Korea Tourism Organization has begun the year 2013 with the successful completion of the previous year.

The 2010-2012 Visit Korea Year campaign was an achievement as it encouraged overseas tourists to visit Korea. This helped promote Korea’s unique traditional culture, beautiful environment and hidden treasures throughout the world.

Aimed to attract 10 million tourists from overseas by 2012, the country welcomed its 10 millionth visitor on November 21, topping the tourism record for the country. 

Over the years, Korea and India have shared an inseparable link which is reflected in their traditions, culture, heritage, economic, trade and tourism ties. This year 2013 is the 40th anniversary year of diplomatic ties between both the countries.  In this remarkable year, culture and tourism will be the major focus. A month ago, Korean Cultural Center was open in New Delhi. Based on all these changes, a huge leap of visitors is expected from India to Korea. 

“There were 92,000 visitors from India to Korea up till the end of 2012. We expect over 100,000 Indian visitors to Korea in 2013 with opening a new Korean Air route from Incheon International Airport, Korea via Colombo in Sri Lanka to Maldives on March 2013”,  said Mr. Jae-Sang, Lee, Director – Korea Tourism Organization.

Korea offer’s every traveller a special something that could capture and excite them with countless memorable memories when they return home. “We are concentrating on developing tourism between the two countries and accelerating the marketing opportunities to make Korea an ideal holiday destination,” added Mr. Lee.

A total of 42 festivals have been designated as 2013 Culture Tourism Festivals. The selected festivals are expected to enrich the unique colors of Korea and attract many people from all around the world. These festivals will offer an unforgettable opportunity to see many aspects of Korea, ranging from traditional lifestyle and culture to unique foods.

Korea this year will be Asia’s leading sports tourism destination as it is hosting the Special Olympics World Winter Games PyeongChang 2013 that will be held from January 29th to February 5th, 2013 in Pyeongchang, the hub of winter sports and the venue for the 2018 Winter Olympics followed by the World Rowing Championships that will be held between August 25 – September 1 and the opening of a new Taekwondo Park in Muju and the Suncheon Garden Expo.

Korea’s ecological capital, Suncheon is set to host an International Garden Expo – ‘Garden of the Earth’ from 20 April to 20 October, 2013. Suncheon Bay, an area already regarded as one of the world’s top five coastal wetlands is gearing up to host the Expo for the six month period this year.

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