South Korea tourism drops as political tension with Japan cuts visits
Skift Take
The double-whammy of tension with Japan in the fall and the current crisis with North Korea will keep South Korean numbers low in 2013 as well.
Korean travel agencies asked for financial help from the government on Monday to assuage their financial difficulties amid a sharp decline in the number of Japanese tourists to South Korea due to threats from North Korea and ongoing political tensions between the neighboring countries.
The Korea Association of Travel Agents, a group of 15,000 members from local travel agencies, sent an official letter to the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism, requesting financial support for their promotional activities to attract Japanese tourists.
"We are trying our best to meet the gove
