The hotel is running an outdoor pool until mid-September. About 30 sun beds are available by the pool for guests who enjoy sunbathing and the poolside bar offers grilled seafood such as king prawns, scallop and lobsters and assorted grilled meat such as beef tenderloin, rack of lamb, beef sirloin and sausages. Other options include burgers, sandwiches, snack menu and red bean ice sherbet or patbingsu. As of now, it opens from 9 a.m.-6 p.m., but from July 20-Aug. 15 hours will be 8:30 a.m.-5:30 p

Lotte Hotel Seoul’s Japanese restaurant Momoyama invites Makoto Shimura, the executive chef of Sushisho in Tokyo to spread the epitome of original sushi. Lotte Hotel Seoul has conducted numerous exchanges with Sushisho over the past two years, but this will be the first time the authentic Edo-style sushi is introduced in Korea. Shimura is determined to promote the intense flavors of Edo-style mature sushi through Momoyama. Prices begin at 20,000 won for lunch and 140,000 won for dinner, excludin

Bugeotguk is a soup made by boiling seasoned bugeo (dried pollack) after it has been soaked and ripped. Bugeo is available year-round at a low price in Korea and, therefore, bugeotguk is an everyday soup for Koreans. It is believed that bugeo protects the liver and many people have bugeotguk after drinking alcohol. Ingredients● 1 dried pollack (skinned yellowish dried pollack) ● seasoning: 1/2 tbsp minced green onion, 1 tsp minced garlic, 1/8 tsp ground white pepper, 1/2 tbsp sesame oil ● 100g r

Milk taken from cows at night attracts consumersTtonatta Farm CEO Yang Eui-joo was traveling in the Netherlands six years ago when he first heard about “night milk.” “I found out that there was milk like this in Britain and Japan,” said Yang, 41. The milk Yang is referring to is generally called “night,” “night-time” or “nocturnal” milk and comes from cows that have been milked at night. According to the Guardian and the Daily Mail, studies have found higher levels of the sleep hormone melatonin

Hyatt Regency Incheon has become a major gateway hotel to Seoul and Korea as it is located close to Incheon International Airport. The hotel offers a unique blend of warm hospitality, convenient facilities and a variety of culinary experiences, featuring meeting rooms, soundproofed guestrooms, health and fitness facilities and restaurants. For business travelers, the hotel has a spacious pillar-less Grand Ballroom, a Regency Ballroom and multi-purpose rooms, which cater to different meetings and

Oakwood Premier Coex Center invites those who would like to share their travel memories with others to its photography competition with a chance to win a trip to an Oakwood hotel in Asia and a digital camera. The hotel is holding a “Most Memorable Travel” photography contest in which the grand prize winner will have chance to fly to a city of his or her choice and stay at an Oakwood serviced apartment and get a Nikon 1J1 digital camera. Submission deadline is Sept. 15 and after that, images will

Three-year golden grand slammer Asiana Airlines has always gone the extra mile to match the ever-changing expectations and needs of its customers.This summer the award-winning company will offer a series of savory dishes to keep customers healthy from July 1 to Aug. 31. The specialty cuisine includes “samgyetang,” or chicken broiled with premium medicinal herbs; steamed samgye, samgye porridge with hwanggi herb; ginseng-bulgogi with vegetables on the side; and “12-chogyetang,” a cold-broiled chi

For three consecutive years since 2010, Grand InterContinental Seoul Parnas has been awarded in Korea’s Best Brand Awards for top quality amenities and service. It has also scored the highest in Korea’s quality service measurement index KS-SQI for four years. The hotel has also successfully hosted international events such as the ASEM Conference in 2000, G20 Seoul Summit in 2010 and Nuclear Security Summit in 2012. The hotel conducts random online surveys of guests to evaluate service and mainta

Somerset Palace Seoul provides each resident the comfort felt at home in a family-friendly environment.Located in the heart of Seoul’s diplomatic and business district, the residence is within walking distance of major subway stations such as Anguk, Jonggak and Gwanghwamun and government agencies and companies as well as tourist attractions and shopping places. Whether on a business trip or on holiday with family, Somerset offers both luxurious experience and comfort. Somerset’s apartments vary

Newly named UNICEF Korea’s goodwill ambassador, best-selling writer ‘grateful’ for her new missionAfter the sensational success of her novel “Please Look after Mom” overseas, author Shin Kyung-sook is taking on a new role as an ambassador for children.“I am grateful for this opportunity to serve for children in need,” the author said after being appointed as the new goodwill ambassador of UNICEF Korea on Wednesday.Shin is the second writer to serve in the position, after late author Park Wan-suh

The founder of “The Association for Korean Studies in Europe” in Germany, Bruno Lewin, died at the age of 87 on June 18. Widely known as being the pioneer in spreading Korean culture throughout Europe, Lewin was among the first to write and research about, and encourage a younger generation of scholars to study, Korean culture and history. In 1984 he established the East Asian studies department at Ruhr University Bochum in Germany. He later added a Korean culture curriculum to the department’s