flashy laser lights and spooky decorations. DJ Gigi Barocco, with pop-style electronic music, will drive the heated party, the hotel said. Tickets are 50,000 won via InterPark and 60,000 won at the door. T...

Il Ponte, Millennium Seoul Hilton’s Italian restaurant, offers a special winemaker’s dinner showcasing Dievole wines on Oct. 28. The gala dinner will feature a six-course dinner paired with a full line-up of Dievole wines. These wines will be paired with dishes such as red onion ravioli filled with sea scallops and porcini mushrooms in butter sauce; saffron risotto with green peas and shrimp; and...

The hotel said it has launched an application for iPhone and Android-powered smartphones on Oct. 17. Hotel booking and mobile membership services will be available through the mobile app. All content is available in four languages ― Korean, English, Japanese and Chinese. To celebrate the launch of the hotel application, a special gift product “Special Apps 30” worth 660,000 won will be offered at...