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[Travel Bits] Festivals, sights across Korea

Oct 16, 2020

Busan Fireworks Festival The 16th Busan Fireworks Festival will take place on Nov. 7. Organized by the Busan Culture & Tourism Festival Organizing Committee, the annual festival is held every autum...
First five-star hotel of global brand to be built in Gyeonggi Province

Oct 15, 2020

Gyeonggi Province, which surrounds Seoul, will get its first five-star hotel with a global brand in Pyeongtaek by 2022, the city government announced on Thursday. According to the municipality of Py...
[Eye Plus] Incheon Airport still battling COVID-19

Sept 26, 2020

Will we ever be able to feel the excitement and joy that we had at airports before the COVID-19 outbreak? After eight months of border shutdowns, the Incheon International Airport, one of the larges...
South Korea to resume flights with Vietnam, Russia

Sept 24, 2020

South Korea said Thursday it has agreed with Vietnam and Russia to resume flights following months of suspension over the new coronavirus outbreak. Flights linking Incheon, west of Seoul, with Vietn...
[Eye Plus] Walking from Seoul's first park to northern city gate that overlooks Seoul

Sept 19, 2020

Sitting on the lower slopes of Bukaksan is Samcheong Park. Samcheong Park is the first officially designated park in Seoul, and still among the more popular areas for a stroll in the Samcheong-dong ...
120 Taiwanese tourists to experience Korea from high above

Sept 14, 2020

Taiwanese travelers are to board a flight that will take off to Jeju Island -- before landing right where it started. The Korea Tourism Organization‘s Taipei office, Taiwanese travel agency Ezfly an...
[Eye Plus] Hongjecheon: Seoul stream that courses through history

Sept 12, 2020

Of the many streams that weave through the crowded city of Seoul, Hongjecheon one of the first tributaries of the Han River, passes many historic monuments. The 13.92-kilometer stream starts in the ...
50-day-old giant panda cub 10 times heavier than birth weight

Sept 10, 2020

Ai Bao and Le Bao, the cub’s parents, are the only panda couple in Korea. They have been at Everland since 2016, when they were sent from China. By Im Eun-byel ( silverstar@heraldcorp.com )
[Herald Interview] Hotels adjust to new requirements in COVID-19

Sept 5, 2020

COVID-19 has changed many aspects of our daily lives, and one of the industries most heavily affected is the hospitality industry. With government policies changing weekly as the number of coronaviru...
2020 World Heritage Festival in Jeju to kick off Sept. 4

Sept 1, 2020

The 2020 World Heritage Festival, cohosted by Cultural Heritage Administration and the Jeju Special Self-Governing Province, kicks off Sept. 4 on the southern island. The 17-day festival will allow ...
[Travel Bits] Festivals, sights across Korea

Aug 28, 2020

Sancheong Medicinal Herb Festival The 20th Sancheong Medicinal Herb Festival will be held Sept. 25-Oct. 4 in Sancheong, South Gyeongsang Province. The festival, which began in 2001, includes exhibi...
[Travel Bits] Festivals, sights across Korea

Aug 21, 2020

Incheon Pentaport Rock Festival The Incheon Pentaport Rock Festival will be held Oct. 16-17 at Songdo Moonlight Festival Park, an hour’s drive from Seoul. The annual rock festival, ardently support...
Closed road reborn as world’s longest box car race track

Aug 16, 2020

A road on a closed national highway in Hoengseong, Gangwon Province, reopened as Hoengseong Luge, a 2.4-kilometer-long track for racing unmotorized carts down -- also known as luge in korea. Hoengse...
[67th Anniversary Special] ‘Wanderlust gene’: Travel during COVID-19

Aug 15, 2020

The virus crisis is pushing people to go out in nature. For those who are uncomfortable with the idea of sharing bedding and furnishings at a time like this, camping is becoming a popular option. Af...
Chimaek clampdown cuts Gangwon beach trash

Aug 15, 2020

The popular pairing of fried chicken and beer -- known locally as chimaek -- can be eaten almost anywhere in Korea, but east coast beaches have become an exception. Under government guidelines issue...