Millennium Seoul Hilton offers happy hour every evening (except Sundays) at the outdoor BBQ buffet.The Oak Room, a traditional English-style bar, offers unlimited draft beer or wine with a variety of barbecued meats at its outdoor terrace. It offers barbecue dishes with various side dishes including salads and an array of condiments for a bargain price of 42,000 per person or 55,000 won when choosing premium wines, including tax and service charge. For more information, call (02) 317-3234.

Sheraton Seoul D Cube City Hotel offers a special package for couples including two musical tickets to “Paris’ Lovers,” accommodation for one night and free access to the fitness center and swimming pool at 250,000 won, excluding tax and service charges. The musical “Paris’ Lover,” based on the famous TV drama, is currently running at the D-Cube City Art Center, connected directly to the hotel situated in the multi-purpose shopping center D-Cube City. The package is available till May 20. For mo

The Ritz-Carlton Seoul’s and its spa partner Possom Prestige offers $88,000 anti-aging beauty packages, which includes a variety of services ranging from a medical check-up, stem cell treatment to plastic surgery, skin care and spa access as well as dining at the hotel’s restaurants. It aims to offer full make-over opportunity to customers without leaving the hotel. Dining opportunities at the hotel’s restaurants come along with the package. Customers can either eat at its Chinese restaurant Che

The Korean branch of the Philippines Tourism Promotions Board is giving away a box of mangoes each this month to 20 people selected from a Facebook event. Participants should post a thank-you message to their friends and family on the Facebook page of the tourism board (www.facebook.com/phltourism) with photos. Ten people who received many “likes” by others and another 10 people randomly selected by the tourism board will be presented with a box of mangoes. The event runs throughl May 31 and the

The Grand InterContinental Seoul Parnas and InterContinental Seoul COEX offer a series of customized classes to share the expertise gained while hosting the ASEM, G20, and Nuclear Security Conference. The classes, which are for the most part made up of cooking classes and table manner classes, require a minimum of eight students. Participants are able to choose the time and method of instruction as well as the restaurant where it will be held. In the cooking classes, the courses are chosen by th

The Ritz-Carlton Seoul’s The Garden offers a California-style menu that includes an outdoor barbeque during the month of May. The hotel invited Chef Matt Greco from Wente Vineyards for the occasion. The menu will offer fresh seasonal California cuisine, with Chef Greco himself grilling at the outdoor garden. This year marks the 100th anniversary of production of Wenti Vineyard’s chardonnay and the chef has selected a variety of dishes to complement the wine, such as grilled lobster, prawns, and

Plaza Spa Club in The Plaza Hotel in central Seoul presents “Power Lifting” spa program for the month of May. The spa club is the first medical spa club among five-star hotels in Seoul. Power Lifting combines medial laser injections and spa programs. It is known to improve wrinkles, face lines, skin elasticity and also provide immediate stress relief. While laser whitening and cleaning improve complexion, spa programs consisting of Swedish massage and hydro therapy will rejuvenate. For guests wh

Hawaiian Airlines opened last week a direct route from Hawaii’s Honolulu International Airport to Japan’s Fukuoka International Airport. The Honolulu-Fukuoka flight will be available daily, all year around. Fukuoka is the third destination in Japan following nonstop services to Tokyo and to Osaka, and the fourth in Asia, including Incheon, Korea, that Hawaiian has launched since November 2010. The flight bound for Fukuoka will depart from Honolulu at 1:30 p.m. and arrive at Fukuoka at 7 p.m., an

NEW ORLEANS (AP) ― When Hurricane Katrina scattered New Orleans residents and its musicians across America, many wondered if the best days of New Orleans music had drowned with the city. But if its music festivals are any indication, New Orleans is proving its music scene is waterproof.New Orleans festivals are as strong as they’ve ever been, and at least one is bigger than before Katrina hit in 2005. French Quarter Festival, which took place in mid-April, started almost 30 years ago as a small

The nation’s leading travel agency Hana Tour hosts “2012 HANATOUR International Travel Show” from May 18-20at KINTEX in Daehwa-dong, Gyeonggi Province. Celebrating the sixth year, the fair is bigger than ever. Over 500Korean and international companies in the tourism and leisure industry will showcase their latest products.The fair will be composed of 11 pavilions, seven representing different regions like Southeast Asia, America, Europe, Japan, China, Korea and Oceania; and the rest each coveri