Aventree Hotel Jongno, which opened in September, opened a suite designed by the acclaimed Korean hanbok designer Lee Young-hee. The suite is located on the top floor of the hotel and overlooks Gyeongbok Palace. It features traditional Korean bedding and a hanbok-style gown, giving guests a chance to experience a traditional Korean bedroom. The room in olive green with touch of silver, grey and beige offers a relaxing atmosphere. The terrace is decorated with bamboo trees and traditional Korean

The Korea Tourism Organization introduced travel packages for UNESCO World Heritage sites in Korea for Japanese tourists. The package include guided tours to nine heritage sites including Jongmyo Shrine, Seokguram Grotto and Bulguk Temple, Changdeokgung Palace and Suwon Hwaseong Fortress. If guided tours are not available to certain sites, they provide guidebooks. The KTO also issues a “passport” to travelers in which they can receive stamps upon their arrival to the sites. The package is only a

Korean Air Lines Co., South Korea’s top air carrier, said it has agreed with Boeing Co., the world’s largest aircraft manufacturer, to build Asia’s largest flight training center in South Korea.The 21,940 square meter-flight simulator training center will be built in Yeongjongdo, home to Incheon International Airport, South Korea’s main gateway, by February 2015, Korean Air said. Korean Air and Boeing plan to invest 61.6 billion ($56 million) and 30 billion won in the project, respectively.Korea

A British boy has a bright smile on his face every day, but not by his will. The two-year-old Elliot Eland was born with Angelman’s syndrome -- a neuro-genetic disorder characterized by intellectual and developmental disability -– that makes him laugh.“When we feel down, Elliot’s laughter keeps us all going; you just have to look at him and his happiness takes over,” Elliot’s mother Gale said in an interview with British media. “The only problem is if Elliot and his big brother, Alex, are playin