Korea Joongang Daily
Korea JoongAng Daily

Large-scale Chinese corporate outing planned for Japan switches to Korea as Beijing-Tokyo ties fray

A 14,000-strong Chinese corporate outing initially planned for Japan will take place in Korea instead, marking the first major case in which worsening China-Japan ties have become a boon for Korea’s inbound tourism market.

2026-01-20

New digital festival butler service aims to improve cultural tourism experiences in Korea

The Korea Tourism Organization and Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism on Thursday unveiled a new digital service called Chukjipsa, or “festival butler,” aimed at helping visitors navigate cultural tourism festivals more comfortably.

2025-09-18

KTO rolls out QR code payments to simplify shopping for tourists

The Korea Tourism Organization (KTO) has distributed 20,000 QR code displays to local stores, enabling payments via overseas mobile payment services and enhancing shopping convenience for international tourists.

2024-11-28

KTO will promote 'educational tourism' on ISIC Korea websites

The KTO and ISIC Korea will provide educational tourism information about Korea, including prepaid travel cards, on ISIC websites. This initiative aims to attract students from various countries to explore and learn about Korean culture.

2024-07-10

'You're fat': Shopping woes top list of tourist complaints in Korea

A British tourist was humiliated at a rental shop for hanbok, or traditional Korean attire, when she visited Korea last year. A shop employee called her "fat" in Korean after she tried on multiple hanbok to find her size.

2024-05-06

Support center for Korean startups opens in Tokyo

A new support center for Korean tourism startups has opened in Tokyo's Shibuya District, offering meeting rooms, business connections, market research and promotion to new ventures.

2023-12-05

Five government-made tourism videos pass 225 million views

Five video clips that were part of the government's Visit Korea Year campaign have surpassed 225 million views in their first month of release.

2023-12-01

Bring a tumbler and get a discount coffee at select GS25 stores

GS25 is offering discounts on its in-store Cafe25 coffee at selected branches in partnership with the Korea Tourism Organization (KTO).

2023-05-11

Naver Cloud signs an MOU with Korea Tourism Organization

Naver Cloud signed a memorandum of understanding with Korea Tourism Organization (KTO). Naver Cloud will support KTO with cloud technologies, Papago and application programming interface (API) in utilizing tourism information accumulated...

2023-03-29

KTO partners with Catch Table in effort to demystify Korean menus

The Korea Tourism Organization (KTO) announced Thursday it signed a memorandum of understanding with Wad, operator of restaurant reservation service Catch Table, to help foreigners understand Korean menus easily.

2022-12-29