Air Busan will operate charter flights between Busan and Xian, China twice a week, on Tuesdays and Fridays, from Sept. 28-Nov. 20 to meet growing demand. The budget carrier is also adding one daily round trip flight between Busan and Fukuoka and between Busan and Osaka from November and increasing round trips between Busan and Cebu to seven flights a week.

The Korea Tourism Organization is conducting a survey of favorite tourism destinations that Koreans wish to visit for summer vacation. Participants can vote through Aug. 31 for their favorite places among the 29 places in the poll at korean.visitkorea.or.kr. The KTO said it will offer special prizes of a robotic vacuum cleaner and tickets to water parks to respondents.

The Korea Tourism Organization is offering a 15 percent discount on accommodation at Benikea chain hotels for employees of Hyundai Card and the Board of Audit and Inspection of Korea. From August, about 6,000 employees of two organizations are expected to receive discounts up to 15 percent when they make reservations at 29 Benikea chain hotels across the country. Benikea chain hotels are a group of reasonably priced hotels in Korea whose services are approved by the state tourism agency.The hote

For 45 years pop star Elton John has left the writing to such lyricists as Bernie Taupin, Gary Osborne and Tim Rice. A cursory examination of the few songs with his own lyrics, such as 1978’s simplistic B-side “Flintstone Boy,” strongly suggests he made the right decision.Similarly, John, 65, might have been better served had he employed a ghostwriter to draft his good-intentioned memoir. “Love Is the Cure” isn’t a tell-all or about his music career. He only mentions 1974’s Caribou because durin