As the Middle East respiratory syndrome (MERS) outbreak has subsided, Chinese tourists are slowly beginning to return to Korea.
As the Korean government recently announced an official end to the MERS outbreak in all practical terms, the number of Chinese tourists who intend to travel to Korea, either in groups or individually, has increased dramatically, said Xinhuanet, a Chinese state-run news agency, on Aug. 3. The article was titled, "Chinese tourists' travel to Korea starts to revive."
According to the article, Ctrip, a travel agency, said that the number of mainland Chinese tourists who intend to travel through it to Korea has exceeded 400 per day, the highest number seen since June. The article also said that from July 6 until the end of September the Korean government has waved the visa fee for Chinese tourists travelling in a group and that each tourist can save USD 15.
According to the article, the travel agency launched a package, "The Korean Wave's Return," for individual Chinese tourists beginning in August in cooperation with airlines and hotels in Korea. The discount package covers airplane tickets and hotels in Seoul.
The number of Chinese tourists traveling to Korea is likely to continue to rise due to discounted tickets, lowered lodging costs and visa fee waivers. It also said that expenses to travel to Korea are relatively cheaper now, but that they will return to normal in September.
By Limb Jae-un
Korea.net Staff Writer
Photos courtesy of the Incheon International Airport Corp.
jun2@korea.kr
As the Korean government recently announced an official end to the MERS outbreak in all practical terms, the number of Chinese tourists who intend to travel to Korea, either in groups or individually, has increased dramatically, said Xinhuanet, a Chinese state-run news agency, on Aug. 3. The article was titled, "Chinese tourists' travel to Korea starts to revive."
Xinhuanet, a Chinese news agency, reports on Aug. 3 that the number of Chinese tourists planning trips to Korea is rising again.
According to the article, Ctrip, a travel agency, said that the number of mainland Chinese tourists who intend to travel through it to Korea has exceeded 400 per day, the highest number seen since June. The article also said that from July 6 until the end of September the Korean government has waved the visa fee for Chinese tourists travelling in a group and that each tourist can save USD 15.
According to the article, the travel agency launched a package, "The Korean Wave's Return," for individual Chinese tourists beginning in August in cooperation with airlines and hotels in Korea. The discount package covers airplane tickets and hotels in Seoul.
The number of Chinese tourists traveling to Korea is likely to continue to rise due to discounted tickets, lowered lodging costs and visa fee waivers. It also said that expenses to travel to Korea are relatively cheaper now, but that they will return to normal in September.
A ceremony is held at Incheon International Airport on Aug. 4 as China Southern Airlines returned its number of Incheon-Dalian flights to normal levels. In August, many Chinese airlines reset their number of flights to Korea back to levels seen before the MERS outbreak.
By Limb Jae-un
Korea.net Staff Writer
Photos courtesy of the Incheon International Airport Corp.
jun2@korea.kr
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