Travelers can get up to 40 percent discounts on accommodations through Hotels.com from Sept. 5 to Oct. 31 as part of the website’s “Autumn Sale.” Special offers are available in various destinations, including major Asian cities such as Busan, Bangkok, Phuket and Singapore, and other cities in Australia, Europe and the U.S. It also offers a 20 percent rebate offer to BC Global Card holders until Oct. 31. The 20 percent rebate is limited to one transaction per month with a limit of 100,000 won ($

Hawaiian Airlines offers the iPad mini for in-flight entertainment from September on Boeing 767-300 aircraft serving 14 routes between Hawaii and the U.S., Asia and South Pacific. Passengers will be able to enjoy 100 hours of the latest Hollywood movies, television shows and a variety of games. The airline will distribute 1,500 iPad minis in partnership with the global provider of portable in-flight entertainment solutions Bluebox Avionics. “Hawaiian Airlines’ signature on-board hospitality is a

Beer-lovers are finding a new way to explore the burgeoning craft-brewing world: on bicycles.From Oregon to New Mexico to Vermont, beer aficionados can now hop on a bike and be led from one brewery to another. After sampling the latest microbrew, they can then pedal away all those extra calories.The tours ― which range from a few hours to several days ― offer a chance to meet other travelers, learn about the local culture and, of course, sample some great beer. And each tour has a different stra

If you have hesitated to visit exhibitions because of their “art for art’s sake” approach and the puzzling aesthetic world behind abstract paintings, the fifth edition of the Gwangju Design Biennale will give a better sense of art that illustrates our daily lives.“This year’s event will depart from its previous focus on forming a discourse and aesthetics productions. It will rather center on industrialization, stressing the effectiveness and efficiency (of design),” said Lee Young-hye, artistic

More than 7,780 South Koreans have been infected with HIV, health authorities said Wednesday.The Korea Center for Disease Control and Prevention said 9,410 South Korean were diagnosed with HIV between 1985 and 2012. Among them, 1,622 people died.Last year, 808 South Korean men and 60 South Korean women were newly infected with HIV. The KCDC said 541 out of 868 HIV carriers became infected through sexual contact.The virus, which is also spread through transfusion of contaminated blood, infects ce