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Tue, January 21, 2020 | 09:53
Heavy snowfall hinders search efforts for 4 missing Korean trekkers in Himalayas
Heavy snowfall hinders search efforts for 4 missing Korean trekkers in Himalayas
Heavy snowfall is delaying Nepalese rescue workers' efforts to save four South Korean school teachers who went missing while trekking a circuit route of Annapurna in the Himalayas, officials here said Sunday. The four South Koreans who went missing in an avalanche during a Annapurna Base Camp trek Friday morning remained unaccounted for as of Sunday even as South Korean and
2020-01-19 14:28
  • Search for missing Koreans continues in Nepal
  • Four Korean trekkers go missing after avalanche hits Annapurna
Four Korean trekkers go missing after avalanche hits Annapurna
Four Korean trekkers go missing after avalanche hits Annapurna
Four South Korean trekkers have gone missing after an avalanche hit the circuit trekking route of Annapurna in Nepal, Seoul's foreign ministry said Saturday. The incident took place at an altitude of 3,230 meters around 10:30 and 11:00 a.m. (local time) on Friday, according to the ministry. Five other South Korean members of the crew took shelter at a nearly lodge after the f...
2020-01-18 11:33
  • Heavy snowfall hinders search efforts for 4 missing Korean trekkers in Himalayas
Korea lowers travel alert level for Hong Kong
Korea lowers travel alert level for Hong Kong
South Korea on Friday lowered its travel alert level for Hong Kong, the foreign ministry said, amid signs of stability in the semi-autonomous Chinese territory plagued by clashes between pro-democracy protesters and police. The ministry downgraded the alert level to "caution," the lowest of the four-tier warning system. In November last year, it raised the level by one notch ...
2020-01-17 16:00
Thailand, Vietnam, Taiwan compete to attract Korean tourists
Thailand, Vietnam, Taiwan compete to attract Korean tourists
Thailand, Vietnam and Taiwan have been in heated competition to attract more Korean tourists during the Lunar New Year holiday amid lower travel demand for Japan, industry officials said Thursday.
2020-01-16 17:37
Hotel Lobby
Hotel Lobby
Millennium Hilton Seoul is hosting special promotions featuring oysters at its Italian restaurant Il Ponte and Chinese restaurant Taipan. The special event is available as part of a five-course meal at Il Ponte and seven-course meal at Taipan throughout January, offering visitors a chance to enjoy the delectable mollusks when they are at their freshest.
2020-01-16 15:27
Luxury hotels lure millennials with strawberries
Luxury hotels lure millennials with strawberries
After celebrating Christmas and New Year's Day with various events and promotions, luxury hotels here are now going all out to win the hearts and minds of visitors with strawberry buffets and strawberry-themed afternoon tea sets.
2020-01-16 15:26
Pengsoo promotes 'industrial tourism' spots
Pengsoo promotes 'industrial tourism' spots
The Korea Tourism Organization (KTO) has joined hands with Pengsoo, an outspoken penguin character that has become a YouTube star, to promote '”industrial tourism” spots, seeking to ride on the popularity of the character and attract more visitors, the KTO said Wednesday.
2020-01-15 18:20
Hawaii was most popular honeymoon destination in 2019
Hawaii was most popular honeymoon destination in 2019
An increasing number of newlyweds here are choosing to travel far when going on a honeymoon, choosing to visit Hawaii or European countries rather than nearby Southeast Asian nations, according to a local travel agency.
2020-01-09 21:11
'For ticket home'
'For ticket home'
People wait in a long line at Suseo Station in southern Seoul, Thursday, to purchase bullet train tickets to their hometowns to visit family members and relatives during the Lunar New Year holiday, which runs from Jan. 23 through 27. / Yonhap
2020-01-09 21:10
Hotels rolling out various Lunar New Year packages
Hotels rolling out various Lunar New Year packages
Hotels have been cited as one of the best places to enjoy time off without leaving the city in recent years, as evidenced by a neologism “hocance” - a combination of hotel and vacance (the French word for vacation) - meaning spending a vacation in a local hotel.
2020-01-09 21:10
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