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Articles tagged “south korea”

Hotels

Korean resort destination empties as tension builds between North and South

Businesses in the seaside border town of Goseong say they’ve lost more than half their customers in just one week, with the site serving as a reminder of shattered visions of cooperation.

Ju-Min Park and Ronald Popeski, Reuters | 11 years ago

Korean resort destination empties as tension builds between North and South

Tourism

North Korea warns tourists to leave South Korea for safety as tensions grow

Reports say that few locals or tourists are fleeing the country or even considering it under the assumption that North Korea’s threat is more sabre rattling than a call to action.

The Daily Telegraph, John Hall | 11 years ago

Airlines

The rise of the aerotropolis: International cities and business hubs built around airports

Historical transportation trends suggest that airports will soon be the rivers and railroads of the past with a region’s primary business hub being built up just minutes away from a global airport.

Skift | 11 years ago

The rise of the aerotropolis: International cities and business hubs built around airports

Tourism

K-Pop drove tourists to Gangnam for years before Psy made it a worldwide destination

Regional tourism has grown every year in South Korea since 1988 thanks to the popularity of K-Pop, but now state and tourism officials are doing everything they can to remain a global destination.

The Guardian | 11 years ago

K-Pop drove tourists to Gangnam for years before Psy made it a worldwide destination

Airlines

Who’s hopping on the Gangnam Style bandwagon to boost tourism? Not just South Korea

The K-Pop video unintentionally set off an incredible case study in which soft power boosts tourism for a region, but we've quickly seen that you don't have to be in South Korea to use it to market your travel product.

Samantha Shankman, Skift | 11 years ago

Who’s hopping on the Gangnam Style bandwagon to boost tourism? Not just South Korea

Tourism

Now South Korea has Macau envy: $290 billion entertainment hub planned

First Taiwan, in a bid to attract Chinese tourists and money, and now South Korea.

Youkyung Lee, Associated Press | 12 years ago

Tourism

A South Korean pop culture primer for all Gangnam Style tourists

There's nothing like an international pop phenomenon to get people interested in a new destination. As travelers will see, though, South Korea's soft power has more than just good beats you can dance to.

David Thomas, The Daily Telegraph | 12 years ago