The Korea Herald

Air Busan opens ticket auction

Oct 26, 2012

Air Busan is offering travelers a chance to bid for airline tickets for Busan-Fukuoka flights at the company’s website (www.airbusan.com) until Oct. 30. The event is part of the celebration of the increase of the non-stop service between Busan and Fukuoka and between Busan and Osaka. The auction, which started on Oct. 23, offers initial prices starting at 30,000 won for Busan-Fukuoka service and 50,000 won for the Busan-Osaka service. The tickets purchased during the event period can be used for
Festival in Gangneung allures coffee lovers

Oct 26, 2012

GANGNEUNG, Gangwon Province ― There are more than 160 coffee houses in the east coast city of Gangneung, population 280,000. Normally Gangneung is a popular summer spot, attracting more than 200,000 holidaymakers during the peak summer season to its famous Gyeongpodae Beach. So it’s natural that the city came up with a festival to bring in more tourists outside of the summer. This year the Gangneung Coffee Festival is held at the port city through Oct. 28. Visitors are able to start their journe
Frank Lloyd Wright’s vision flows through Fallingwater

Oct 26, 2012

MILL RUN, Pennsylvania ― Masterpiece. Art. Perfection. Many fancy words and rapturous phrases have described Fallingwater, Frank Lloyd Wright’s most famous house.It’s all true. But what is also true is that I kept thinking, wow, this house is not childproof. A 2-year-old could tumble out that low, unlocked window and fall to his death! A toddler would drown in that unfenced plunge pool! The railings aren’t high enough. The floor is too hard. And that giant open fireplace, what a safety issue. An
Naejangsan ― one of Korea’s best-loved mountains in fall

Oct 23, 2012

Located a short distance outside Jeonju in the undulating hillsides of South Jeolla Province in the country’s southwest, Naejangsan is one of Korea’s finest and arguably one of its most visited attractions. The mountain brings hordes of people to view its foliage during the autumn months every year. “The best time to go is the first week of November,” said Jin Hyun-ju, a visitor’s guide at the mountain’s national park. “This is often the busiest time of year, and we see visitors from all over th
India’s top court lifts ban on tiger tourism

Oct 19, 2012

NEW DELHI (AP) ― India’s top court lifted a ban on tourism in tiger reserves across the country but asked local governments to regulate visitors.The Supreme Court had ordered a complete ban on such tourism in July while the government formulated new guidelines. It lifted the ban late Tuesday after the government announced new rules aimed at allowing tourism to co-exist with conservation.According to the new rules, no new tourist facilities can be created in the tiger areas and only 20 percent of
Banyan Tree Club, Spa Seoul opens Facebook page

Oct 19, 2012

To celebrate the launch its first official Facebook page, the hotel is holding a special event from Oct. 17-Nov. 7 that presents a hotel package, a spa treatment service and hotel restaurant coupons at facebook.com/BanyanTreeClubandSpaSeoul. Those who wish to participate in the event can leave a post about who they want to spend a day with at the hotel and why. The first-prize winner will receive a hotel package that features a one-night stay at a Deluxe Suite room with a complimentary breakfast
KORAIL starts special trains to walking trail

Oct 19, 2012

Korea Railroad Corporation launched special train services to a walking trail named “Oessibeoseongil” (meaning the trail that resembles the shape of traditional Korean socks).The trail stretches 200 kilometers from Yeoungwol in Gangwon Province to Cheongsong in North Gyeongsang Province, which boasts a variety of scenic beauty, culture and food. The Saemaeul and Mugungwha trains will operate from Seoul and Busan to the stop points of the trail including Cheongsong, Yeongyang and Bonghwa from Oct
Decades late, FDR memorial park dedicated in NYC

Oct 19, 2012

NEW YORK (AP) ― Celebrating a design 40 years in the making, dignitaries on Wednesday dedicated a new memorial park to President Franklin Roosevelt overlooking the United Nations that he helped found.The Franklin D. Roosevelt Four Freedoms Park, on an island in the East River, “will stand forever as a monument to the man who brought us through the Great Depression and brought us victory over great evil,” Mayor Michael Bloomberg told several hundred people at the dedication ceremony.Former Presid
Rolling on and off the water on a drive and ferry trip to British Columbia

