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  'Wanna go get some abalone' Young Tak becomes ambassador of Wando abalone

  SEOUL, Feb. 21 (Yonhap) – S. Korean singer Young Tak, who recently released the new song “Wanna go get some abalone,” will perform as an ambassador for abalone of Wando-gun in South Jeolla Province.
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  Sejong National Arboretum’s ‘When the Camellia Blooms’ exhibition opens online

  SEJONG, Feb. 9 (Yonhap) -- The Sejong National Arboretum announced to release the video of the special exhibition "When the Camellia Blooms" (translated) that is held in the Four Seasons E
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  JNTO releases travel video 'Dramatic Japan' using Japanese dramas in Korean version

  SEOUL, Jan. 28(Yonhap) -- The Japan National Tourism Organization(JNTO) announced on Jan. 28 that it will release a storytelling video of tourism promotion using Japanese dramas, hoping for the resump
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  Wonju Seom River Birch Forest opens 4.5 km Dulle-gil

  WONJU, Jan. 19 (Yonhap) -- The opening ceremony of the Seom River Birch Forest Dulle-gil was held at Chilbong Sports Park in Sanhyeon-ri, Hojeo-myeon, Wonju-si, Gangwon-do on Wednesday.The Seom River
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  The reason behind 20-fold increase in tourists in the remote island of Shinan

  SHINAN, Jan. 11 (Yonhap) -- Gijeom Soakdo is a small island located in Shinan County, South Jeolla Province. Last year alone, 54,000 visited the island. It has increased 20 times higher compared to 2
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  King Muryeong statue ceremony of 360 degrees rotation·birth commemoration

  GONGJU, Jan. 8 (Yonhap) – Many events to mark King Muryeong(462~523), who led Baekje, will be held in Gongju South Chungcheong Province this year. Gongju-si has explained on Jan. 8 that they will hold
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  Jeonju to host Asia-Pacific tourism conference in 2023

  Jeonju-tourism convention Jeonju to host Asia-Pacific tourism conference in 2023JEONJU, South Korea, Jan. 7 (Yonhap) -- South Korea's southwestern city of Jeonju will host next year's annual c
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  BTS Jimin visits Jeju Nuwemaru Street and becomes ‘hot place’

  JEJU, Dec. 29 (Yonhap) -- K-pop superband BTS’s member Jimin visited the Nuwemaru Street in Jeju Island and drew global attention. Jimin posted a photo of him visiting Nuwemaru Street, located in Jeju
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  (LEAD) U.N. Command to resume Panmunjom tours late this month

  (ATTN: UPDATES with ministry's statement in paras 4-6)By Kang Yoon-seung and Song Sang-hoSEOUL, Nov. 18 (Yonhap) -- The U.S.-led U.N. Command (UNC) plans to resume a tour program to the inter-Korean border village of Panmunjom later this month af
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  U.N. Command to resume Panmunjom tours late this month

  By Kang Yoon-seung and Song Sang-hoSEOUL, Nov. 18 (Yonhap) -- The U.S.-led U.N. Command (UNC) plans to resume a tour program to the inter-Korean border village of Panmunjom later this month after a pandemic-driven monthslong hiatus, its officials sai
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  Number of tour agencies dips 6 pct in 2 years amid pandemic

  SEOUL, Nov. 9 (Yonhap) -- The number of travel agencies in South Korea has declined nearly 6 percent over the past two years in the wake of the coronavirus pandemic, industry data showed Tuesday.There
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  2021 Goseong Dinosaur Expo exceeds 500 thousand visitors 1 week before closing

  Over 500,000 people have visited the 2021 Goseong Dinosaur World Expo (Goseong Dinosaur Expo) which will be closed after a week. On Oct. 31, the event’s visitors exceeded 500,000, the organizing commi
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  11월 동남아가 문을 연다...태국·싱가포르 필두 경쟁적 재개방

  (방콕=연합뉴스) 김남권 특파원 = 동남아시아가 코로나19 사태로 꽁꽁 닫혔던 국경 문을 11월부터 본격적으로 연다.관광업이 경제에서 많은 부분을 차지하는 국가들이 적지 않은 만큼, 코로나19로 곤두박질친 경제를 회복시키기 위해 관광업 되살리기에 경쟁적으로 나서는 모양새다.여기에는 재개방이 다른 나라에 뒤쳐질 경우, 관광객 유치 주도권을 빼앗길 수 있다는
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  Six-day food festival 'Taste of Seoul' to start this week

  SEOUL, Oct. 26 (Yonhap) -- The Seoul Metropolitan Government and the Seoul Tourism Organization announced Tuesday that they will hold the second "Taste of Seoul" event from Oct. 29 to Nov.
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  Ananti Namhae, the first to be "Asia's Leading Resort"

  SEOUL, Oct. 25 (Yonhap) -- Ananti Namhae, a hotel located in Nam-myeon, Namhae-gun of South Gyeongsang Province, has been awarded “Asia’s Leading Resort” and “South Korea’s Leading Resort” from “2021
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  [알쏭달쏭 바다세상Ⅲ](38) 고소한 감칠맛 겨울 진미 포항 과메기

  (포항=연합뉴스) 손대성 기자 = "과메기 하면 포항, 포항 하면 과메기 아닌교."경북 포항시민에게 과메기에 관해 물으면 쉽게 들을 수 있는 답이다.경북 동해안을 대표하는 항구도시 포항은 어디서나 쉽게 바다를 접할 수 있고 해산물을 맛볼 수 있다.바닷가 지역답게 싱싱한 활어회, 신선한 해초는 포항을 대표하는 특산물이다.가자미, 강도다리
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  '해외여행 가볼까'…올 8∼9월 인천공항 여객 작년보다 큰 증가

  (서울=연합뉴스) 홍규빈 기자 = 신종 코로나바이러스 감염증(코로나19)에 대응하기 위한 사회적 거리두기를 완화하고 단계적 일상회복을 추진하는 분위기에 힘입어 해외를 오가는 사람들도 다시 늘어나는 추세다. 22일 인천공항공사에 따르면 올해 8월 인천공항 국제선 이용객 수(출발+도착)는 33만8천명으로 작년 8월 23만4천명보다 약 44％ 증가했다.월별 여객
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  Jeju, “Squid Game” Sae-byeok’s dearest dream, is kicking in for tour promotion

  SEOUL, Oct. 21 (Yonhap) -- Jeju Island is launching a global tour marketing as Korea is in the verge of converting into “with COVID-19” step by step. Using the Jeju contents mentioned in “Squid Game,”
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  Korean Air to resume flights to Hawaii next month

  SEOUL, Oct. 20 (Yonhap) -- Korean Air Lines Co., South Korea's biggest carrier, said Wednesday it will resume flights to Hawaii next month after suspending the route for 19 months due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Korean Air made the decision to pree
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  Air Seoul to resume flights to Guam in nearly 2 years

  SEOUL, Oct. 19 (Yonhap) -- Air Seoul Co., a South Korean low-cost carrier, said Tuesday it will resume flights to Guam in December as the country prepares to shift to a phase of "living with COVID-19" next month.Air Seoul will start to pr