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Hawaiian Airlines changes honeymoon flight schedule

Dec 16, 2011

Hawaiian Airlines will change its nonstop Incheon-Honolulu flight schedule starting Jan. 5 to accommodate the growing demand for travel to Hawaii from Korean honeymooners. Under the new schedule, Ha...
‘2012 Korea Grand Sale’ begins

Dec 16, 2011

Korea Grand Sale, a shopping event for overseas visitors, is set to take place from Jan. 9 through Feb. 29. During the sale period, visitors will be able to enjoy up to 50 percent discount on shoppi...
Trio trek Empty Quarter in footsteps of Thesiger

Dec 16, 2011

ABU DHABI (AFP) ― A British explorer and two Emiratis on Tuesday completed a 44-day trek across one of the world’s largest deserts, the Empty Quarter, in the footsteps of the late traveller Sir Wilfr...
Lights, gingerbread, parades: Holiday happenings in U.S.

Dec 16, 2011

NEW YORK (AP) ― Elaborate gingerbread houses, boat parades, train shows and dazzling light shows that illuminate entire neighborhoods are all part of the holiday fun this year for the Christmas and N...
Angry Birds to get own theme parks: company

Dec 16, 2011

The Angry Birds are set fly from the virtual into the real world next year as the cartoonish birds from the popular smartphone game get their own theme parks, a playground company said Thursday. "Th...
Korail runs ‘Starlight Night Express’

Dec 9, 2011

Starting from Dec. 16, the Korea Rail Corporation, or Korail, will offer a chance to spend an evening on a train, enjoying live shows, events and wine with those you love. The “Tongtongtong Starligh...
Sheraton Grande Walkerhill’s Barbie Suite for Ladies

Dec 9, 2011

Sheraton Grande Walkerhill presents the “Barbie Suite for Ladies” package available through Nov. 18, 2013. Following the success of its “Barbie Room for Girls,” the hotel opened a new concept room w...
Yeoju to hold Sweet Potato Festival

Dec 9, 2011

Yeoju County, located in the central part of the country, is hosting the third Sweet Potato Festival from Dec. 31 through Jan. 3 near Silleuk Temple, vowing to attract visitors by combining its regio...
Fight to be big cheese upends N.Y. pizza world

Dec 9, 2011

NEW YORK (AFP) ― The world of pizza in New York is in meltdown over who will be the big cheese on one of the Big Apple’s hottest slices of pizza real estate. At stake is a corner of Brooklyn under t...
Traveling the National Road in Ohio

Dec 9, 2011

BLAINE, Ohio ― The Blaine Hill Bridge is a monument to Ohio’s past. The 385-foot, brick-paved bridge in Belmont County is also a surviving link to the historical National Road. It dates to 1828 and ...
Anne Frank's pre-war apartment to open to public

Dec 9, 2011

An Amsterdam apartment where Jewish teenager Anne Frank and her family lived for nine years before going into hiding due to the Nazi occupation will be opened Saturday, a spokesman for its owner said...
Novel way to travel, meet people and learn to farm

Dec 5, 2011

WWOOFing has cultivated a global following LOS ANGELES ― Kelly Bayer took a vacation from her job in a sleep laboratory by toiling in a vegetable patch in Santa Barbara, California. The sun beat do...
Grand Hilton Seoul offers ‘Get It Party Ladies’ package

Dec 2, 2011

The Grand Hilton Seoul is offering a relaxing and fun night just for the girls ― the Get It Party Ladies package. The party package includes an overnight stay in a three-bedroom or four-bedroom unit...
JW Marriott Seoul offers gingerbread house classes

Dec 2, 2011

On the two Saturdays before Christmas, Dec. 10, 17, the JW Marriott Seoul is holding gingerbread house cooking classes for children, taught by a professional pastry chef. During the two-hour class, ...
Goyang City offers free tours for foreigners

Dec 2, 2011

The city of Goyang, located in Gyeonggi Province, is offering free tours to the city for people of foreign nationalities ― diplomats and their families, professors, teachers, students and anyone who ...