Group-buying site Ticket Monster is presenting Japanese cherry blossom travel packages from March 8 to 17. The travel packages, presented in cooperation with the Japanese Tourism Board, include accommodation and roundtrip airline tickets to major tourist destinations in Japan, including Fukuoka, Osaka/Kyoto, Tokyo and Hokkaido during April when cherry blossoms are in full bloom. Tour agencies offer various packages such as 99,000-won roundtrip airline tickets to Osaka; 159,000 won roundtrip tickets to Tokyo hotel; and 299,000 won roundtrip tickets to Hokkaido. Ticket Monster also conducts special lucky draw events between 10 a.m. and 11 a.m. during weekdays, which offers free airline tickets and ferry tickets.

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