Yanolja, a global leisure platform company, has attracted a total of 2 trillion won (some $1.7 billion) in investment from Japan's SoftBank Group led by founder and CEO Masayoshi Son. (Son Jeong-eui in Korean name)Yanolja is focusing on digital transformation of the global travel and hospitality mar

Ambassador Abdulla Saif Al Nuaimi of the United Arab Emirates (UAE) in Seoul, in cooperation with the Ministry of Culture and Youth and the UAE-Korean Friendship Association, launched the website "www.Zayed-kr.ae" of the late founder, Sheikh Zayed bin Sultan Al Nahyan, in the Korean language, coinci

By Deputy Director Joseph SungHotel Shilla's premium business brand Shilla Stay opened "Shilla Stay Seobusan" on April 15.It is the second hotel to open in Busan after Haeundae, targeting domestic and foreign business and the hocance (hotel+vacance) demand in western Busan, which is becoming an inte

The "Untact Tourist Spots Top 100 Program," introduced by the Korea Tourism Organization (KTO) last year, was recently selected as an Active Tourism Competition winner at the FITUR, a tourism fair in Madrid, Spain.The KTO explained on Feb. 15, "The 100 non-face-to-face tourist destinations received

Dear Traveler,At Expedia, we believe in the power of travel: to create joy, to bring people together, to enrich our hearts and minds. With the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) now declared a global pandemic, we cannot help but think of all those we know and care about around the world, including you, wh

Turkey has suspended passenger flights to and from South Korea following the novel coronavirus outbreak, while Uzbekistan and Russia have drastically reduced its flights to and from Seoul.Turkish Health Minister Fahrettin Koca announced Saturday that the measure would be effective at 12 a.m. Sunday.

About 220 South Korean tourists returned home from Israel on Tuesday on a chartered flight that the Middle Eastern nation arranged for them over concerns about the new coronavirus.They arrived at Incheon International Airport at around 9 a.m. on an El Al Israel Airlines plane. It is the first of two

South Korea's tourism industry is expected to take a big hit from the new coronavirus in light of the Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS) outbreak five years ago, a private think tank said Wednesday.Should the new coronavirus virus reach an extent similar to MERS, Asia's fourth-largest economy m

South Korea's tourism industry is expected to take the hardest hit among local businesses here from the outbreak of the Wuhan coronavirus as citizens cancel their overseas trips, while incoming tourists from China are set to decline sharply, industry sources said Tuesday.More than 80 people have bee

Two major South Korean duty free stores said Monday they have suspended sales of flavored e-cigarettes, following the government's warning against the use of such vaping products due to rising health concerns.Lotte Duty Store and the Shilla Duty Free said they have halted sales of flavored vapin

In celebration of Oktoberfest, Germany’s world famous beer festival, Millennium Hilton Seoul’s bar, Oak Room, will turn its popular Happy Hour BBQ into a smorgasbord of good eats and lots of beer imbibing. The Happy Hour BBQ buffet is offered weekdays from 6pm to 8:30pm. During the month of

Millennium Hilton Seoul announces the appointment of Felix Busch as its General Manager, effective August 5, 2019.Speaking of the appointment of General Manager at Millennium Hilton Seoul, Felix Busch commented, “It is a great pleasure to assume my new role as General Manager of Millennium Hilton Se

Millennium Hilton Seoul has added three new gnocchi dishes to its menu for a limited time – from September 16th to the end of October. The gnocchi dishes are: beetroot gnocchi gratin with mushroom and truffle cream sauce; sweet pumpkin gnocchi with leek and white bean fondue served with sage b

The South Korean government said Friday that it will strengthen safety checks on imported food from Japan for possible radiation.The scale of radiation contamination checks on foods will be doubled starting later in the day, according to the Ministry of Food and Drug Safety. The produ

By Publisher Lee Kyung-sik with Vice Chairman Song Nara, Reporter Paul KimSuppose Seoul were completely devoid of any presence of the United States Forces. Suppose Korea and the U.S. had decided to completely evacuate all the U.S. establishments out of Seoul.What would that make Chairman Kim Jong Un

On June 7-9, 2019, Latvian Investment and Development Agency (LIAA) Tourism Department and Riga Tourism Development Bureau LIVE Riga representatives in close cooperation with the Latvian Embassy in Seoul participated in the largest travel expo in Korea Hantour International Travel Show 2019.This was

By Lee Kyung-sik, Kim Jung-miA total of 34 members of the Seoul Diplomatic Corps (SDC), including ambassadors, senior diplomats and their family members from 16 countries of the world, had an opportunity to gain a good measure of exposure to Buddhism and Buddhist culture during a one-night-two-day t

On 7-9 June Latvian Investment and Development Agency (LIAA) Tourism Department and Riga Tourism Development Bureau LIVE Riga representatives in close cooperation with the Latvian Embassy in Seoul participated in the largest travel expo in Korea HANATOUR International Travel Show 2019.This was the t

10 June 2019, Seoul, Korea--Millennium Seoul Hilton is offering three special room packages during the summer months, perfect for kids on vacation or for adults wanting a refreshing break from Korea’s summer.The summer packages will include a Kids’ Pool Activity package, which includes deluxe accomm

“We at the Lotte Signiel Hotel provides our guests with quality that rises above all your expectations,” said General Manager Morten Andersen of the Hotel at a recent interview with The Korea Post media, publisher of 3 English and 2 Korean media outlets since 34 years ago in 1985.Then he said, “We o