Korea Joongang Daily
Korea JoongAng Daily

Seoul named Best MICE City by magazine Global Traveler for 10th consecutive year

The city of Seoul was named Best MICE City for the 10th consecutive year by Global Traveler, a U.S. magazine for business travelers.

2024-12-02

JW Marriott Dongdaemun Square Seoul voted best hotel in North Asia by Condé Nast Traveler

JW Marriott Dongdaemun Square Seoul has been selected as the top hotel in Northern Asia by the American travel magazine's annual 2024 Readers' Choice Awards.

2024-10-02

Holiday Time

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

2023-09-27

Global Traveler cites Seoul as best MICE city in the world

Voters chose Seoul as the Best MICE City of 2022 for the eighth year in a row in Global Traveler, a U.S. magazine for business travelers.

2022-12-08

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.

2022-07-24

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...

2022-07-24

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...

2022-03-27

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.

2022-01-21

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.

2021-04-25

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