The Seoul City Wall is more than a historic walking trail. Along Hanyangdoseong, old stone gates, autumn trees, mountain ridges and distant city views reveal a slower Seoul beneath the modern capital. This English feature follows the route from Hyehwamun to Sukjeongmun and Changuimun.
Sri Lanka has made its 30-day tourist ETA free for South Korean travelers, joining a list of 40 countries covered by the new scheme. The policy comes as Sri Lanka steps up its Korea campaign through SITF 2026 and roadshows in Seoul and Busan. Yet the real question is not whether a visa fee has disappeared. It is whether Sri Lanka can overcome high travel costs, limited product differentiation and a marketing style that still speaks more to the trade than to today’s Korean traveler.
The Travel News, a Korea-based travel and tourism media outlet, is significantly expanding its Aviation & Mobility section. The renewed coverage will include airlines, airports, routes, cargo, logistics, aircraft technology, MICE and business travel while strengthening both Korean and English editorial content for domestic and global readers.
Saipan’s tourism crisis did not begin when visitor numbers softened. It began when the island was still strong and failed to prepare its next market. During its peak years, Saipan had the resort brands, Korean demand and market position needed to renew its product, protect pricing power and build new customer segments. Instead, the island relied on old success formulas and entered decline without a clear destination strategy.
Trip.com is expanding its content partnership with The Travel News, a Korea-based specialist travel media outlet. The collaboration reflects a broader shift in the travel industry, where trusted editorial content, search visibility, and market intelligence are becoming as important as booking technology itself.
Saipan’s tourism crisis is no longer a matter of weak promotion or falling visitor numbers. The island lost its premium resort identity as its economic base narrowed, major global brands withdrew and neighboring Tinian regained military importance. The result is a wider economic and strategic crisis.
Jungchan Lee l The Travel News 여행레저신문
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Jungchan Lee | Publisher, The Travel News 여행레저신문April 20, 2026
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