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Do you know what happened at Yeouido Airport on August 18, 1945? To celebrate the 70th anniversary of Korea’s liberation from Japanese rule, Seoul will put a C-47 aircraft on display at Yeouido Park. The airplane is same model as the one that independence fighters, including Kim Koo, Chang Chun-ha, and Yun Gyeong-bin, took from...   Read more

One thousand intra-city buses in Seoul have been transformed into messengers promoting Seoul tourism, and will begin traveling all over Seoul from August 15, 2015. The Seoul Metropolitan Government will deploy intra-city buses wrapped with the message “Now is the time, Visit Seoul!” in three languages (English, Korean “서울관광, 지금 이 때다!,” and Chinese: “就是现在,...   Read more

The mayor of Seoul is pulling out all the stops to promote the recovery of the MICE industry in Seoul, which has become stagnant due to the recent MERS outbreak. First, the city is offering a special three-in-one package that includes one meal, a bus tour, and a special performance. For the meal, KRW 10,000...   Read more

Once a year, an overnight festival showcasing the culture of Seoul is held in the city. This year, the 8th Seoul Culture Night will be held from August 28 (Fri) to 29 (Sat) in various parts of Seoul, including Seoul Plaza and the Dongdaemun Design Plaza (DDP). Seoul Culture Night, held for the eighth time...   Read more

On August 5, 2015, the last day of his trip to China, Seoul Mayor Park Won Soon held the “Day of Seoul” event on the streets of Wangfujing, the busiest district in Beijing, to promote tourism in Seoul. Joining in the festivities were Kangta, a South Korean pop singer who is considered one of the...   Read more

Following his visits to Guangzhou and Beijing to revitalize the stagnated tourism industry in Seoul in the aftermath of the city’s MERS epidemic, Seoul Mayor Park Won Soon went to Beijing to meet with Beijing Mayor Wang Anshun on August 4, 2015. While there, Mayor Park promoted tourism in Seoul in various ways, including a...   Read more

On August 3, Seoul Mayor Park Won Soon and Jeju Governor Won Hee-Ryong engaged in tourism marketing in Shanghai, China, in an effort to reverse the significant decline in Chinese tourists to Korea caused by the 70-day MERS crisis. Statistics show that Seoul and Jejudo Island are the two destinations in Korea most favored by...   Read more

From August 2 to 6, Seoul Mayor Park Won Soon will visit the three major cities in China—Beijing, China’s administrative capital; Shanghai, the economic capital; and Guangzhou, the source of most Chinese tourists to Korea. As the head of the Tourism Measure Headquarters, Mayor Park will visit these cities in an effort to attract Chinese...   Read more

Starting with 80 neighborhoods in 13 autonomous districts, neighborhood community service centers in Seoul will be transformed into resident-centered welfare bases providing integrated health and welfare services through resident participation. The staff of these service centers will visit the homes of local residents, and the number of social welfare workers and visiting nurses has already...   Read more