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44 storiesRussian tourism union warns Schengen visa issuance may fall in 2027
The Russian Union of Tour Industry (RST) said the volume of Schengen visas issued to Russian tourists could decline in 2027, while adding that no new decisions changing visa issuance have been adopted. A review of visa requirements and visa…
Israel issues travel warning for citizens abroad ahead of Oct 7 anniversary
Israel's Prime Minister's Office published an official notice on social media on Oct 6 warning Israeli citizens abroad to raise their security awareness, citing a higher risk of attack plots and demonstrations ahead of the third anniversary…
Seoul foreign visitors hit record 11.56m in Jan-Aug; card spending up 59.9%
Seoul received a record 11.56 million foreign visitors in January-August, up 21.6% from 9.51 million a year earlier, with 1.72 million in August alone, according to city data reported by Yonhap, Dong-A Ilbo and Asia Economy. Card spending b…
Incheon's Sorae Port festival draws 510,000 visitors after overcharging crackdown
The 2026 Sorae Port Festival in Incheon's Namdong District drew about 510,000 visitors over three days from Oct. 2 to Oct. 4, the district said. Held under the slogan “Sorae-eseo nollae,” the event linked Haeeoreum Plaza with the Sorae Hist…
Incheon Airport app adds food reservation, ordering at 202 outlets
Incheon International Airport Corporation said it is operating a mobile service that lets travelers reserve seats and order and pay for food at restaurants and cafes inside Incheon Airport, with menus, prices and locations for about 202 out…
Gangwon Land to host second Untan Highland trekking event on Oct. 31
Gangwon Land said it will hold the second “Untan Highland Wishing Path Trekking” on Oct. 31 at High1 Resort and the surrounding Untan Highland area in Jeongseon, Gangwon Province. The course follows a road once used to haul coal, and the pr…
Hoengseong opens 10-meter Dragon Slide at Hanwoo experience center for Oct 7–11 festival
Hoengseong County in Gangwon Province has renovated its Hanwoo Experience Center ahead of the 22nd Hoengseong Hanwoo Festival on Oct 7–11 and will run a new 10-meter-tall Dragon Slide during the event. The slide is to open daily from 10:00 …
Wando County picks Birthday Island trail as its October tourist destination
Wando County said it selected the Saengildo Dulle-gil, a 10.6 km coastal walking trail on Birthday Island, as its recommended tourist destination for October. The route runs from Seoseong Port past the Yongchul pebble shore, Geummeori gat-g…
Yeongwol county to brief residents Oct 7 on Bongnaesan tourism project
Yeongwol county in Gangwon province will hold a residents briefing on the Bongnaesan myeongsohwa project at 2 p.m. on Oct 7 at the Yeongwol County Community Welfare Center. The county will present the outcome of the public deliberation and …
Samcheok Miin Falls trail 90% built; 346m bridge and 2028 opening planned
Samcheok in Gangwon Province is pushing ahead with a 21.539 billion won project to build trails, a 346-metre suspension bridge and a 134-metre cliff path at Miin Falls in Dogye-eup, aiming to turn the former coal-mining area into a stay-typ…
Korea Tourism Organization holds ‘Korea Sound Journey’ with Park Bo-gum in Seoul
The Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism and the Korea Tourism Organization said the “Korea Sound Journey” event was held on Oct. 2 at Changgyeonggung Palace and the nearby hanok Hwigyeomjae in Seoul, with about 100 foreign tourists from…
Guangdong says 4A-rated and above scenic spots drew 4.04 million visitors on holiday's third day
Guangdong's provincial culture and tourism department estimated that 4A-rated and above scenic spots in the province received 4.044 million visitors on Oct 3, the third day of the National Day holiday. Monitored sites also drew visitors: 61…
Seoul releases 2026 Gourmet 100 list, adds first cafe and dessert 50
Seoul city published the 2026 Seoul Gourmet 100 on Oct 6, a list of 100 restaurants and cafes chosen with 60 domestic food experts. It covers seven categories, from 27 Korean restaurants to 8 bars and pubs. For the first time the city also …
Haenam County pilots tourist taxi with 50% fare subsidy through December
Haenam County in the Jeonnam-Gwangju Integrated Special City said it will run a pilot tourist taxi service for visitors, using two vehicles, with passengers paying half the fare. Fares are set at 60,000 won for three hours, 100,000 won for …
Gangjin Bay Reed Festival to open Oct. 24 and run through Nov. 1
The 11th Gangjin Bay Dancing Reed Festival will run from Oct. 24 to Nov. 1 at the Gangjin Bay Ecological Park, Yonhap and the Seoul Economic Daily reported. Organisers plan walking paths, photo zones, an ecological exploration programme fea…
Taishan scenic area denies rumor of charging 80 yuan an hour for rain shelter
The Taishan scenic area management committee issued a notice on Oct 6 denying online claims that visitors were charged 80 yuan an hour to shelter from rain, saying the reports were false information assembled by individual self-media accoun…
Pocheon Hantangang Garden Festival passes 1 million cumulative visitors
Pocheon city in Gyeonggi province said the Hantangang Garden Festival (Garden Festa) has drawn more than 1 million cumulative visitors since it began in autumn 2024. The city put cumulative non-tax revenue from the festival at 4.6 billion w…
Gangwon names Gangneung ITS World Congress October's recommended travel destination
Gangwon Special Self-Governing Province and the Gangwon Tourism Foundation said they picked the 2026 Gangneung Intelligent Transport Systems (ITS) World Congress as October's “special recommended travel destination”. The 32nd ITS World Cong…
Red buckwheat in full bloom on Jeongseon's Sokseom islet emerges as autumn attraction
Red buckwheat planted by Jeongseon County in Gangwon Province on Sokseom, a small island-like spot in the Jijangcheon stream in Nakdong-ri, Nam-myeon, has come into full bloom. Yonhap reported the county sowed 200 kg of seed over 15,000 squ…
China’s National Day holiday brings crowds to small counties and towns
Small counties and towns across China drew heavy tourist traffic during the National Day holiday, with Qinghai’s Qilian County receiving more than 100,000 visitors on 3 October and all of its 400-plus hotels and guesthouses full, according …