The Korea Herald

Skiing in Andorra: Tiny place, tall mountains

Jan 21, 2011

EL TARTER, Andorra (AP) ― It is less than 32 kilometers from border to border. It has two heads of state, a bishop from Spain and the president of France, but its official language is Catalan. Its mo...
New Madrid hotel is absolute garbage

Jan 21, 2011

MADRID (AFP) ― A new hotel has opened in the heart of Madrid proudly declaring that it is complete rubbish. More of a wooden shack than a five-star establishment, the walls of the Beach Garbage Hote...
Jeju’s Yongcheon Cave full of peculiarities

Jan 21, 2011

A maintenance worker planted an electricity pole in Woljeong-ri, Jeju Island in 2005. The next day, the pole was gone. Upon close inspection, he discovered that the pole had sunk into a deep hole wi...
Colombian cops catch cocaine carrier pigeon

Jan 21, 2011

(AP) A drug-smuggling pigeon which played a role in transporting drugs into a prison has been caught by police in Bucaramanga, Colombia, the British Telegraph reported. According to police, the c...
CICI honors Korea image promoters

Jan 18, 2011

Incheon International Airport, the U17 Korean women’s national soccer team, and French scholar Guy Sorman will receive awards Wednesday for promoting Korea’s image. Sponsored and organized by the Co...
Youngest Everest climber to set new record in 2011

Jan 18, 2011

Jordan Romero at 13 became the youngest person to reach the top of Mount Everest. (AP) At the age of 13, Jordan Romero became the youngest person to reach the peak of Mount Everest in 2010. Romero,...
Gyeongju to host UNWTO meeting in Oct.

Jan 17, 2011

The Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism said Monday historic city Gyeongju will host the 19th General Assembly of the United Nations World Tourism Organization, one of the largest meetings in the...
Tourists overrun Haneda international terminal

Jan 14, 2011

A surprising name recently has joined the pantheon of popular Tokyo tourist spots―Haneda Airport’s international terminal. Since the international terminal opened in October, it has been inundated w...
Traveling for business in Germany, and enjoying it

Jan 14, 2011

NEW YORK ― I practice intellectual-property law in New York, but as a dual U.S.-German national, I have considerable cross-border work, which is why I go back and forth quite often. I have a working ...
Voting campaign launched to pitch Jeju for ‘New7Wonders of Nature’

Jan 13, 2011

JEJU ISLAND ― South Korea has launched a campaign to encourage people to vote for Jeju Island in an initiative to list seven natural wonders of the world. The island is one of the final 28 global ca...
Korea Pass Cards to spur demand during 50-day shopping event

Jan 10, 2011

The Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism said it would aggressively promote the use of Korea Pass Cards during the “Korea Grand Sale,” which kicked off Monday at major department stores and shoppi...
Holiday Inn opens in Gwangju

Jan 9, 2011

InterContinental Hotel Group has partnered with AMJ Developments to open the first fully managed international hotel Holiday Inn Gwangju. The 205-room hotel started operations in December. Gwangju, ...
Tourist town at the tip of Baja California keeps rocking in a good way

Jan 7, 2011

CABO SAN LUCAS, Mexico ― While the rest of Mexico is in turmoil, the good times keep on rollin’ at Cabo San Lucas. Landing at the tourist destination at the very southern tip of Baja California, it ...
NYC sees record tourism in 2010, after 2009 slip

Jan 7, 2011

NEW YORK (AP) ― New York City hosted a record number of visitors in 2010, a sign that the Big Apple’s tourism industry is bouncing back after a decline the previous year when travelers everywhere tig...
Singapore looks to tourism, casinos to power growth

Jan 4, 2011

SINGAPORE (AP) ― Wear red if you want to win at Singapore’s Marina Bay Sands casino, but sport white to boost your luck at rival Resorts World Sentosa. So says feng shui expert Danny Cheong, who has...