The Korea Herald

City of red and green

May 27, 2011

Taipei offers exotic tradition as well as vibrant youth culture TAIPEI ― Taipei is a city of red and green. It’s red because a traditional food market, a Buddhist temple and a bustling night market...
Swamp vacation: Walk through water, muck reveals real Everglades

May 27, 2011

Stabbing my walking stick into the muck and sliding my feet forward, I waded into the swamp, one eye on the lookout for alligators, the other trying to spot the elusive orchids that draw so many peop...
Hong Kong Tourism, Cathay Pacific app out

May 27, 2011

The Hong Kong Tourism Board and Cathay Pacific Airways jointly launched two “DiscoverHongKong” mobile apps ― “DiscoverHongKong AR” app and “DiscoverHongKong City Walk” app ― which use augmented reali...
Air Busan to open Tokyo route in June

May 27, 2011

Air Busan said it will open a Busan-Tokyo Narita flight on June 23, adding to existing flights bound for Fukuoka and Osaka. To celebrate the flight opening, the first 990 round-trip flights traveling...
‘The Great Singapore Sale’ through July

May 27, 2011

The Singapore Tourism Board said the country’s largest shopping event, “The Great Singapore Sale,” will run for eight weeks from May 27 to July 24. The shopping event offers up to 70 percent discount...
Outbound S. Korean travelers rise 4.7 pct during 4 months

May 27, 2011

The number of South Korean travelers going overseas rose 4.7 percent in the first four months of the year from a year earlier despite a recent earthquake and tsunami that hit Japan, the top destinati...
Ministry recognizes 33 best travel agencies

May 25, 2011

The Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism on Wednesday recognized 33 Korean travel agencies for attracting foreign tourists with quality services. The travel agencies were selected by a jury consi...
Frankfurt discount card launched

May 20, 2011

The German National Tourist Office said it has launched Frankfurt card which offers up to 50 percent discount at some of the shops in the city. The card can be also used as public transportation card...
Gochang offers nature, history and scenic walking routes

May 20, 2011

Gochang meets three main requirements of a good family trip: nature, history and nice walking paths. Especially in May, the barley fields in Hagwon Farm shine with a beautiful yellow-green hue and ca...
Honeymoon with heart on Sumba Island

May 20, 2011

Little-known island in eastern Indonesia is a haven for newly weds Once home to sandalwood trees and tribal headhunters, Sumba Island in Indonesia makes for a spell-binding romantic getaway. The li...
End of the world? How about a party instead?

May 19, 2011

(MCT) RALEIGH, North Carolina (AP) _ For some, it's Judgment Day. For others, it's party time. A loosely organized Christian movement has spread the word around the globe that Jesus Christ will ret...
Naju, where a long history flows with Yeongsan River

May 13, 2011

Naju lies at the center of the 137-kilometer-long Yeongsan River, which has fed the rich rice fields of South Jeolla Province for thousands of years since the Three Kingdoms of Korea. Naju was a city...
Traveler

May 13, 2011

Cathay Pacific Getaway Surprise Cathay Pacific will offer “Getaway Surprise” tickets for flights leaving Incheon or Busan for Chicago or New York from Oct. 1 to Dec. 15, to those who purchase ticket...
A little Italy: You can have fun ... you can take your kids ... and your kids can have fun

May 13, 2011

They say Italy is for lovers. But is Italy for kids? It’s certainly a romantic destination, from its spectacular architecture to its beautiful coastlines to its famously fine wine. It can also be an...
100 years of Indianapolis: Greatest racing spectacle still turns heads, and now the city does too

May 6, 2011

INDIANAPOLIS ― Every year on Memorial Day weekend, a city lives, breathes, then seems to die ― a cycle that comes to a head in about four hours. That’s the approximate time it takes to run the India...