tourism Archive

What is Naver maps & Kakao maps? Naver maps is an online application launched as a subsidiary company by the Naver corporation in the early 2000’s. Naver acts as the main search engine used in South Korea, which results in the use of Naver maps almost equaling that of the 42 million users of the …

Every year, millions of Koreans travel internationally for a variety of reasons. Despite there still being a decrease in international travel from the figures recorded before the covid-19 pandemic, there has been an overall shift in the preferences for Koreans regarding their favourite and least favourite countries, as well as their choice if they were …

  Every year many people from all around the world come to visit South Korea, but where do Koreans themselves like to travel to? More than half of the population of South Korea travel abroad on an annual basis, which is only continuing to grow since the lockdowns. In Korea, workers are provided with a …

Feel stuffy inside? Need a change of view? Want to get some exercise and fresh air? How about some recreational saltwater fishing this weekend (with or without a boat)? Get a tan in the beautiful nature while catching and eating some healthy fish! Tip: watch “Fisherman’s Life” catch and cook YouTube Channel. Have you been …

What is “hocance” or 호캉스? ​Hocance is the portmantaeu of “hotel” and “vacance”. Meaning, spending your vacation only in a (domestic) hotel. Due to the worldwide lockdowns / quarantaines and the long rainy season, hocance became a trend! Related blog post: Korean outbound tourism statistics and most popular destinations (pre lockdowns / quarantaines) Before 2015, …

More and more Koreans like to travel abroad. The GDP per capita is increasing (graph is below) so more Koreans want to enjoy their holiday abroad. On average, a Korean visitor to the U.S. spends approximately $4,900 per trip. In 2018, over 28.7 million Koreans, more than half of the population, traveled abroad (up 8% …