Korea Tourism Organization opened Korea-Japan Tourism Exchange Center on Monday in Sendai, Miyagi Prefecture, Japan. Japan’s tourism industry expects the center will help revitalize Korea-Japan tourism which has suffered since the deadly quake that hit eastern Japan last year. The center will serve as a gate to increase the number of Korean travelers to Japan as well as Japanese tourists to Kor...

Language and cultural NGO BBB KOREA released a BBB Translation service application for smartphones. Through the app, users can be directly connected to BBB volunteer workers without having to go through operators. It can be used anywhere and on any occasions, and the language one used once will be added to the favicon list. The app can be downloaded from the Android market and iTunes app store...

Korea Tourism Organization hosts Korean Festival 2012 at City Square Mall Atrium, one of Singapore’s largest shopping malls, through March 18. It is composed of various events to introduce Korean traditional and pop culture such as taekwondo demonstrations, hanbok (Korean traditional costume) fashion shows, fan dance performances, Korean cuisine contests and K-pop contests. Notably, the winner o...

Renaissance Seoul Hotel’s Italian restaurant Toscana presents a special evening titled ‘Dance & Dine at Toscana’ every second and fourth Saturday starting from April 14 where customers can enjoy food and dancing all at the same time. From 5 p.m. to 6 p.m., those who want to learn sports dancing ― Cha cha cha; jive; rumba; international blues; waltz; tango ― can get a private one-point lesson alo...

The high-end French restaurant Pierre Gagnaire Soul in Lotte Hotel Seoul presents a new course menu titled “One-Hour Business Lunch.” The usually long French dining course has been shortened to one hour to fit the busy schedule of today’s businessmen. The course begins with langoustine with sliced pork shank and red onion as appetizer. The main dish is veal garnished with grilled mushroom, water...

BERLIN (Reuters) ― Massages, steam baths and a rest from an increasingly busy lifestyle are drawing a growing number of Germans to spa breaks, one of the tourism sector’s fastest-growing segments. Tour operators boast above-average growth in spa holiday bookings and see no end to demand as Germans, the world’s biggest spenders on holidays, add more short “wellness” trips close to home to their a...

The Buffet Restaurant at the Grand Hilton Seoul in Hongeun-dong, central Seoul, is preparing a feast of sweet, luxurious chocolate for a month-long celebration of indulgence. It features an array of 10 chocolaty treats including chocolate brownies, black forest cake, chocolate fudge and chocolate cheese cake laid out at the luxurious dessert corner. One can enjoy different dishes featuring milk, ...

MOGADISHU (AP) ― Turkish Airlines says it has started flying into Somalia’s war-torn capital, becoming the first international company to fly passenger planes into Mogadishu in more than 20 years. Turkey’s Deputy Prime Minister Bekir Bozdag announced the development Tuesday after arriving in Mogadishu with the Turkish national flag carrier flight from Turkey’s Ataturk airport. He said Somalis can...

Renaissance Seoul Hotel in Yeoksam-dong, southern Seoul, is offering three spring packages. “Spring Weekend Package” includes one night in a deluxe room, a bottle of wine and one free in-room movie, and starts at 179,000 won. Specially designed for single guests, the “Spring Single Package” includes one night in a deluxe room, one free in-room movie, complimentary breakfast at buffet restaurant ...

The Intercity Train Express Cheongchun high speed train opened on Feb. 28. The ITX travels from Yongsan Station in Seoul to Chuncheon, Gangwon Province in 73 minutes. It has a top speed of 180km/hour. It departs Yongsan Station on the hour, every hour, and Chuncheon Station 10 minutes past every hour. The train stops at four stations ― Cheongnyangni, Pyeongnaehopyeong, Gapyeong, and Namchuncheon....