Tag: Korean tourists
Two Korean tourists in Northern Thailand dead after golfing accident
Juergen T Steinmetz- December 27, 2018 11:08The two Korean couples arrived in Thailand on Christmas Eve for a holiday. Now the two men are dead after drowning in a golfing accident in Northern Thailand. When playing ... Read More
Guam Tourism controlled by United Airlines and Kim Jong-un
Juergen T Steinmetz- September 26, 2017 01:18Yesterday, I traveled on a United Airlines flight from Shanghai to Guam. The plane was almost empty, perhaps 15 passengers on board. Looking at reservation load and seat maps on ... Read More
Korea arrivals in Guam shatter all records
editor- September 13, 2013 19:05TUMON, Guam - In 1996, at the height of travel and tourism on Guam, the island welcomed over 194,000 visitors from Korea, the most we have seen from this source ... Read More
Korean visitor arrivals to Guam up 45 percent
editor- June 7, 2013 04:45TUMON, Guam - Calendar year 2012 proved to be a record-breaking year for arrivals to Guam. The island welcomed over 1.3 million visitors, a level not seen since the mid ... Read More
Korean tourists injured in speedboat crash off Pattaya
editor- April 24, 2013 09:02PATTAYA, Thailand - The alleged driver of a speedboat involved in a crash off Pattaya on Sunday that seriously injured many South Korean tourists has contacted police to arrange for ... Read More
US and Korea to announce reciprocal trusted traveler agreement
editor- June 9, 2012 04:55WASHINGTON— Secretary of Homeland Security Janet Napolitano, U.S. Customs and Border Protection Acting Commissioner David V. Read More
Kidnapped Korean tourists released in Egypt
editor- February 13, 2012 07:1129 hours after they were kidnapped in Egypt's Sinai peninsula, three Koreans tourists have been safely released. Read More
Gunmen kidnap 3 Korean tourists, local guide in Sinai Peninsula
editor- February 11, 2012 06:07Egyptian security chief for the Sinai Peninsula Major-General Mohammed Naguib announced on Friday that armed tribesmen had kidnapped three Korean tourists and their Egyptian guide. Read More
Korean Airlines flies in 120 tourists to Kenya
editor- January 17, 2012 10:30(eTN) - In another first, Jomo Kenyatta International Airport (JKIA) on Sunday received the first plane load of Korean tourists, flown into the country by Korean Airlines. Read More
Philippines wants more Korean tourists
editor- December 26, 2011 06:41MANILA, Philippines — Inspired by the influx of over 750,000 Korean visitors in the first 10 months of the year, Department of Tourism (DoT) Secretary Ramon Jimenez Jr. Read More
Koreans look to Seychelles for happy honeymoons
editor- July 21, 2011 05:36There are many places in the world that can be referred to as hot honeymoon destinations, and the Seychelles is definitely courting the top of such a list. Read More
2 Korean tourists face drug raps
editor- May 18, 2009 05:25MANILA, Philippines — Prosecutors have charged two South Korea tourists before the Manila Regional Trial Court (RTC) for allegedly illegally possessing banned drugs. Read More