Celebrating Lunar New Year with Delightful and Diverse Cultural Events Across the Globe

Jan 24, 2025

The Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism (Minister YU In Chon, MCST) announced that it will host a wide range of cultural events at the 22 Korean Cultural Centers (KCCs) in 20 countries across the globe to celebrate the Lunar New Year, or Seollal. This year’s Seollal events will provide opportunities for people around the world to experience Korea’s traditional New Year festivities, such as sebae (bowing before older relatives), tteokguk (rice cake soup), seolbim (putting on new clothes for Seollal), and traditional games.

Korea Records 810,000 Cruise Visitors in 2024

Jan 23, 2025

Korea welcomed a total of 810,000 tourists aboard 414 cruise ships in 2024, nearly tripling and doubling the numbers of its tourists and cruise ships year-on-year from 273,000 and 203, respectively. This is an exceptional feat for Korea compared to the global growth in cruise tourism by 1.13x during the same period.

Korea Grand Sale 2025, Revitalizing Inbound Tourism and Domestic Markets

Jan 15, 2025

The Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism (Minister Yu In Chon, MCST), in collaboration with the Visit Korea Committee (Chairman Lee Boo Jin, VKC), will host the Korea Grand Sale 2025 from January 15 (Wednesday) to February 28 (Friday). On January 15 (Wednesday), the opening day, Vice Minister visited the OnDream Society (Seoul) to meet with the representatives of the participating businesses, hear their feedback, and offer words of encouragement. She also toured the shopping and tourism district in Myeong-dong and welcomed international tourists at the Welcome Center.

Announcing “Top 60 Free Bicycle Tour Routes” Leveraging Local Tourism Resources

Dec 24, 2024

On December 23 (Wednesday), the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism (Minister Yu In Chon, MCST) announced its selection of “Top 60 Free Bicycle Tour Routes” under the aim to promote a bicycle travel culture that can be enjoyed by anyone and to reactivate regional tourism and economies by connecting the diverse regional tourism content of Korea.

11 Stars of K-Tourism that Shined in 2024

Dec 23, 2024

The Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism (Minister YU In Chon, MCST) and the Korea Tourism Organization (Acting President SEO Young Choong, KTO) hosted the 2024 Korea Tourism Awards. Minister YU visited the award-winning locations in person to celebrate and support the tourism industry. The Korea Tourism Awards, now in its 14th year, have recognized outstanding tourism resources and organizations that have contributed to the development of Korean tourism since their inception in 2010. Winners are selected based on evaluations of recommendations from the public, local governments, and experts.