Korea Travel News

Tourists flock to S. Korea surgeons seeking celebrity looks

It was in the mid-2000s when South Korean plastic surgeon Joo Kwon noticed a trickle of Chinese women walking into his clinic, even though he hadn’t advertised overseas. More >

Air Korea launches direct flights to Nairobi

Air Korea is set to launch its first direct flights between Nairobi and Seoul, giving the tourism industry a new dimension in its search for visitors from non traditional source markets. More >

Casino mogul eyes investment in Korea

Las Vegas Sands, the world’s largest casino operator, is looking to invest in Korea as it expands business in booming Asian tourism and resort markets. “Korea has the need to increase tourism, it has need to create a convention-based MICE business model that is our specialty,” Las Vegas Sands chairman and CEO Sheldon Adelson said in an interview with Korean reporters in Macau. More >