Tag: seoul tourism

seoul tourism

Latest News

Crowded Myeongdong street in central Seoul with pedestrians, shop signs, and colorful advertisements.

No rooms left: Seoul hotels struggle to meet demand as tourists flood their halls

A tourism boom caused by favorable exchange rates is filling Seoul hotels to the brim, even as room shortages drive up prices.

2026.7.14

A rendered image of a convention and exhibition center at Jamsil Sports MICE Complex in southern Seoul [SEOUL METROPOLITAN GOVERNMENT]

Dreaming of Davos and Vegas, Seoul boosts investment in MICE tourism

According to the Seoul Metropolitan Government on Wednesday, the city will inject 9 billion won ($6.7 million) into the MICE industry, a 15 percent increase from last year's 7.7 billion.

2024.2.14

Most popular

Foreigners in hanbok, or Korean traditional clothing, take a photo at Gyeongbok Palace in Jongno DIstrict, central Seoul, on Friday. [YONHAP]

Travel app lets international tourists to Seoul use phones for ID, payments

The Seoul Metropolitan Government announced on Sunday the expansion of services for its TripPASS application, enabling foreign tourists to use their mobile passports for identification and receive immediate tax refunds through the app.

2023.12.10

Buddhist Nun Jeong Kwan, right, master of the Cheonjinam Hermitage at the Baekyang Temple, speaks during a temple food cooking class on Wednesday, which was held as part of the '2021 Taste of Seoul Week.' [SEO JI-EUN]

Jeong Kwan shows the ins and outs of temple cuisine at 'Taste of Seoul'

Veganism is a hot topic these days, be it for its health or environmental benefits, and Buddhist nun Jeong Kwan, a master in Korean temple cuisine from Baekyang temple, knows it well as she introduced her personal cooking style and food philosophy...

2021.11.4

Tag: seoul tourism

seoul tourism

Latest News

No rooms left: Seoul hotels struggle to meet demand as tourists flood their halls

Dreaming of Davos and Vegas, Seoul boosts investment in MICE tourism

Most popular

Yoon Suk Yeol gets five years on abuse of power, obstruction charges — as it happened

Samsung shatters profit record with $58.4B Q2 earnings

Pro golfer Kim Joo-hyung teed off and tied knot last year

SK hynix posts largest-ever U.S. IPO by a foreign company

Maggots ate her alive while her husband did nothing

Travel app lets international tourists to Seoul use phones for ID, payments

Jeong Kwan shows the ins and outs of temple cuisine at 'Taste of Seoul'