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![Luggage is offered for sale at the Lotte Department Store in downtown Seoul. As travel starts to pick up after the Covid-19 pandemic, luggage sales are rising. According to online shopping mall Gmarket, luggage sales between June 13 and 17 rose 31 percent compared to a yea ago. Sales of passport wallets rose 14 percent. Online mall 11st reports luggage sales rising 36 percent. [YONHAP]](https://image.koreajoongangdaily.com/10613571.jpg?imageId=10613571&width=240&height=184&format=webp&format=jpg)
![The website of Hanatour that advertises its new overseas travel package. [SCREEN CAPTURE]](https://image.koreajoongangdaily.com/10628318.jpg?imageId=10628318&width=240&height=184&format=webp&format=jpg)