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Declined cards, reservation hassles: Digital barriers still undermine the Korea travel experience

Foreign tourists in Korea face challenges with payment systems requiring local cards or accounts, despite a surge in visitor numbers, prompting calls for improved digital infrastructure to enhance travel experiences.

2026.5.12

Holiday Time

Passengers flock to Gimpo International Airport in Gangseo District, western Seoul, on Wednesday, a day before the six-day Chuseok holiday begins.

2023.9.27

Most popular

People who entered Korea from abroad line up to get tested for Covid-19 at Incheon Internation Airport on Sunday. [NEWS1]

Incoming travelers need to take PCR tests within a day

Starting Monday, all travelers entering Korea will have to get a PCR test within a day of arrival as part of tighter measures to deal with the BA.5 Omicron subvariant.

2022.7.24

Getaway

International travelers wait in a long line to check their baggage at Incheon International Airport on Sunday. Incheon International Airport Corporation estimates about 86,000 passengers per day will use the airport from July 22 until Aug. 10...

2022.7.24

Up, up and away

Passengers wait in long lines to check in at the boarding area at Terminal 1 of Incheon International Airport on Sunday. Since the Korean government did away with a mandatory seven-day quarantine for vaccinated arrivals from other countries...

2022.3.27

A medical worker talks to a coronavirus-infected patient via video link at Seongnam Citizens Medical Center in Seongnam, Gyeonggi, on Friday. The patient is being treated at home with Paxlovid, Covid-19 treatment pills developed by U.S. pharmaceutical giant Pfizer. [YONHAP]

PCR tests reserved for special groups in Omicron areas

Starting next Wednesday, free polymerase chain reaction (PCR) tests for Covid will only be available to high-risk groups such as the elderly in Gwangju, South Jeolla, Pyeongtaek and Anseong, where the Omicron variant is now dominant.

2022.1.21

Close to home

The domestic terminal of Gimpo International Airport is crowded with travelers on Sunday. As overseas travel was shut down due to Covid-19 , travelers increasingly choose domestic travel instead.

2021.4.25

A view of Gangwon's Hongcheon County filled with leaves turning colors. [YONHAP]

Fall Travel Week gets the chop, safe travel promoted instead

Think once more about safety if you are planning to take a trip anywhere to soak up the fall spirit — this is the message from the Korean government.

2020.10.22

The cover of Ryeowook's new single 'Calendar.' [CLEF]

Circle the date on your 'Calendar,' Ryeowook just dropped a new track

Fans of K-pop boy band Super Junior’s Ryeowook are scrambling to download and stream the singer’s new release “Calendar,” which dropped at noon along with a music video. “Calendar” is a special ballad solo which ...

2020.10.16

An official poster to promote no-landing travel to Jeju Island from Taiwan. [KOREA TOURISM ORGANIZATION]

Taiwanese tourists to visit Jeju, without disembarking from plane

International travel is limited, but that doesn’t mean that you can’t get on a plane. To keep the attention of avid travelers in Taiwan, the Korea Tourism Organization (KTO) is bringing them to Jeju without having them get off the plane.

2020.9.17