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Lotte Hotel launches mobile app

The hotel said it has launched an application for iPhone and Android-powered smartphones on Oct. 17. Hotel booking and mobile membership services will be available through the mobile app. All content is available in four languages ― Korean, English, Japanese and Chinese. To celebrate the launch of t

Oct. 21, 2011

Hotels.com gives 11th night for free

Hotels.com, an online hotel booking website, said it has launched a new loyalty program, “Welcome Rewards,” offering one free night for every ten nights stayed. The program allows users to book ten nights at a mix of B&Bs, independent or chain hotels, and get the 11th night free. The eligible hotels

Oct. 21, 2011

Hawaiian Airlines to offer OK Cashbag

SK Marketing & Company said it will hold joint marketing with Hawaiian Airlines to promote the Incheon-Honolulu routes of the air carrier. For those who purchase a round-trip ticket between Incheon and Honolulu, SK Marketing & Company will give 20,000 points of OK Cashbag. For one-way tickets, 10,00

Oct. 21, 2011

Occupy Wall Street becomes NYC tourist stop

A spectator takes a photograph of the Occupy Wall Street protests in Zuccotti Park in New York on Tuesday. (AP-Yonhap News)NEW YORK (AP) ― Some women from Kansas were taking in as much of New York City as they could Wednesday. They hopped on a subway, watched the construction at the World Trade Cent

Oct. 21, 2011

Occupy Wall Street becomes NYC tourist stop

Myeong-dong reborn as mecca for young, trendy

Foreign travelers boost local retail, hotel industry around shopping districtOn a bustling street in Myeong-dong, 21-year-old Japanese college student Yuki Kinoshita was looking for a “gomtang” place to try out the milky-white Korean beef broth.“My map says it is here. But it’s gone,” Kinoshita told

Oct. 14, 2011

Myeong-dong reborn as mecca for young, trendy

Park Hyatt Seoul offers crab cuisine

From Oct. 24 to Nov. 5, the hotel’s Timber House offers premium quality hairy crab specialties, while live entertainment bar offerings include authentic Japanese cuisine complemented by a selection of premium beverages from the sake/soju bar, cocktail bar and whisky bar. The special menus include ha

Oct. 14, 2011

JW Marriott Seoul offers Fujian dish

Through Nov. 30, the hotel’s Man Ho chefs will be offering two seven-course Fujian cuisine meals. Fujian Course A includes braised shark’s fin, seafood wonton, steamed abalone, fried king prawn and stir-fried beef ribs with olives. Course B includes steamed whole shark’s fin, braised sea cucumber an

Oct. 14, 2011

The Philippines to hold Higantes festival

The Philippine Tourism Board said Angono City in Rizal Province in the Philippines will hold “Higantes Festival” on Nov. 22. Higante is Spanish for “giant.” The festival honors the sacred mountain San Clemente, which is believed to protect fishermen of the Angono villages. There will be a flamboyant

Oct. 14, 2011

KTO promotes medical tourism in Russia

The Korea Tourism Organization said its delegation visited Russia’s Irkutsk and Moscow from Oct. 10 to Oct. 14 to attract 10,000 Russian tourists to Korea this year for medical tourism. A promotion seminar was held in a business center in Irkutsk in which 36 medical industry officials from 10 Korean

Oct. 14, 2011

Florida’s new Legoland park designed just for kids

WINTER HAVEN, Florida ― This is what a theme park built for children looks like: Kids are driving slow one-seater toy cars while their parents watch from the sidelines. They are steering boats, turning water cannons on each other, playing with Lego toys while their parents hold their place in line f

Oct. 14, 2011

Florida’s new Legoland park designed just for kids

New ways to enjoy the four rivers

Package tours offer visits to diverse cultural heritage sites along Han, Geum, Nakdong and Yeongsan riversWith the government’s large-scale four-rivers restoration project near completion, the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism and Korea Tourism Organization have come up with travel

Oct. 10, 2011

Korea links bike paths along four major rivers

Cyclists try out a new bicycle road along the Geum River on Sept. 28 in Gongju, South Chungcheong Province. (Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism)The 1,592-kilometer path will help establish nationwide bicycle routesThe nearly 10 million Koreans who own at least one bicycle will be able to travel

Oct. 10, 2011

Korea links bike paths along four major rivers

Riverside development to spur tourism demand threefold: report

The Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism said the demand for tourism could surge almost threefold if riverside areas across the nation are developed into tourism and leisure sites.In a survey of 1,000 adult Koreans, nationwide apart from Jeju, 94 percent of the respondents said they would visit r

Oct. 10, 2011

[BOX] Riverside development to spur tourism demand by threefold: report

The Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism said the demand for tourism could surge almost threefold if riverside areas across the nation are developed into tourism and leisure sites.In a survey of 1,000 adult Koreans, nationwide apart from Jeju, 94 percent of the respondents said they would visit r

Oct. 10, 2011

Korea’s first ‘Slow City’ in limbo

Some grow impatient for quick progress in go-slow JeungdoJEUNGDO ― On this small island off the shore of Sinan County, South Jeolla Province, postmen don’t bother reading the addresses written on the envelopes. For them, the names are more than enough. “Everyone knows everyone here,” says a resident

Oct. 7, 2011

Sheraton Incheon Hotel’s green policy wins international travel awards

The smoke-free and LEED certified Sheraton Incheon Hotel said it won three awards at the 18th World Travel Awards 2011; Asia’s Leading New Hotel in 2011 for the second consecutive year, Asia’s Leading Green Hotel in 2011 and Korea’s Leading Business Hotel in 2011. This year, about 213,000 industry p

Oct. 7, 2011

Imperial Palace Seoul offering autumn package until Nov. 27

The hotel offers an autumn package until Nov. 27 which includes a stay in a deluxe room, breakfast for two at Caf Amiga, two movie tickets at the Lotte Cinema, admission to the fitness center and indoor swimming pool. Healthy lattes and oatmeal cookies or Oriental tea and rice cake will be available

Oct. 7, 2011

New GM appointed at InterCon Alpensia Pyeongchang Resort

InterContinental Hotels Group announced that Jacob Yi has been appointed general manager of InterContinental Alpensia Pyeongchang Resort in Gangwon Province. Yi is an alumnus of University of Nevada, Las Vegas where he received a bachelor of science degree in hotel management. He has a background in

Oct. 7, 2011

Hana Tour draws steady number of overseas travellers

Hana Tour said it has attracted 107,000 Koreans for their overseas tour packages in September, unchanged from the figure a year earlier. Despite the relatively-short Chuseok holiday and economic situation in the eurozone, the Korean demand for overseas travel was unchanged, the company said. By regi

Oct. 7, 2011

Swim under moonlight to the sound of jazz

Vocalist Kang Seon-ah, tap dancer Shin Il-seon and other jazz musicians perform beside the outdoor pool at the Shilla Jeju on Wednesday. (The Shilla Jeju)The thought of outdoor swimming in the autumn might give you a little chill but it’s a lot different when it comes to swimming on Jeju Island. The

Oct. 7, 2011

Swim under moonlight to the sound of jazz