Oct 19, 2012

Land. Sea. Land. Sea.Ferry. Road. Ferry. RoadFish for lunch. Fish for dinner. Pancakes for breakfast (yes, you can have fish if you really must).A looping trip west out of Vancouver, British Columbia, means a lot of water and mountains that get in the way. But the Canadians have tamed their pockmarked geography with winding roads, deep tunnels and, most of all, ferries that link the once-isolated villages and big cities.It’s a fragmented trip. Just when you start rolling along the highway, you c
Lounge party at Grand Hyatt Seoul

Oct 19, 2012

The hotel’s Japanese restaurant Akasaka will host the “Midnight in Tokyo,” the facility’s second themed lounge party bringing guests to entertaining nightscape from 9:30 p.m.-1:30 a.m. on Oct. 25. Live music performance by a guest DJ, lucky draws featuring plentiful gifts, and various other spectacles will bring the exotic October autumn party to full swing, all inside a hall meticulously crafted to resemble Tokyo scenery. Additionally, enjoy Japanese canape cuisine as well as sake selected by a
Salad buffet opens at Murcure Seoul SODOWE

Oct 19, 2012

The hotel presents the opening of a salad buffet for businessmen who are seeking a healthy and cheap meal from 12:00 p.m.-2:30 p.m. every day at its Caf SODOWE located on the second floor of the hotel. The buffet offers more than 30 diverse courses that include salad, sandwiches, soups, breads, fruits and desserts at 9,000 won. Caf SODOWE’s salad bar also features a “live station,” where the buffet chef provides visitors with special menus. Chef’s special sorbet dessert is also available at the
Green mud crab delicacy at The Plaza

Oct 19, 2012

The hotel’s Chinese restaurant Taoyuen invites Seoul’s epicureans to its “Green Mud Crab Special” promotion until Oct. 31. Green Mud Crabs are caught in areas where the water temperature is kept above 13 degrees Celsius. Because they can only be caught during the months of September and October, they are often called the “1 percent crab.” Taoyuen’s special course set includes seven dishes with green mud crab as the main dish. Other dishes include cordyceps mushroom and abalone soup, sharks’ fin
First package program at Conrad Seoul

Oct 19, 2012

Conrad Seoul presents the brand’s signature package in celebration of its opening in Seoul on Nov. 12. The package titled “Luxury of Being Yourself” includes a one-night stay at a hotel room with a complimentary breakfast. HHonors Gold and Diamond members will be able to earn 5,000 HHonors points for each stay as part of this special offer. Rising 38 stories along the Han River waterfront, the 434 all-suite luxury hotel is the first Korea address from Conrad Hotels & Resorts, the global luxury b
Gala dinner at Sheraton Grande Walkerhill

Oct 19, 2012

Clock 16, the hotel’s contemporary European restaurant-bar, invited a very special guest chef, Gennaro Esposito, from Italy for the upcoming “Seoul Gourmet Gala Dinner” scheduled to be held at 7 p.m., Nov. 2. Chef Gennaro Esposito is renowned for his beautiful restaurant, Torre del Saracino, established in the cozy beach town of Vico Equensa in southern Italy. This two Michelin-starred restaurant has been featured on “The World’s 50 Best Restaurants,” a global food critique media channel. The ga
Qatar Airways joins airline alliance

Oct 12, 2012

NEW YORK (AP) ― Qatar Airways is joining an alliance of airlines including American Airlines, British Airways and nine other carriers that coordinate routes and allow passengers to earn frequent-flier miles on each other’s flights.The inclusion in the oneworld alliance ― aimed at allowing passengers to hop around the globe easier ― signals the growing importance of Persian Gulf carriers such as Doha-based Qatar. “Alliances are playing an increasingly important role in the airline industry today