The Korea Herald

Cathay Pacific offers package for rugby fans

Jan 20, 2012

Cathay Pacific Airways is providing a special package for the “Cathay Pacific / HSBC Hong Kong Sevens 2012” rugby fans in Korea. The 6th round of Cathay Pacific/HSBC Hong Kong Sevens international rugby games will be held at Hong Kong Stadium on March 23-25. Cathay Pacific’s special package includes a round-trip air ticket from Seoul/Busan to Hong Kong, a three-day pass for Hong Kong Sevens Rug...
Hotels.com offers 2012 discount through Feb. 15

Jan 20, 2012

Through Feb. 15, Hotels.com is offering travelers special discounts on its Korean Lunar New Year Sale webpage (http://kr.hotels.com/sahngpoom/newyear-kr/). By visiting the website or calling the service’s local number at (02) 2076-8351, travelers can receive up to 40 percent discount in rooms in hotels including the Yeoksam Artnouveau City in Seoul, Hearton Hotel Shinsaibashi in Osaka, Caesar Pa...
Renaissance Seoul Hotel offers ‘bento’ delivery

Jan 20, 2012

Renaissance Seoul Hotel’s Japanese restaurant Irodori presents a special Chef’s Lunch Bento Box that includes delivery service until March 31. Irodori offers delicious and convenient lunch bento boxes targeting businessmen. Inside the boxes are a variety of high-quality, nutritious items including appetizers, sashimi, braised fish or vegetables, grilled fish, assorted tempura and more prepared b...
Grand Hyatt Seoul offers weekend champagne brunch

Jan 20, 2012

The Paris Grill, Grand Hyatt Seoul’s authentic European Restaurant, presents a Weekend Champagne Brunch, offering an extensive array of brunch items, served up with Moet Chandon champagne. The fresh brunch selections include the “Pastry & Cereal Station” offering freshly baked pastries, breads and cereals, the “Grilled Dish Station” serving a variety of meats, seafood and more. The “Pasta Stati...
Kenyans holiday at home as middle class grows

Jan 20, 2012

NAIROBI (AFP) ― Proudly pointing to her newly bought T-shirt, Sarah Mukei reads out animals printed on the front, a treasured souvenir of a family’s trip from her home in Kenya’s capital to Nairobi’s national park. “Elephant, lion, buffalo and rhino, leopard,” the 10-year old reads, adding she had just seen three of the “big five” animals listed. Going on safari ― meaning simply “travel” in eas...
Ride the Cass Scenic Railroad in West Virginia

Jan 20, 2012

CASS, West Virginia ― The Cass Scenic Railroad is a hard-working, up-the-mountain tourist rail line. It’s a slow 7 miles per hour on the steam-powered trains up Cheat Mountain to Whittaker Station and upward to Bald Knob on Back Allegheny Mountain. That’s a climb of nearly 2,400 feet in 11 miles to Bald Knob (one of the highest peaks in West Virginia) with grades of up to 11 percent. That mean...
Chinese holidaymakers flocking to Korea

Jan 18, 2012

At least 45,000 Chinese travelers are expected to flock to Korea during the neighboring state’s biggest holiday beginning over the weekend, according to Korea’s tourism agency. An average of 800 million Chinese people travel abroad or visit local regions during the country’s Lunar New Year holiday, which falls on Jan. 22-28 this year. Expecting the number of Chinese visitors to increase by abou...
‘New tourism aim quality, not quantity’

Jan 13, 2012

KTO chief stresses high-quality tourism, upgrading of the country’s image While an ardent promoter of “long vacation culture,” President Lee Charm of the Korea Tourism Organization has yet to settle his winter holiday plans. With so many things he wants to accomplish in 2012, the final year of his three-year term, it may be a while before Lee maps out plans for another trip around Korea, the co...
Story of a Sweet Lunar New Year

Jan 13, 2012

The Grand Hilton Seoul is helping guests celebrate Korea’s traditional Lunar New Year holiday in style with a choice of four “Very Sweet Holiday Package” deals through Jan. 24. All four packages include tickets to visit the “Sweet Museum,” which is being hosted by the Grand Hilton Seoul Convention Centre. The museum offers Korea’s first food and art exhibition staged by famous food artists using...
KTO offers promotions for Chinese tourists

Jan 13, 2012

Expecting some 45,000 Chinese tourists to visit Korea during the first quarter of the year, the Korea Tourism Organization is offering special events. Celebrating the 20th anniversary since Korea and China set up diplomatic ties, Korea will have a Visit Korea Year ceremony in Beijing in February and hold cultural performance road shows in some 18 major Chinese cities. Simultaneously, the countr...
KTO picks six places to visit in January

Jan 13, 2012

The Korea Tourism Organization has selected the top six places in Korea to visit during the first month of the year for locals and foreign travelers. The selected places are Seoguipo on Jeju Island; Goseong in Gangwon Province; Suncheon in South Jeolla; Hadong in South Gyeongsang; Taean in South Chungcheong and Paju in Gyeonggi Province. While these regions are scattered all over the country, t...
A heated wax museum war takes shape in Hollywood

Jan 13, 2012

LOS ANGELES -- Dissing Angelina Jolie normally isn‘t the best way to get ahead in this town. But tough times call for tough tactics in the war of the Hollywood wax museums. Madame Tussauds, which considers itself the ne plus ultra of wax artistry -- with the $25 ticket price to match -- is trying to best its cheaper competitor, the Hollywood Wax Museum, with a new marketing blitz stressing the ...
Skiing and snowboarding: Many people do both now

Jan 13, 2012

The relationship between skiers and snowboarders might still be a bit icy at times, but a versatile group has discovered there’s more than one way to get down the mountain. “Before, you were either a skier or a boarder. Now people do both,” said Greg Ditrinco, editor of SKI Magazine. “It’s a new phenomenon.” The crossover is being led primarily by snowboarders who are finding they can do more w...
A wax museum war heats up in Hollywood

Jan 13, 2012

LOS ANGELES ― Dissing Angelina Jolie normally isn’t the best way to get ahead in this town. But tough times call for tough tactics in the war of the Hollywood wax museums. Madame Tussauds, which considers itself the ne plus ultra of wax artistry ― with the $25 ticket price to match ― is trying to best its cheaper competitor, the Hollywood Wax Museum, with a new marketing blitz stressing the def...
Renaissance Seoul Hotel offers oyster promotion

Jan 13, 2012

Renaissance Seoul Hotel’s steakhouse Manhattan Grill is offering special dishes using seasonal oysters through Feb. 29. Using fresh oysters that are brought in from the Tongyeong region, Manhattan Grill presents the “Oyster Cocktail with Caviar” and “Special Oyster Set.” The Oyster Cocktail uses natural oysters that weigh approximately 1 kilogram and the chefs dress the oyster on the spot to ma...