Korea Tourism Organization-Manila highlight visa-free entry programs, transit tours
The Manila Office of the Korea Tourism Organization (KTO) is promoting programs for tourists and transiting passengers to South Korea, including visa-free entry and free transit tours.
KTO Manila partnered with the Incheon International Airport Corp. to organize the Korea Transit Tour Seminar last March 15 to raise awareness about the benefits Filipinos traveling to South Korea can get.
There are currently two kinds of visa-free entry programs when transiting in Korea: a 30-day visa-free period for passengers with visas for the United States, Canada, Australia, New Zealand and 32 European Union countries, and a three-day period for general transfers going to a country not included in the former classification.
For passengers availing of the latter visa-free entry program to be eligible, they must book a Free Transit or K-Stopover tour.
According to KTO Manila, the paid K-Stopover tour is for passengers with a stopover between 24 and 72 hours, while the Free Transit tour is for passengers with layovers under 24 hours (though some attractions charge admission fees).