The Korea Herald

1330 call service still soaring in popularity

Jan 30, 2011

The use of travel call service number 1330, a 24-hour help line for local and international travelers, has jumped 27 percent in 2010 from the previous year, the Korea Tourism Organization said Wednes...
The anti-cruise: No bingo, no karaoke, just fjords

Jan 28, 2011

TROMSOE, Norway (AP) ― In the arms race now gripping the travel industry, there is almost nothing cruise ships will not do to tempt new customers. Some boast of climbing walls, ice skating rinks and...
Botanical gardens on Kauai, the anything-grows Hawaiian island

Jan 28, 2011

At home in soggy Seattle I’m a lackadaisical gardener, yet visiting Kauai has turned me into a garden-loving tourist. Kauai, like its sister Hawaiian islands, is a botanical bonanza. Bathed in the i...
Around the hotels

Jan 28, 2011

W Seoul-Walkerhill The hotel offers two special romance packages. The “W Dreams in Romance” package includes one night stay in the Wonderful room – with balloons and a set-up bath -- a course dinner...
‘Little Russia’: A foodie’s winter haven

Jan 24, 2011

Warm up with comforting food and heady tipples near Dongdaemun With Siberian temperatures and biting winds gripping the peninsula, your motivation to get out and about may be close to zero. But if ...
Skiing in Andorra: Tiny place, tall mountains

Jan 21, 2011

EL TARTER, Andorra (AP) ― It is less than 32 kilometers from border to border. It has two heads of state, a bishop from Spain and the president of France, but its official language is Catalan. Its mo...
New Madrid hotel is absolute garbage

Jan 21, 2011

MADRID (AFP) ― A new hotel has opened in the heart of Madrid proudly declaring that it is complete rubbish. More of a wooden shack than a five-star establishment, the walls of the Beach Garbage Hote...
Jeju’s Yongcheon Cave full of peculiarities

Jan 21, 2011

A maintenance worker planted an electricity pole in Woljeong-ri, Jeju Island in 2005. The next day, the pole was gone. Upon close inspection, he discovered that the pole had sunk into a deep hole wi...
Colombian cops catch cocaine carrier pigeon

Jan 21, 2011

(AP) A drug-smuggling pigeon which played a role in transporting drugs into a prison has been caught by police in Bucaramanga, Colombia, the British Telegraph reported. According to police, the c...
CICI honors Korea image promoters

Jan 18, 2011

Incheon International Airport, the U17 Korean women’s national soccer team, and French scholar Guy Sorman will receive awards Wednesday for promoting Korea’s image. Sponsored and organized by the Co...
Youngest Everest climber to set new record in 2011

Jan 18, 2011

Jordan Romero at 13 became the youngest person to reach the top of Mount Everest. (AP) At the age of 13, Jordan Romero became the youngest person to reach the peak of Mount Everest in 2010. Romero,...
Gyeongju to host UNWTO meeting in Oct.

Jan 17, 2011

The Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism said Monday historic city Gyeongju will host the 19th General Assembly of the United Nations World Tourism Organization, one of the largest meetings in the...
Tourists overrun Haneda international terminal

Jan 14, 2011

A surprising name recently has joined the pantheon of popular Tokyo tourist spots―Haneda Airport’s international terminal. Since the international terminal opened in October, it has been inundated w...
Traveling for business in Germany, and enjoying it

Jan 14, 2011

NEW YORK ― I practice intellectual-property law in New York, but as a dual U.S.-German national, I have considerable cross-border work, which is why I go back and forth quite often. I have a working ...
Voting campaign launched to pitch Jeju for ‘New7Wonders of Nature’

Jan 13, 2011

JEJU ISLAND ― South Korea has launched a campaign to encourage people to vote for Jeju Island in an initiative to list seven natural wonders of the world. The island is one of the final 28 global ca...