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Imperial Palace Seoul offering autumn package until Nov. 27

Oct 7, 2011

The hotel offers an autumn package until Nov. 27 which includes a stay in a deluxe room, breakfast for two at Caf Amiga, two movie tickets at the Lotte Cinema, admission to the fitness center and indoor swimming pool. Healthy lattes and oatmeal cookies or Oriental tea and rice cake will be available in the lobby’s lounge. The package costs 245,000 won. For an additional 150,000 won, upgraded room...
New GM appointed at InterCon Alpensia Pyeongchang Resort

Oct 7, 2011

InterContinental Hotels Group announced that Jacob Yi has been appointed general manager of InterContinental Alpensia Pyeongchang Resort in Gangwon Province. Yi is an alumnus of University of Nevada, Las Vegas where he received a bachelor of science degree in hotel management. He has a background in sales and marketing at Westin Chosun and Hilton hotel in Seoul. He also worked as a general manage...
Hana Tour draws steady number of overseas travellers

Oct 7, 2011

Hana Tour said it has attracted 107,000 Koreans for their overseas tour packages in September, unchanged from the figure a year earlier. Despite the relatively-short Chuseok holiday and economic situation in the eurozone, the Korean demand for overseas travel was unchanged, the company said. By regions, Southeast Asia was the most popular destination, followed by China and Japan. Europe and the U...
Swim under moonlight to the sound of jazz

Oct 7, 2011

The thought of outdoor swimming in the autumn might give you a little chill but it’s a lot different when it comes to swimming on Jeju Island. The southern-most island enjoys its peak season in the autumn, as the average temperature stays between 15 and 21 degrees Celsius. The Shilla Jeju, a luxurious hotel in Seogwipo, rolled out its “Moonlight Swimming” package that comes with a free jazz musi...
The real Thailand

Oct 7, 2011

BANGKOK ― It is hard to find anyone who is unaware of Thailand’s overplayed vacation locations, but the country still holds areas for even the most hardened traveler to gleefully explore the new. And although Thailand’s reputation as a tourist destination is undeniable and Koreans are fast becoming a sizable market, they are still but a small portion of the 16 million tourists that visit the tro...
Grand Hyatt Seoul offers Turkish cuisine

Sept 30, 2011

The menu features guest chefs from the Grand Hyatt Istanbul, showcasing a wide array of “Mezze” (a selection of small dishes served in the Mediterranean and Middle East), special soups and hot dishes with a selection of Turkish breads, traditional whole roasted lamb or veal, Kebabs and sweet desserts. The prices range from 54,000 won to 60,000 won. For more information and reservations, call (02)...
Cathay Pacific opens route to Chicago

Sept 30, 2011

Cathay Pacific said it has opened a flight to Chicago and Seoul-Chicago will run once every day. The air carrier will use Boeing 777-330 ER, equipped with premium bed-type business seats, for Chicago-bound flights. Currently, Cathay Pacific flies to four U.S. cities ― Los Angeles, San Francisco, New York and Chicago. The flight between Seoul and Chicago will have a stopover in Hong Kong and will ...
KTO opens overseas internship program

Sept 30, 2011

The Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism and the Korea Tourism Organization said they will seek young jobseekers interested in the tourism industry for its overseas internship program. A total of 33 internships will be offered and those selected will participate in a six-month internship program at tourism companies in China, Taiwan, Thailand, the Philippines and Indonesia. They will be worki...
Halloween in New Orleans: A mini-Mardi Gras

Sept 30, 2011

NEW ORLEANS (AP) ― New Orleans calls itself “America’s Most Haunted City,” and the Halloween season has become one of the most popular times of year to visit, with a music festival that attracts 80,000 people, one of the top haunted house attractions in the country and ghost tours galore. In some ways, Halloween here almost feels like a mini-Mardi Gras. There are costumed revelers, French Quarte...
Hawaii’s Hilo gets its day in the sun

Sept 30, 2011

HILO, Hawaii ― “Hilo ― it is what it is” probably isn’t a tourism slogan that would get a thumbs-up from the Big Island city’s Chamber of Commerce. But I don’t mean it as a put-down. It’s just advice from a longtime visitor who loves Hawaii’s “second city.” I also know the worst thing anyone can do for Hilo is to try to oversell it. No one is going to spend a weeklong honeymoon in Hilo or plan a...
Nepal launches Great Himalayan Trail

Sept 30, 2011

KATHMANDU (AFP) ― Nepal has officially opened the Great Himalayan Trail, one of the longest and highest trekking routes in the world, the tourism board said on Thursday. Billed as the ultimate trek, the arduous hike over Nepal’s mighty Himalayas stretches from Taplejung in the shadow of the world’s third-highest peak, Mount Kanchenjunga, to Humla at the border with Tibet. “This is a completely ...
Korea to host UNWTO general assembly in Gyeongju

Sept 27, 2011

The Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism said it is hosting the 19th General Assembly of the United Nations World Tourism Organization in Gyeongju, North Gyeongsang Province, from Oct. 8-14. At the biennial meeting, tourism policy makers, scholars and industry leaders from 154 countries will discuss the UNWTO’s budgets, programs and have a look at tourism spots around Gyeongju, the ministry s...
October festivals seek to draw tourists

Sept 26, 2011

The Visit Korea Committee will host a series of festivals across the country starting next month to attract more foreign tourists, the committee announced on Monday. Things will kick of with “Hallyu Dream Festival” (www.hallyudreamfestival.or.kr), which is scheduled from Oct. 1-3 in Gyeongju, North Gyeongsang Province. Organized by the North Gyeongsang Province government, the three-day event w...
Yacht world seduces China, Brazil’s rich

Sept 26, 2011

MONACO (AFP) ― Russian oligarchs and their floating palaces helped keep the luxury yachting industry buoyant through the crisis, but super-rich buyers from China and Brazil are rushing to join them on the waves. Emerging market billionaires are showing a keen interest in superyachts, according to pundits at this year’s Monaco Yacht Show, the prestigious four-day global yacht gathering that wrapp...
Man with broken leg survives 4 days in Utah desert

Sept 26, 2011

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) _ A North Carolina man crawled four days across the Utah desert after breaking his leg on a solo hike, inspired by a Hollywood movie about a man who cut off his own arm to save himself after being trapped by a boulder in the same canyon. Amos Wayne Richards, 64, of Concord, North Carolina, is now recovering at home. He said he was inspired to hike Little Blue John Canyon afte...