South Korea
Grand Hyatt’s 3-year transformation glitters in Seoul
Three years in the making, South Korea's iconic Grand Hyatt Seoul, has unveiled the transformation of its 615 guest rooms and suites.
5 baby-friendly destinations
It is super cost-friendly to travel with a baby, with flight tickets for babies costing only 10% of the adult fare. Contrary to popular belief, travelling with babies is not a painstaking experience (as long as you carry sufficient diapers and snacks).
“Perfect for business and leisure travellers”: Accor opens Mercure Ambassador Ulsan
Accor has announced the opening of its latest Mercure property in Korea this week, with the launch of Mercure Ambassador
Top 5 cultural cities in the world
There is a breed of travellers that seek the uniqueness of the culture of the country they visited. Culture primarily has to do with people and less with places or things. So visiting museums, touring ancient structures, attending festivals, and eating local food does not provide the same experience as becoming a member of the culture itself.
“Strategic and practical sense”: GTA rebrands in Korea
Spanish firm Hotelbeds has revealed that it will be bringing its GTA brand under the Bedsonline umbrella, in Korea, this week.
5 countries with the biggest increase in popularity
Exotic destinations are rising in popularity as travellers are shunning traditional holiday destinations.
Korean Air’s USD 100m collaboration with Delta
Korean Air has announced a brand new connection to the United States, a development the carrier believes is going to generate up to USD100 million.
Hit the Slopes: Klook reveals top five ski destinations
According to Klook’s internal data, ski-related bookings surged 341% year-over-year when comparing November to December 2017 with the same period in 2018.
AVANI signs second hotel in Busan, South Korea
AVANI Hotels & Resorts has announced the signing for its second South Korean property, located in Busan’s city centre.
Seoul becomes Croatia’s first direct far East Asia connection
Korean Air celebrated its inaugural flight from Seoul, South Korea to Zagreb, Croatia on 1 September, marking the first regular service connecting Croatia and Far East Asia directly.
Korean Air lends a helping to Philippines typhoon region
Keeping up its social responsibility goals, Korean Air's volunteer group “Didimdol” (a Korean word for stepping-stone) flew to the Bicol region in Philippines, to perform volunteer work for the local community like every year.
AccorHotels opens world’s 500th Novotel
The Novotel Ambassador Seoul Dongdaemun has opened in South Korea.
Robots to take over our airports by 2030
Robots are set to replace the current airport staff and our air travel may soon be devoid of human contact.
Fleet expansion helps push Vietjet to USD60 million profit in Q1 of 2018
Following the arrival of its first new Airbus A321neo in January, VietJet has released its first financial statement of 2018, which displays a massive year-on-year increase of 146%.
Pair of aces: Klook double down on USD$60 million investment
With news of Klook’s successful round of series C funding, coming at the end of last year, where the in-destination platform secured US$60 million (the largest deal of its kind) to expand their global presence, founder Ethan Lin asserted the company’s intention to develop new products to achieve this aim.
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