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Ticket Monster offers special Japan travel packages

Group-buying site Ticket Monster is presenting Japanese cherry blossom travel packages from March 8 to 17. The travel packages, presented in cooperation with the Japanese Tourism Board, include accom...

Updated : 2013.03.08 19:14

Lotte Hotel opens hotel in Ho Chi Minh City

Lotte Hotels and Resorts opened its second foreign branch in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam, on March 1. Lotte Legend Hotel Saigon, which previously operated under the name of Legend Hotel, became the sec...

Updated : 2013.03.08 19:14

Direct Incheon-Oslo flights to be launched

Korean Air is launching a direct flight between Incheon, South Korea and Oslo, Norway, starting May 25. The Incheon-Oslo flight will be available every Saturday from May 25 to June 21. The flight bou...

Updated : 2013.03.08 19:13

Arosa, in the Swiss Alps, a family-friendly ski spot

AROSA, Switzerland ― When on the road with small children, parents have the formidable task of leading them to experiences of surprise and joy that are mixed with security, balance and comfort. That...

Updated : 2013.03.08 19:13

Spring promotions at Mercure Seoul

In celebration of the hotel’s one-year anniversary, Mercure offers spring promotions for the whole month of March. The hotel’s restaurant Caf SODOWE provides a delicious lunch buffet for 14,200 won...

Updated : 2013.03.08 19:12

Asprey luxury goods at Ritz-Carlton

Guests of Ritz-Carlton properties around the world now have the pleasure of using Asprey Purple Water amenities in the guestrooms starting this March. Holding a royal warrant and dating back to 1781,...

Updated : 2013.03.08 19:12

Spring spa package at Grand Hyatt Seoul

The hotel offers the “Spring Spa Package” from March 1 to June 30 which combines refreshing spa treatments and luxurious accommodation. The package includes a retreat in a Grand Room and a spa trea...

Updated : 2013.03.08 19:11

Adventure travel grows despite occasional disaster

NEW YORK (AP) ― When Carole Rosenblat was growing up in the 1970s, her parents’ idea of an adventurous vacation was “driving cross-country from Michigan to California in a non-air-conditioned car wit...

Updated : 2013.02.28 20:24

More travelers use Airbnb

The online accommodation information service Airbnb announced the company experienced its largest growth in 2012 with 3 million guests who booked a night’s stay on the peer-to-peer lodging marketplac...

Updated : 2013.02.28 20:24

KTO recruits college student travel writers

The Korea Tourism Organization is recruiting 70 college students to write travel stories about various places in Korea. As part of efforts to promote unknown spots in the country, the KTO plans to us...

Updated : 2013.02.28 20:24

Free Wi-Fi picked as most needed hotel amenity

Free Wi-Fi has been picked as a must-have service for travelers, according to a hotel amenity survey by Hotels.com. A majority of the 8,600 respondents selected free Wi-Fi as the most necessary hote...

Updated : 2013.02.28 20:24

Park Hyatt Busan opens in Marine City

Busan’s new affluent and luxury district of Marine City welcomed newcomer Park Hyatt Busan this week. Located adjacent to Haeundae Beach, the 33-story hotel features 269 guestrooms, including 69 sui...

Updated : 2013.02.28 20:24

Marine City: The glamorous side of Busan

BUSAN ― Busan has often been associated with its popular fish market Jagalchi Market and the rows of stalls offering fresh sashimi. But South Korea’s second-largest city is also enhancing its glamo...

Updated : 2013.02.28 20:22

[Photo News] Korea Travel Expo

Nam Sang-man (second from left), chairman of the Korea Travel Association; Kwak Young-jin (third from left), vice minister of the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism; and Lee Charm (fourth from l...

Updated : 2013.02.28 19:52

MVL Hotel Kintex ready to greet guests

A view of MVL Hotel Kintex When MVL Hotel Kintex in Ilsan, Gyeonggi Province, opens its doors on March 20, it will be the area’s largest premium hotel. MVL Hotel Kintex is the second hotel to open...

Updated : 2013.02.27 20:17