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Packages and promotions
Grand Hyatt Seoul celebrates Children’s Day with family-friendly events Grand Hyatt Seoul will offer a variety of special programs May 5, Children's Day. Highlights include the Floating Sounds Bath, a tranquil bonding session for mothers and children set to soft music and nature sounds, and a lively K-pop Zumba class. The hotel also offers a flower class for children where, in an outdoor garden setting, they can design flower pots and create floral gifts for their parents at 36,000 won for guest
April 18, 2025 -
Festivals, sights across Korea
The cherry blossom festival on Nami Island in Chuncheon, Gangwon Province, will run through April 20. It will feature trails, performances, craft shops, pedal boats and snack booths. Adult admission is 16,000 won. ITX runs from Cheongnyangni Station to Gapyeong Station. A 10-minute bus ride from there will take you to the dock that has a ferry to the island. Skylight Garden in Jangheung-gun, South Jeolla Province, is a place to check out all varieties of tulips. The garden is home to some 1,000
April 18, 2025 -
Breathe, sip and spoon: 3 spots to recharge this weekend
If life gives you berries, try going for an acai bowl filled with fruit and your favorite toppings. Every weekend, a large crowd usually spills into the streets of Apgujeong Rodeo, a popular neighborhood in the posh Gangnam district of southern Seoul, which boasts streets full of luxury brands, curated shops and fine dining restaurants. In a small alley there, you can also find a dessert shop called A-ha Dosan that offers a frozen acai bowl with oats, honey, strawberries, bananas and choco loops
April 11, 2025 -
Festivals, sights across Korea
Everland plum, cherry blossoms The signature Four Seasons Garden at Everland, South Korea’s largest theme park in Yongin, Gyeonggi Province, is showcasing 1.2 million spring flowers, including plum and cherry blossoms. Beside tulips and daffodils, some 100 varieties of spring flowers are on display. Sign up for the Garden Pass, a subscription service that allows pass-holders to visit the Everland gardens anytime. Jeju tulips at Boromwat Check out this tulip festival at Boromwat on Jeju Island. T
April 11, 2025 -
Packages and promotions
Park Hyatt Seoul marks 20th year with Italian culinary collaboration Park Hyatt Seoul is celebrating its 20th anniversary with a culinary collaboration featuring Guido Paternollo, executive chef of Park Hyatt Milan. From April 18-24, the Italian restaurant Cornerstone will host a special event offering lunch, a gala dinner and an Easter-themed brunch buffet. Chef Paternollo will present "La Mia Citta," a menu honoring Milan’s traditional dishes with a modern twist. The 4-course lunch is priced a
April 11, 2025 -
Taste of sogokju in Seocheon
SEOCHEON, South Chungcheong Province -- Nestled in the heart of South Chungcheong Province, Seocheon is a charming destination where natural beauty and unique experiences come together. From the ages-old brewing techniques of Hansan Sogokju to the tranquil beauty of the Seocheon Maryang-ri Camellia Forest, this region offers a wealth of opportunities for adventure, relaxation and cultural immersion. Hansan, a small town in Seocheon, is renowned for its brewing tradition. For over 1,500 years, lo
April 10, 2025 -
Swinging walkways and sweeping views
A stroll through nature rarely brings the heart-pounding adrenaline rush of a rollercoaster and its twists and turns. But sometimes it can, said Lim Hyung-jin, a rollercoaster enthusiast who regularly takes his wife and their two grade school children to mountain walkways. “We get to be out in nature, so that’s good for the kids, and my wife and I need an outlet for emotional release,” Lim said of his recent trip to the Oksunbong Suspension Bridge in Jecheon, North Chungcheong Province. The walk
April 5, 2025 -
Festivals, sights across Korea
Jeju tulips at Boromwat Check out this tulip festival at Boromwat on Jeju Island. This village on the island’s east touts truckloads of tulips in shades of red, yellow and pink. A 6,000 won entry fee is all it takes to relish the flower beds, open through April 13. Visitors can spot sheep at a nearby farm. A space is dedicated to canola flowers on the compound that also has a cafe. The village is open from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. Strawberry picking at Yulbom The freshest possible strawberries are waiti
April 4, 2025 -
Packages and promotions
Park Hyatt Seoul celebrates 20 years with Japanese Kaiseki collab Park Hyatt Seoul is celebrating its 20th anniversary with a culinary collaboration featuring Yoshida Nobuhiro, the acclaimed chef at Park Hyatt Tokyo’s Kozue restaurant. From April 25 to May 1, the exclusive dining experience will be held at The Timber House, offering a traditional Japanese kaiseki menu that reflects the essence of spring. The eight-course dinner includes dishes such as shellfish appetizers, tuna sashimi, grilled
April 4, 2025 -
Foreigners in Korea invited to explore and promote K-culture
The Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism, in collaboration with the Korea International Broadcasting Foundation, has announced a new event series to showcase Korea’s rich cultural heritage. Starting in April and running through October, the “2025 Senses of K-Culture” initiative will invite foreign residents in Korea to explore hidden cultural gems across the country and share their experiences with global audiences. Held five times throughout the year, the program offers participants the chan
April 2, 2025 -
Visit California makes splash at Taean camping festival
A US state-funded nonprofit organization made a splashy entrance at an annual camping festival held last weekend in Taean-gun, South Chungcheong Province. At the gathering held March 28-30, Visit California drew a pool of travel industry professionals, media outlets and influencers to a booth set up for the first time at the 19th Go Out Camp festival — the largest of its kind in the country attended every year by travel companies and professionals. The latest campaign for California road trips a
April 1, 2025 -
Tourism to S. Korea stronger than expected in February
Chinese led latest on-year jump, as plans to diversify travel strategies underway Some 1.14 million tourists came to South Korea in February, a jump from both the same period last year and the month prior, indicating political tumult prompted by the country’s short-lived martial rule in December was not as off-putting as expected for travelers. The 1.14 million total in February marks a 10.5 percent rise from 1.03 million a year earlier, and settles slightly above 1.12 million recorded in Januar
April 1, 2025 -
Packages and promotions
Four Seasons Hotel Seoul celebrates Korea’s culinary heritage Four Seasons Hotel Seoul presents the Seoulful Bites package from April 1-June 30. In partnership with Myeong In Myeong Chon, the package offers a curated K-gourmet experience featuring handcrafted maesil apple kombucha and lemon ginger kombucha as a welcome drink and a Korean breakfast for two, served in-room and showcasing local ingredients. Guests also receive an exclusive K-gourmet gift set, including seaweed, citrus and doraji te
March 28, 2025 -
Festivals, sights across Korea
Hwaeomsa plum blossoms in Gurye To see some of the country’s most impressive plum blossoms, stop by Hwaeomsa, a temple run by the Jogye Order of Korean Buddhism on the slopes of Jirisan in South Jeolla Province. The distinctively deep pink flowers here were designated as a natural monument last year, and the temple is home to several nationally recognized treasures, like its stone lanterns. Tulips at Everland From Friday, the signature Four Seasons Garden at Everland, South Korea’s largest theme
March 28, 2025 -
Traveling with pets made easy
Banlife is making pet-friendly travel a reality, offering unforgettable trips for pet owners and their furry friends Exploring new places with their pets is often at the top of pet owners' bucket lists. But fun as it sounds, it can be quite challenging. It was a difficulty Banlife CEO Lee Hye-mi experienced herself. “I love to travel, and when I first adopted my two Welsh corgis 14 years ago, I wanted to go places with them," she told The Korea Herald. "We’ve been everywhere in the country toget
March 27, 2025