Korea Grand Sale, a shopping event for overseas visitors, is set to take place from Jan. 9 through Feb. 29. During the sale period, visitors will be able to enjoy up to 50 percent discount on shopping, dining, accommodation and entertainment in Seoul, Busan, Jeju and other major cities across the country. Approximately 21,800 shops representing 72 different firms on food, accommodation, shoppin...

ABU DHABI (AFP) ― A British explorer and two Emiratis on Tuesday completed a 44-day trek across one of the world’s largest deserts, the Empty Quarter, in the footsteps of the late traveller Sir Wilfred Thesiger. The three men riding two camels were welcomed with a large round of applause from crowds who were waiting for them at Abu Dhabi’s corniche, marking the conclusion of their 1,600-kilomete...

Starting from Dec. 16, the Korea Rail Corporation, or Korail, will offer a chance to spend an evening on a train, enjoying live shows, events and wine with those you love. The “Tongtongtong Starlight Express” leaves Seoul Station at 7 p.m., traveling to Gudun Station in Yangpyeong and returning to Seoul around 10:50 p.m. During the train service, passengers will be offered sweet wine, cheese an...

Sheraton Grande Walkerhill presents the “Barbie Suite for Ladies” package available through Nov. 18, 2013. Following the success of its “Barbie Room for Girls,” the hotel opened a new concept room which is decorated with black, silver and hot pink accents. A spacious living room with Barbie couch, coffee tables and mini chairs invite ladies to gather for a chat or order in room service for a coz...

Yeoju County, located in the central part of the country, is hosting the third Sweet Potato Festival from Dec. 31 through Jan. 3 near Silleuk Temple, vowing to attract visitors by combining its regional product with its famous tourist attraction. The festival, first held in January 2009, has been drawing more attention as sweet potatoes are being regarded as a healthy product for weight loss. T...

NEW YORK (AFP) ― The world of pizza in New York is in meltdown over who will be the big cheese on one of the Big Apple’s hottest slices of pizza real estate. At stake is a corner of Brooklyn under the end of the Brooklyn Bridge that has been ruled for more than a decade by Grimaldi’s, an old-world pizzeria with crusts as thin as the line of tourists is long, an almost unique oven, and now a feud...

An Amsterdam apartment where Jewish teenager Anne Frank and her family lived for nine years before going into hiding due to the Nazi occupation will be opened Saturday, a spokesman for its owner said. "Around 400 people will be allowed to enter the home," Andre Bakker, a spokesman for the Ymere social housing company which owns the apartment where Frank and her family lived from 1933 to 1942, sa...

The Grand Hilton Seoul is offering a relaxing and fun night just for the girls ― the Get It Party Ladies package. The party package includes an overnight stay in a three-bedroom or four-bedroom unit at the Grand Suite serviced residence, with a fridge stocked with party supplies including one bottle of red wine, imported beers, Pocari Sweat, orange juice, Lindt chocolate, mixed nuts and Pringles...

On the two Saturdays before Christmas, Dec. 10, 17, the JW Marriott Seoul is holding gingerbread house cooking classes for children, taught by a professional pastry chef. During the two-hour class, teams composed of parents and one child will use icing to build with gingerbread and add decorative touches as the various ingredients form walls, a roof, and, finally, a holiday keepsake for young ch...

The city of Goyang, located in Gyeonggi Province, is offering free tours to the city for people of foreign nationalities ― diplomats and their families, professors, teachers, students and anyone who likes to travel ― on Dec. 16, 19 and 27. With the purpose of gathering ideas for suitable tour programs, the city has prepared three types of tours for each day. The first program will start at Hosu...