It’s finally that time of the year when cozying up with a cup of hot chocolate and a stack of movies seems the best way to spend time off. In winter, warm, inviting hotels can become destinations in themselves. Arumjigi Hamyang Hanok Arumjigi Hamyang Hanok, located in South Gyeongsang Province, offers visitors a chance to spend a winter’s night in the Korean traditional style. Donated by the 1...

NEW YORK (AP) ― Flying has never been so good ― for those able to splurge. While most holiday travelers will fight for overhead bins and go hours without a snack or room to stretch their legs, life in first class is stress free. It’s always been a special place on the other side of the curtain. Now, it’s getting even cushier. U.S. airlines, profitable again after a disastrous decade, are spendi...

Foreign envoys visit select places in Bukchon as city promotes ‘responsible tourism’ Despite the cold weather, a group of ambassadors to Korea gathered at Jongno-gu Office, excited to start their first group tour in central Seoul. The cultural tour was organized by Jongno-gu and the Korea Tourism Organization to promote “responsible tourism,” which the district office newly introduced to tap su...

LA PAZ, Mexico ― As traffic stalled along the palm-lined street, we peered from our taxi and spied the cause. A little parade came our way: boys in crimson church robes, young women balancing flower baskets on their heads, and a flatbed truck carrying a raucous band. Crackling fireworks zipped every which way. A local festival? We asked the cabdriver. He shrugged. No idea. Maybe a wedding? Per...

Sabora Camp borders a windswept plain where you can see forever. Evening brings all sorts of animals close to camp, and all night buffalo snorted, lions roared, and hyenas barked just steps away. These are merely the sounds of Africa and I am unafraid. On our drive to Faru Faru, the next camp in the Singita reserve, the hunt was on again for leopard but they remained hidden that day, too. “It’s ...

The 28 final candidates have been picked from a total of 452 candidate sites after two rounds of voting from 2007 to 2009 and screening by experts. Then, the final seven were selected through voting through telephone calls, text messages or on the Internet around the world from July 2009 to Nov. 11. The listing will generate about 1.28 trillion won ($1.14 million) worth of revenues from boosted...

Many travel writers say this is the very charm of walking. “You get to use all your senses,” celebrated travel writer Han Bi-ya, who calls Aloreum the “most beautiful scenery of the whole universe,” said in a speech on Jeju just the day before. “You listen, you smell, and you discover. And most of all, you get to discover yourself.” With the smell of the wet leaves and stones, I forget my init...