Articles tagged “korea”

Tourism

South Korea Launches Digital Nomad Visa. Coming Soon: Visas for K-Pop Fans

South Korea has its eyes on steady earners with a $66,000 income bar for digital nomads. If it is looking to attract 20 million visitors, it might be time to spice things up a bit more with that K-Culture visa.

South Korea Launches Digital Nomad Visa. Coming Soon: Visas for K-Pop Fans

Tour Operators

Travel to Japan is Booming, But Tour Operators Face Capacity Crunch

Taipei-based tours and activities operator KKday wants to grow its market share, but with it comes delivery challenges beyond the sector's offline fragmentation.

Travel to Japan is Booming, But Tour Operators Face Capacity Crunch

Airlines

India Daily: Aviation Ministry to Airlines – Watch ‘Abnormal Surge Pricing’ 

Airfares in India are going through the roof bang in the middle of the country’s peak summer travel season. Is any respite in the near term likely?

India Daily: Aviation Ministry to Airlines – Watch ‘Abnormal Surge Pricing’ 

Airlines

EU Objects to Korean Air’s Bid to Buy Rival Asiana

Few would ever think mergers and acquisitions are easy. Korean Air's attempt to take over Asiana dates to 2020, and it will take a lot of negotiating with the EU to get the deal through.

EU Objects to Korean Air’s Bid to Buy Rival Asiana

Tourism

Skift India Daily: Agoda CEO Says Indian Outbound Travel to Outpace Many Countries

With Indian airlines placing big bets on aircraft orders and deploying higher capacities on international routes, the global travel industry seems to be sitting up and taking note of the India outbound travel market's potential.

Skift India Daily: Agoda CEO Says Indian Outbound Travel to Outpace Many Countries

Online Travel

Why Yanolja CEO Sees Tesla as a Metaphor for His Superapp Company

Yanolja has ambitious plans to be everything to everyone — will that work for the superapp?

Why Yanolja CEO Sees Tesla as a Metaphor for His Superapp Company

News Blog

Yanolja Profit Rises as Travel Rebounds in Korea and Asia Pacific

Yanolja said this week it expected that a post-pandemic rebound in international travel will continue to boost its twin businesses of online travel sales via a superapp and software sales to hotels and other travel companies. The South Korea-based startup has made progress on both ambitions since 2011, when it received a $1.7 billion investment…

Airline Weekly

New Korean Long-Haul Airline Faces Tough Odds Adding Route to Los Angeles

A new Korean airline promises lower fares between Seoul and Los Angeles. Wish it good luck. A long list of obstacles await.

New Korean Long-Haul Airline Faces Tough Odds Adding Route to Los Angeles

Airlines

Korean Air Survived the Pandemic With No Losses But Faces New Challenges

Korean Air enjoys the distinction of being the only global airline not to post any losses during the pandemic, thanks largely to its cargo operations. But if the carrier wants to continue that competitive advantage, South Korea needs to drop restrictions impacting passenger demand.

Korean Air Survived the Pandemic With No Losses But Faces New Challenges

Tourism

South Korea’s Temple Stays Business Poised for Wellness-Inspired Boom

The continuing return to travel normalcy is generating all kinds of new ideas for ways to satisfy clients. One popular activity in South Korea, temple stays, is proving to be an organic solution to sustainable, post-pandemic tourism.

South Korea’s Temple Stays Business Poised for Wellness-Inspired Boom