The Korea Herald

150 candidates pass first round for Australia’s ‘Best Jobs’

Apr 26, 2013

A total of 150 applicants from 35 countries have made it through to the first stage of Tourism Australia’s “Best Jobs in the World” competition with candidates submitting video entries from as far as Afghanistan, China, Kazakhstan, South Korea, Latvia and Mexico. Two Korean applicants have made it to the second round of the competition. Based on the original video submission and supporting references, judges will select 18 candidates (three for each of the six jobs) who will be invited to a fina
Mother & Daughter package at The Westin Chosun Seoul

Apr 26, 2013

The hotel presents “Mother and Daughter” packages from April 19 to May 26. The deluxe package includes a one-night stay in an executive deluxe room, free use of the fitness club and sauna, breakfast, snacks, happy hour cocktails and refreshments, and a two-piece Sisley’s skincare kit. The suite package offers a one-night stay in a junior suite and all the benefits of the deluxe package plus two coupons for Sisley makeup service and a bottle of wine. Packages are priced at 320,000 won and 380,000
Children’s Day celebration at Millennium Seoul Hilton

Apr 26, 2013

The hotel is hosting special events for Children’s Day on May 5. The hotel will hold a children’s buffet in the Grand Ballroom, serving spaghetti, pork cutlet, pizza, French fries, sausage and more from 11:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. Other activities such as a special magic show, face painting and a balloon show will be provided. It is priced at 70,000 won for adults and 45,000 won for children. Meanwhile, the hotel’s Italian restaurant Il Ponte will host a free pizza party from 11:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m.
New standard of luxury at Lotte Hotel

Apr 26, 2013

The hotel’s fitness and spa center will reopen on May 1 with the latest fitness equipment. Extensive renovations have been undertaken in all the facilities, including the indoor swimming pool, gym, golf range and sauna. The hotel will also add the high-end spa brand Lotte Hotel Sulwhasoo Spa. The gym will offer 97 units of 51 different types of equipment with the latest 3-D Kinesis Station and workout equipment from Technogym of Italy. The GX studio provides diverse programs, such as yoga, aerob
Locals make travel fun in the Philippines

Apr 24, 2013

Tourism official encourages Koreans to discover unexplored destinations, such as Davao
[Photo News] Kindness to foreign tourists

Apr 23, 2013
Sharp drop in Japanese visitors spells trouble for tourism sector

Apr 22, 2013

Korean travel agencies asked for financial help from the government on Monday to assuage their financial difficulties amid a sharp decline in the number of Japanese tourists to South Korea due to threats from North Korea and ongoing political tensions between the neighboring countries. The Korea Association of Travel Agents, a group of 15,000 members from local travel agencies, sent an official letter to the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism, requesting financial support for their promotio
Industrial railroads reborn as tourist attraction

Apr 19, 2013

In times past, trains served as the backbone of the nation’s economic development, delivering freight and coal to inland cities. As the coal industry declined and other forms of transport came into being, demand for industrial trains dwindled. So KORAIL, the state-run railroad operator, turned the existing rail network into a tour train line in the mid-2000s. “We paid attention to rising demand for rail tours, which offer room to think for people who live busy modern lives as they take in the be
Lotte Hotel to manage Tashkent hotel

Apr 19, 2013

Lotte Hotel announced on Wednesday that it signed a management outsourcing agreement with Tashkent Palace Hotel in Uzbekistan, which will be renamed Lotte City Hotel Tashkent Palace. Located 8 kilometers from Tashkent International Airport, the hotel offers easy access to popular places such as Alisher Navoi Opera, Ballet Theater, the National Museum of History of Uzbekistan and Independence Square (Mustakilik Square).Lotte City Hotel Tashkent Palace will become the first overseas hotel that Lot
KTO releases Seoul walking tour mobile app

Apr 19, 2013

A guided tour of major tourist attractions in Seoul is now available at tourists’ fingertips with the release of a mobile application on 16 places popular among foreign tourists. The application named “Seoul Walking Tour” enables tourists to explore the city without the help of tour guides as it offers audio service in multiple languages ― English, Japanese and Chinese ― and is installed with GPS service. The application will make city traveling more fun and educational with detailed explanation
U.S. tourist faces trial in Turkey over ‘stones’

Apr 19, 2013

ANKARA, Turkey (AP) ― An American tourist who collected stones during a six-day beach holiday with his wife was briefly detained in Turkey and faces trial for attempting to smuggle historical artifacts, he said on Wednesday.Jason Dement was taken into custody by security officials at Antalya airport, near Turkey’s Mediterranean coast, on Sunday because two of the pieces inside a bag of stones appeared to be artifacts. On Monday, a court released him from custody but barred him from leaving Turke
Iceland: the quirky home of Bobby Fischer, Bjork and the Blue Lagoon

Apr 19, 2013

REYKJAVIK, Iceland ― This is the only country that gives you a bath before they send you home.The Blue Lagoon, open year-round, rain or shine, envelops thousands of tourists from all over the world in its misty embrace.Many of them come in big tourist buses on the way to the airport, which is only 15 minutes away.They leave, freshly scrubbed and silky soft, after an hour or three at Iceland’s most famous tourist attraction ― and yes, it’s really blue, thanks to the silica, other minerals and ben
Psy introduces Korea to the world

Apr 16, 2013

Having become a global star, Psy is now officially promoting Korea to the world.He has been appointed a public relations ambassador for the Korea Tourism Organization and recently finished shooting a TV commercial series.The 15-minute commercial, introducing Korea’s most beautiful tourist attractions, will air in 70 countries around the world starting next month, his agency YG Entertainment said Tuesday.Meanwhile, the music video of his new song “Gentleman” has received more than 82 million view
Asia to see growth in travel despite political tensions

Apr 12, 2013

The Asia travel market will continue to grow despite lingering political tensions, including territorial disputes and more recently, the North Korean issue, according to Peter Yang, marketing director of the online hotel booking site Hotels.com.“We are just at the tip of the iceberg. China recently beat Germany in terms of per person travel expenditure. We will see more and more (Asian) people traveling abroad. (From the tip of the iceberg) it’s going to slide down to the middle part. That’s whe
Two hotels in Gangwon join Benikea

Apr 12, 2013

Chuncheon Hotel and Hotel Biz Inn in Gangwon Province have joined the Benikea chain of hotels, certified by the Korea Tourism Organization. Benikea chain hotels are a group of reasonably priced hotels in Korea whose services are approved by the state tourism agency. Chuncheon Hotel in Chuncheon and Hotel Biz Inn in Wonju offer easy access to nearby tourist attractions. There are currently 56 Benikea chain hotels in Korea, including a few in the Seoul metropolitan area such as Hotel Acacia in Seo