South Korea received around 220,000 tourists during the festival and 40% was from China. Yin Yue tells us why it’s such a popular destination.
One of the advantages of being near China is the influx of tourists.For example, during the spring festival break that just passed, South Korea received more than 90,000 Chinese tourists, a third higher than last year, and they tend to be big shoppers.
It’s easy to see why so many are choosing to visit South Korea. Seoul is just a two hour flight away from Beijing, visas are relatively easy and the popularity of South Korean culture are just some factors behind the jump in Chinese tourist numbers. Of the 12 million tourists to South Korea last year, 4.3 million were Chinese tourists, overtaking Japan to become the largest tourist origin.
Source: CCTV
