The Korea Herald

Dance & dine at Renaissance Seoul Hotel

Mar 16, 2012

Renaissance Seoul Hotel’s Italian restaurant Toscana presents a special evening titled ‘Dance & Dine at Toscana’ every second and fourth Saturday starting from April 14 where customers can enjoy food and dancing all at the same time. From 5 p.m. to 6 p.m., those who want to learn sports dancing ― Cha cha cha; jive; rumba; international blues; waltz; tango ― can get a private one-point lesson alo...
One-hour lunch course at Lotte Seoul

Mar 16, 2012

The high-end French restaurant Pierre Gagnaire Soul in Lotte Hotel Seoul presents a new course menu titled “One-Hour Business Lunch.” The usually long French dining course has been shortened to one hour to fit the busy schedule of today’s businessmen. The course begins with langoustine with sliced pork shank and red onion as appetizer. The main dish is veal garnished with grilled mushroom, water...
NASCAR among new Myrtle Beach attractions

Mar 16, 2012

MYRTLE BEACH, South Carolina (AP) ― Free falling from a 18-meter tower, slipping down an oceanfront zip line or fighting through a curve in a car once driven by a NASCAR great are among the new attractions that will greet visitors to Myrtle Beach during a new beach season. There are also improvements to one of the area’s most popular piers and, for a change of pace, a yearlong celebration markin...
California’s Palm Springs is just right for sun-starved families

Mar 16, 2012

PALM SPRINGS, California ― Like most of the people soaking up Sunday brunch at the Parker Palm Springs hotel, the hungover-looking dude in slacker attire with the fashionista girlfriend looked as if he had just rolled out of bed at 10:30 a.m. He also looked strikingly familiar ― like a richer version of me from about 10 years earlier, pre-child. “Cute kid,” he lazily remarked as he passed our ta...
Pororo Park KINTEX branch to open in Ilsan

Mar 15, 2012

Pororo Park KINTEX, a play-and-experience venue for children, will open on the ground floor of Exhibition Center II, at KINTEX in Ilsan, Gyeonggi Province, on March 16. Themed on the Korean television animation “Porong Porong Pororo,” Pororo Park offers performances, games and chance to play with the animation characters. Built on a 3,000-square-meter site, Pororo Park in KINTEX includes a thea...
Germans seek solace from hectic lives on spa breaks

Mar 14, 2012

BERLIN (Reuters) ― Massages, steam baths and a rest from an increasingly busy lifestyle are drawing a growing number of Germans to spa breaks, one of the tourism sector’s fastest-growing segments. Tour operators boast above-average growth in spa holiday bookings and see no end to demand as Germans, the world’s biggest spenders on holidays, add more short “wellness” trips close to home to their a...
Grand Hilton presents chocolate buffet

Mar 9, 2012

The Buffet Restaurant at the Grand Hilton Seoul in Hongeun-dong, central Seoul, is preparing a feast of sweet, luxurious chocolate for a month-long celebration of indulgence. It features an array of 10 chocolaty treats including chocolate brownies, black forest cake, chocolate fudge and chocolate cheese cake laid out at the luxurious dessert corner. One can enjoy different dishes featuring milk, ...
Turkish airline launches landmark Mogadishu flight

Mar 9, 2012

MOGADISHU (AP) ― Turkish Airlines says it has started flying into Somalia’s war-torn capital, becoming the first international company to fly passenger planes into Mogadishu in more than 20 years. Turkey’s Deputy Prime Minister Bekir Bozdag announced the development Tuesday after arriving in Mogadishu with the Turkish national flag carrier flight from Turkey’s Ataturk airport. He said Somalis can...
Renaissance Seoul Hotel offers spring package

Mar 9, 2012

Renaissance Seoul Hotel in Yeoksam-dong, southern Seoul, is offering three spring packages. “Spring Weekend Package” includes one night in a deluxe room, a bottle of wine and one free in-room movie, and starts at 179,000 won. Specially designed for single guests, the “Spring Single Package” includes one night in a deluxe room, one free in-room movie, complimentary breakfast at buffet restaurant ...
Cheongchun high speed train runs to Chuncheon

Mar 9, 2012

The Intercity Train Express Cheongchun high speed train opened on Feb. 28. The ITX travels from Yongsan Station in Seoul to Chuncheon, Gangwon Province in 73 minutes. It has a top speed of 180km/hour. It departs Yongsan Station on the hour, every hour, and Chuncheon Station 10 minutes past every hour. The train stops at four stations ― Cheongnyangni, Pyeongnaehopyeong, Gapyeong, and Namchuncheon....
Palm trees and white sand ... in Philadelphia?

Mar 9, 2012

PHILADELPHIA (AP) ― If you are looking for palm trees and white sand to escape the remnants of winter, look no farther than Philadelphia. Visitors to the city’s International Flower Show can wander through a tropical paradise of sorts thanks to this year’s theme, “Hawaii: Islands of Aloha.’’ The weeklong horticultural extravaganza opens Sunday. Exhibits include a fantasy surf shack, a beach wed...
Campsites add amenities to attract traveling families

Mar 9, 2012

KOA’s 488 independently owned campgrounds in the U.S. and Canada are increasingly offering such amenities as wireless Internet access, cable television hookups and prefabricated cabins, most equipped with refrigerators, microwave ovens and flat-screen televisions. Many also have swimming pools, bicycle rental stations, arcades and miniature golf courses. “The world wants to get outdoors,” Rogers...
Six major festivals to draw foreign tourists

Mar 7, 2012

Visit Korea Committee adds two more festivals to round off Visit Korea Year The Visit Korea Committee announced on Monday plans to attract 1.1 million tourists this year and revitalize provincial tours. The year 2012 is the final year of the Visit Korea Year campaign which commenced in 2010. Last year, the number of tourists reached just under 10 million, according to the committee. The committ...
Dog survives 53 days in wild, reunited with owner

Mar 5, 2012

Barbara Bagley says she never gave up hope that her dog would be found alive in the Nevada desert after the animal bolted from the scene of a crash that critically injured her and killed her husband. But the Salt Lake City woman endured plenty of frustration until her beloved 4-year-old Shetland sheepdog, Dooley, was tracked down Feb. 18 after surviving 53 days in the wild on roadkill and scatte...
Frozen cat doing well with three legs

Mar 4, 2012

A cat found frozen in a driveway in eastern Canada has left a veterinary hospital in Prince Edward Island minus one leg and its tail. The cat, now named Trooper, also underwent surgery to repair his pelvis at the Atlantic Veterinary College in Charlottetown, The Guardian of Charlottetown reported. Trooper will be in a foster home in Newfoundland while he continues its recovery. Gwen Samms, shel...