South Korea’s brand-new traveler magnets

Beopjusa Temple on Songnisan Mountain in Chungcheongbukdo is one of South Korea’s earliest and grandest Buddhist temples. It dates back around 1,500 years.  (Photos: Chairith Yonpiam) South Korea hasactually presented brand-new locations to drawin more Thai travelers as part of bilateral cooperation to spur tourist in both nations. This year marks the 65th anniversary giventhat Thai-Korean diplomatic relations were developed on Oct 1,1958 The nations have close financial, social and cultural ties through the soft power of their tourist, food and homeentertainment markets. Before the start of Covid-19 in 2019, around 570,000 Thai travelers headed to South Korea each year. After the relieving of Covid-19 limitations, South Korea revealed its preparedness to welcome global travelers under its brand-new “Travel to Korea Begins Again” project. The leading 5 global arrivals to Korea are from the United States, China, Japan, Taiwan and Southeast Asia, with Thailand being the biggest traveler market from this area. Meanwhile, the number of South Korean travelers goingto Thailand throughout the veryfirst 7 months of this year was 982,328, the fourth-largest market after Malaysia (2.5 million), China (2.02 million) and India (997,000). Promoting second-tier cities Besides popular locations such as Seoul in the North and Busan in the South, South Korea likewise desires to promote Chungcheongnamdo (South Chungcheong province) and Chungcheongbukdo (North Chungcheong province) in the main area. Chungcheong Region and the Korea Thailand Communication Centre (KTCC) justrecently hosted a familiarisation journey for the Thai Travel Agents Association (TTAA) and media outlets to checkout highlights of cultural and historic websites and modern-day touristattractions in Daejeon, Sejong, Chungbuk and Chungnam cities. The opening event of the 2023 Cheonan K-Culture Expo held from Aug 11-15 at the Independence Hall of Korea was hosted by Cheonan City. Koreans signupwith a long line to buy bread from Sungsimdang at Daejeon Station, the most well-known bakeshop in Daejeon, South Korea. Kim Jung-soo, supervisor of Cheongju International Airport, informed the Bangkok Post that giventhat T’way Air, a low-priced airlinecompany, released everyday direct flights from Cheongju International Airport in Cheongju City, the capital of Chungcheongbukdo, on April 27 to Don Mueang International Airport, about 150-200 Korean travelers now checkout Thailand daily. With the low-priced airlinecompany link, he hopes more travelers from Thailand, particularly group trips and those looking at medical or health tourist, will checkout Chungcheong, he stated. “Cheongju International Airport is in the centre of the nation, so it has the benefit of< being geographically outstanding. International arrivals at Cheongju International Airport are increasing progressively because it is likewise easy to travel from the Chungcheong location to Seoul," he stated. History, culture come alive Pattama Raksakiat, basic supervisor of KTCC, stated one of the highlights of Chungcheong is the Cheongnamdae Presidential Villa. The rentalproperty was developed in 1983 by then-president Chun Doo-hwan, who participatedin the conclusion event of Daecheong Dam in 1980 and was mesmerized by the landscapes around Daecheongho Lake. It motivated him to have the rentalproperty constructed in the main area. Located on the foot of Deoksungsan Mountain, Sudeoksa Temple is one of the earliest temples in Korea. It was likewise one of the really coupleof temples which were not damaged throughout the Japanese intrusions of Korea in the 16th century. Cheongnamdae Villa covers an location of 1,825,000m² and includes a primary structure, golf variety, heliport, and fishing location. It has invited 6 presidents over the past 20 years. The residen
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