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Saipan Tourism Crisis: The Outpost That Replaced Paradise

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.

New York Reported 65 Million Visitors. But Is It Really Talking to the Korean Market?

Jungchan Lee l The Travel News 여행레저신문 New York’s latest tourism numbers are impressive by any standard.The city says it welcomed 65 million visitors in...

Cruise Series ② Why Korean Travel Agencies Still Sell Cruises Like Cabin Inventory

In a market that should be selling experience, the industry has spent too long just moving rooms — and that is why cruise has...

[The Travel News Special Series] Saipan Tourism at the Edge: Conditions for Revival

Part 1. The Paradise We Knew Is Dead: Strategic Arrogance and Brand Suicide Jungchan Lee | Publisher, The Travel News 여행레저신문April 20, 2026 Philip Kotler, the...

Cruise Series ① Why Korea’s Cruise Market Still Has Not Fully Taken Shape

South Korea is one of the world’s most active outbound travel markets — so why has cruise still failed to take root as a...

Korean Temples ① Bongeunsa

A Thousand-Year Temple in the Middle of Gangnam There are places in Seoul that seem to belong to two different civilizations at once. Bongeunsa is...

Walking Korea’s Mountains ① Gwanaksan

Gwanaksan: Where Seoul Ends and Korea’s Mountain Spirit Begins By Manjae William Lee | The Travel News There are cities that keep their mountains at a...

[Travel Korea] Jongmyo: Where Seoul Still Whispers to the Dead

In the heart of the capital, Joseon survives not in spectacle, but in silence By Dr. Howard JohnsonCultural Historian, UK There are places in Seoul that...

Wyndham Goseong Gangwon: A ‘Grand Opening’ Stripped of Content—Hubris or Systematic Collapse?

Wyndham Goseong Gangwon has officially opened its doors, but the market is left with more questions than answers. With no architectural renderings, no...

Growth Is Over. The Industry Is Being Reshaped.

As the travel industry approaches 2026, a flood of “trend forecasts” has emerged. Major players such as HanaTour, the Korea Tourism Organization, Skyscanner,...

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