Domestic and international tourists watch the traditional changing-of-the-guard ceremony at Gyeongbok Palace in central Seoul, Dec. 19. Yonhap
Korea unlikely to attain ambitious goal of attracting 20 million inbound tourists by end-of-year
By Lee Hae-rin
Korea will consider a pilot program next year allowing Chinese tour groups to enter the country without a visa, as part of efforts to recover from setbacks in the tourism sector caused by President Yoon Suk Yeol’s brief imposition of martial law and subsequent impeachment, the government said Thursday.
The initiative, aimed at boosting the nation’s tourism industry, was revealed during a meeting led by acting President Han Duck-soo at the National Museum of Korea in Yongsan District,…














