The Korea Herald

Hwacheon ice-fishing festival opening delayed

Dec 27, 2019

Organizers of a world-famous ice fishing festival on Thursday decided to delay its opening to Jan. 11 from the originally announced Jan. 4 due to safety issues. On Wednesday, the organizers -- local...
Places to reflect on 2019, make New Year’s wishes for 2020

Dec 25, 2019

Making wishes while watching the first sunrise of the new year is considered a special event for many Koreans, who believe the practice will bring them luck in the year ahead. Rising before dawn on N...
[Weekender] 3 Christmas markets in Seoul

Dec 20, 2019

Part of the joy of the Yuletide season is visiting Christmas markets. Although not as grand as those found in some European cities, Seoul has places where one can shop for Christmas decorations, gift...
[Weekender] Holiday sparkles

Dec 20, 2019

From Seoul’s Cheonggye Stream to Busan’s beaches, South Korea is decked out for Christmas
[Travel Bits] Festivals and sights across Korea

Dec 19, 2019

Little Prince Starlight Festival of Petite France (1) The sixth Little Prince Starlight Festival of Petite France will be held at the Petite France Park in Gapyeong, Gyeonggi Province, until Feb. 29...
[Travel Bits] Festivals and sights across Korea

Dec 12, 2019

Little Prince Starlight Festival of Petite France The sixth Little Prince Starlight Festival of Petite France will be held at the Petite France Park in Gapyeong, Gyeonggi Province, until Feb. 29. T...
Government launches foreign-language menu website

Dec 11, 2019

A website that provides foreign language translations of local menus was launched Wednesday. According to the state-run Korea Tourism Organization, Food Trip in Korea (foodtrip.or.kr) was launched W...
Everland holds New Year events

Dec 6, 2019

Everland theme park in Yongin, Gyeonggi Province, is holding “2020 Begin Again with Everland,” a series of events to welcome the year 2020 through next February. Kicking off the events is a drawing ...
[Eye plus] Once a ghetto, now tourist hot spot

Dec 6, 2019

Gamcheon Culture Village, a hilltop village in Busan’s Saha district, is a tourist hot spot, drawing an increasing number of visitors. Camera-toting tourists from Korea and elsewhere explore terrace...
JW Marriott Dongdaemun Square Seoul named chain’s best hotel in Asia Pacific

Dec 6, 2019

JW Marriott Dongdaemun Square Seoul was named the best-performer of the hospitality group’s more than 750 properties in the Asia-Pacific region, the hotel said Wednesday. The global hotel chain reco...
[Travel Bits] Festivals and sights across Korea

Dec 5, 2019

Little Prince Starlight Festival of Petite France The sixth Little Prince Starlight Festival of Petite France will be held throughout the Petite France Park in Gapyeong, Gyeonggi Province, until Feb...
Wizard, character themed kids rooms at Kensington

Dec 5, 2019

Kensington Hotel and Resort has added new types of “character kids rooms” to its Chungju and Gyeongju resort branches in order to appeal to families with young children. The “wizard’s room” at the b...
Mount Bukak to be fully open to public starting in 2022: Cheong Wa Dae

Dec 3, 2019

The mountain just behind the presidential compound will be fully opened to the public in stages before mid-2022, more than a half century after it became off-limits to the public for security reasons...
S. Korea updates travel advisories on 18 countries

Dec 3, 2019

South Korea adjusted its travel advisory for 18 countries on Tuesday to reflect the latest developments that may affect travelers, the foreign ministry said. The special travel advisory currently pl...
[Travel Bits] Festivals and sights across Korea

Nov 29, 2019

Little Prince Starlight Festival of Petite France The sixth Little Prince Starlight Festival of Petite France will be held throughout the Petite France Park in Gapyeong, Gyeonggi Province, from Dec....