All posts tagged "Tourism"

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    Korea tourism campaign shows up on LA city buses

    South Korea’s tourism department, Visit Korea, has rolled out a campaign for Los Angeles Metro buses. Images of Korean landmarks and cuisine decorated a bus traveling through the city Thursday.

    • Posted March 27, 2015
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  • The border between China, Russia and North Korea (Courtesy of Google Maps)
    China province to develop tourism at border with N. Korea, Russia

    BEIJING (Yonhap) — A northeastern Chinese province bordering both North Korea and Russia has been pushing to build what it calls an international tourism destination in one of its border towns, China’s state media reported Friday, citing...

    • Posted February 13, 2015
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  • Russian tourists disembark from a ferry, called the New Blue Ocean Line connecting Korea and Russia, at the eastern port city of Sokcho, Wednesday. Tourists from Russia can travel without a visa for 60 days here as a visa-waiver program between Korea and Russia went into effect this year. (Yonhap)
    Number of foreign visitors to S. Korea tops 14 mln this year

    SEOUL (Yonhap) — The number of foreign tourists to South Korea surpassed 14 million for the first time this year, helped by a sharp rise in Chinese travelers, the state-run Korea Tourism Organization (KTO) said Monday. South...

    • Posted December 29, 2014
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  • (Yonhap)
    N. Korea opens new tourism website

    SEOUL (Yonhap) — North Korea launched a new website Monday intended to draw more foreign tourists. The site, www.dprktoday.com, provides foreigners with detailed information on the secretive communist nation’s tourist attractions, hotels and tour programs through related...

    • Posted December 1, 2014
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  • Travelers in line at a Korean airport.
    1.36 million Korean tourists spent $4.6 billion in the U.S. in 2013

    The number of Korean tourists visiting the U.S. has increased 79 percent over the last eight years, according to California Tourism. In 2013, 1.36 million tourists visited the U.S. and spent $4.6 billion, compared to 1.25 million...

    • Posted June 30, 2014
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    Korea, Saudi Arabia will boost cultural exchanges

    By Chung Ah-young Korea and Saudi Arabia are strengthening cooperation in their culture and tourism sectors. Yoo Jin-ryong, Korean minister of culture, sports and tourism, met Saudi Arabian cultural heads to discuss ways of expanding cultural exchanges...

    • Posted November 25, 2013
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  • High hopes for ‘Hansik’ as big draw for foreign tourists

    By Yun Suh-young The Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism on Monday announced an ambitious plan to promote the country’s food culture as it looks to help increase the number of tourists in regions other than the...

    • Posted October 21, 2013
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