Hanatour launches real-time travel info-sharing chat app

Hanatour launches real-time travel info-sharing chat app

South Korea's leading travel agency Hanatour Service Inc. has launched the location-based travel-specialized open chat service app called "Hana Open...

Jeju Air to buy 40 fuel-efficient Boeing passenger planes

Jeju Air to buy 40 fuel-efficient Boeing passenger planes

South Korea's largest low-cost carrier Jeju Air Co. will buy 40 next-generation passenger planes and lease 10 other new aircraft from Boeing Co. wit...

Paradise City, Ctrip to jointly launch S.Korean travel packages

Paradise City, Ctrip to jointly launch S.Korean travel packages

Paradise City, an integrated resort in Incheon, announced on Monday that it has partnered with China's largest online travel agency Ctrip to introdu...

Hanwha Group gears up for foray into aviation industry

Hanwha Group gears up for foray into aviation industry

South Korea’s chemicals-to-defense conglomerate Hanwha Group is preparing a bid for domestic low-cost carrier (LCC) Fly Gangwon under court pr...

S.Korea's LG Uplus branches to offer travel services

S.Korea's LG Uplus branches to offer travel services

South Korea's telecom service provider LG Uplus Corp. will start offering travel services at its offline branches. The company on Wednesday said it ...

Budget carriers turn around with highest-ever profits in Q2

Budget carriers turn around with highest-ever profits in Q2

South Korea’s low-cost carriers (LCCs) posted their highest-ever quarterly profits on the back of a surge in international travel as the indus...

Seven out of 10 int'l travelers choose Japan: Yanolja reports

Seven out of 10 int'l travelers choose Japan: Yanolja reports

Osaka, followed by other Japanese cities, is the top international choice for South Korean travelers, while domestically, Jeju Island remains the fa...

KDB girds up for Korean Air-Asiana deal collapse with Plan B

KDB girds up for Korean Air-Asiana deal collapse with Plan B

The state-run Korea Development Bank (KDB) is looking for alternative options to sell Asiana Airlines Inc. to prepare against a possible collapse of...

Air travel from Korea roars back to everywhere, except China

Air travel from Korea roars back to everywhere, except China

Flight routes between South Korea and China, once Korean flag carriers’ most lucrative, have become their white elephant as passengers on the ...

Shinsegae Live Shopping launches first travel product to India in four years

Shinsegae Live Shopping launches first travel product to India in four years

South Korea’s Shinsegae Live Shopping announced on Thursday that it has partnered with Mode Tour to sell travel products to India for the firs...

Korean Air’s operating profit falls to $360 mn in Q2 2023

Korean Air’s operating profit falls to $360 mn in Q2 2023

Korean Air Lines Co.’s operating profit in the second quarter fell over 30% from the same period last year in line with market consensus.Consi...

CJ Logistics to enter global pharmaceutical transportation market

CJ Logistics to enter global pharmaceutical transportation market

South Korea’s CJ Logistics on Wednesday said it obtained the certification CEIV Pharma, or the Center of Excellence for Independent Validators...

MyRealTrip launches restaurant reservation service in Japan

MyRealTrip launches restaurant reservation service in Japan

South Korea's travel app MyRealTrip announced that it partnered with the Japanese accommodation and restaurant reservation platform Ikyu, becoming t...

Korea’s outbound travelers spend 20% more on-year in H1: BC Card

Korea’s outbound travelers spend 20% more on-year in H1: BC Card

South Korea’s outbound travelers spent 19.8% more in the first half of this year compared with a year ago amid a revival in overseas tourism, ...

KAI opens office in Polish Air Force base

KAI opens office in Polish Air Force base

South Korea's leading aerospace manufacturer Korea Aerospace Industries (KAI) announced that it opened its sixth overseas base on Wednesday at the 2...

Korean Air resumes flights from Busan to Japan after three-year suspension

Korean Air resumes flights from Busan to Japan after three-year suspension

Korean Air Lines Co., the largest airline and flag carrier of South Korea, said on Tuesday that it would resume its operations on the Busan-Fukuoka ...

S.Korea-Japan flights outpace Gimpo-Jeju in H1 2023

S.Korea-Japan flights outpace Gimpo-Jeju in H1 2023

As Japan eased its border restrictions at the end of last year, the number of passengers on routes between South Korea and Japan in the first half o...

Hyundai Wia completes flying drone interception test

Hyundai Wia completes flying drone interception test

Hyundai Wia Corp., an auto parts and defense unit of Hyundai Motor Group, announced on Thursday that the first shooting trial of its anti-drone syst...

Hanatour sees surge of package tourists in June

Hanatour sees surge of package tourists in June

South Korea’s top travel agency Hanatour Service Inc. saw a dramatic 661% increase in package tourists in June from the previous year, recordi...

LCC Air Premia to be jointly managed by two PE firms

LCC Air Premia to be jointly managed by two PE firms

Air Premia Inc., a South Korean low-cost carrier, will be jointly managed by two Seoul-based private equity firms – JC Partners and AP Holding...

Jeju Air becomes 1st S.Korean LCC to surpass 100 mn passenger mark

Jeju Air becomes 1st S.Korean LCC to surpass 100 mn passenger mark

South Korea's low-cost carrier (LCC) Jeju Air Co. on Sunday said its cumulative number of passengers exceeded 100 million 17 years after the company...

EU temporarily halts probe of Korean Air-Asiana merger

EU temporarily halts probe of Korean Air-Asiana merger

Europe's antitrust regulator has temporarily suspended its investigation into the proposed merger of Korean Air Lines Co. and Asiana Airlines Inc. a...

Korean Air to use bio-jet fuel on international flights

Korean Air to use bio-jet fuel on international flights

Korean Air Lines Co. announced on Thursday that it will start operating bio-jet fuel flights in partnership with GS Caltex Corp., marking the first ...

Interpark Triple sees surge in sales of Japan tours, activities

Interpark Triple sees surge in sales of Japan tours, activities

Sales of Japan tour and activity products to South Korean travelers have surged in recent weeks, driven by an increase in the number of independent ...

Korean Air delivers AH-6 helicopter fuselage to Boeing

Korean Air delivers AH-6 helicopter fuselage to Boeing

Korean Air Lines Co. announced on Monday that it has delivered the initial production units of AH-6 helicopter fuselages for the AH-6 project awarde...

Lotte considering opening In-N-Out Burger stores in S.Korea

Lotte considering opening In-N-Out Burger stores in S.Korea

One of US' leading burger brands, In-N-Out, is considering entering the South Korean market. After recently opening a pop-up store in Seoul, the bur...

Kia starts delivering electric SUV EV9 to customers

Kia starts delivering electric SUV EV9 to customers

Kia Corp. announced on Sunday that its first large-scale electrified sport utility vehicle (SUV), the EV9, will be available for delivery to custome...

Hanwha to reveal S.Korean rocket Nuri, UAM techs in Paris

Hanwha to reveal S.Korean rocket Nuri, UAM techs in Paris

South Korea’s chemicals-to-defense conglomerate Hanwha Group plans to showcase its cutting-edge technology, specifically those applied to home...

Japanese travelers top list of reservations to visit Seoul during BTS Festa

Japanese travelers top list of reservations to visit Seoul during BTS Festa

Trip.com, a South Korean travel platform, announced on Wednesday that the most frequent overseas travelers to Seoul during the “BTS Festa&rdqu...

Seoul is fourth most searched global city for summer travel: survey

Seoul is fourth most searched global city for summer travel: survey

The South Korean capital of Seoul is surging in global popularity as a summer travel destination amid the first peak summer season since COVID-19 we...

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