tourism industry

Foreign visitors to Korea are increasingly venturing beyond Seoul, according to first-quarter 2026 tourism data showing the regional visitation rate, the share of foreign tourists who traveled outside the capital …

Concert and event venues in Goyang and Incheon, KINTEX, Goyang Sports Complex, Incheon Asiad Main Stadium and the newer Incheon Inspire Arena, are emerging as tourist destinations in their own …

The Korea Tourism Organization has named “D.U.A.L.I.S.M.” as its keyword for 2026 travel trends, a framework built around the coexistence of seemingly contradictory values, technology and emotion, luxury and practicality, …

A growing share of foreign visitors to Korea are skipping past the country’s marquee attractions in favor of its smaller cities, according to 2026 tourism data showing a marked rise …

Korea’s tourism boom has reached a new milestone: the country recorded its ten-millionth foreign visitor of the year by the third week of June 2026, a pace that puts the …

Tourists are no longer content to just watch a K-drama’s back-alley chase scene or its quiet riverside finale — increasingly, they want to stand in it. According to the tourism …

Korea’s tourism sector crossed a milestone this June that took a little less time to reach than even last year’s record pace. The Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism announced …

Netflix and the Korea Tourism Organization are betting on a formula that’s already worked twice before: turn a hit Korean show into a tourism ad. Their latest collaboration, unveiled June …

Gyeongsangbuk-do (Gyeongbuk) province has hosted roughly 300 film and drama productions over the past three years by running what amounts to a one-stop location-scouting service for producers — handling site …

The railway crossing sits on an ordinary residential street in Kamakura, Japan — barely wide enough for a single car. Lately it’s rarely empty. Tourists from Korea, Indonesia and Myanmar …