Visit Korea Committee Activities

The Korea Grand Sale 2025 Kicks Off: A Sneak Peek into the Opening of the Ultimate Festival of Shopping, Culture, and Tourism!
Korea Grand Sale 2025, the ultimate 45-day festival, has begun! (Jan 15 – Feb 28, 2025) Get ready for Korea's most extensive shopping, culture, and tourism festival! Yesterday, the grand opening of Korea Grand Sale 2025 took place at the ONDREAM SOCIETY. Even the Vice Minister of Culture, Sports, and Tourism joined the event to show their support for the success of this incredible festival! From the exclusive shopping deals to the Welcome Center open for foreign visitors and vivid reviews on the available convenience services, the opening ceremony was packed with valuable information. Get a sneak peek into what’s in store! Roundtable Meeting Tourism businesses and foreign visitors came together to share information and experiences: Businesses introduced the top benefits of the Korea Grand Sale 2025, and visitors shared their firsthand reviews of the convenience services and special offers. From unbeatable shopping deals to valuable tourist information, the opening event was beneficial for everyone! The opening ceremony revealed why Korea Grand Sale 2025 is the year's most anticipated festival!   Site Tour After the Roundtable Meeting, participants took a journey through OLIVE YOUNG and SHOE MARKER, discovering the exclusive convenience services tailored for foreign tourists. They also indulged in a delightful shopping experience at the iconic Line Friends Square!   Welcome Center Tour The Myeongdong Welcome Center opened its doors to kick off the festival and has been flooded with visitors since day one! The very first visitor to the Myeongdong Welcome Center was presented with a special Welcome Kit! An AI Photo Booth, the Lucky Crane, and other events and programs await visitors at the Welcome Center. Enjoy more benefits at the Welcome Center, which is open daily during the event from January 15 to February 28. If you plan to travel to Korea this winter, make your trip extra special with the special deals offered by the Korea Grand Sale 2025! #KoreaGrandSale #OpeningCeremony #SceneSketch
Date : 2025/02/14 | Views : 3278
#KoreaGrandSale2025 #WelcomeCenter Want to Double Your Fun in Korea? Visit the Welcome Center!
Get ready – Korea Grand Sale 2025 is here! From January 15 to February 28, experience 45 days of non-stop excitement with Korea’s largest shopping, culture, and tourism festival exclusively for foreign visitors! The Korea Grand Sale brings unbeatable discounts and benefits for everything you need – flights and transportation, shopping, accommodations, food and dining, beauty and health services, unique cultural experiences, convenient services, and more. If you are a foreigner traveling to Korea, don’t miss out on the exclusive offers prepared by the Korea Grand Sale! Korea Grand Sale Welcome Center If you are visiting Korea this winter, this is a must-visit place for you. Today, we present to you the Korea Grand Sale Welcome Center, your ultimate travel hub! ⓒ Korea Grand Sale   The Korea Grand Sale Welcome Center is a tourist information center that provides travel information along with discount benefits and tourism services for tourists visiting Korea. At the Welcome Center, you can easily check out incredible deals from participating businesses by simply tapping on the kiosk, enjoy convenient services, including luggage storage and interpretation services, and dive into K-Content with unique programs and live events only available at the Welcome Center. The Welcome Center is ONLY open during the Korea Grand Sale, so be sure to stop by for an unforgettable experience this winter!   Welcome Center Visitors’ Event   ⓒ Korea Grand Sale   Every corner of the Welcome Center is a photo spot. Turn up the fun with plentiful benefits and ten special events available at the Welcome Center!   EVENT ① Korea Grand Sale 3-STEP Event STEP ① STEP ② STEP ③ 참여방법 Stop by the Main Welcome Center Follow the KGS official account Share a post of your visit to the Main Welcome Center 경품 and get a KGS coupon package full of shopping benefits for a red pepper paste travel kit for cooking K-Foods and get a chance to step into the photo booth to create your own character   EVENT ② Korea Grand Sale Survey Event Complete the Korea Grand Sale Survey and win gifts through the Lucky Crane experience.   EVENT ③ Receipt Event Bought something near the Welcome Center? Bring your receipt to the Welcome Center and claim traditional Korean souvenirs based on your purchase price. And there’s more. Show your TAX REFUND or reimbursement receipt and get a free eco bag – no purchase price minimum required!   EVENT ④ Experience Yunnori and New Year Fortune-Telling! Playing Yunnori during family gatherings is a cherished New Year tradition in Korea. At the Welcome Center, you can experience this Korean tradition by playing Yunnori, a classic New Year’s game. Toss the Yut sticks and find out what fortune awaits you in 2025! This event happens three times a day.   EVENT ⑤ Travel Convenience in Korea Skip the lines at popular eateries in Korea and enjoy hassle-free dining! During the Korea Grand Sale, you can even enjoy special benefits at more than 400 restaurants nationwide. Use this service during the Korea Grand Sale and win a surprise freebie at the Welcome Center. Where to Find the Welcome Center The Welcome Centers for the Korea Grand Sale 2025 are located at top tourist attractions, including Myeongdong, Hongdae, and Seongsu. ⓒ Korea Grand Sale   Myeongdong Welcome Center Location: Outdoor Square in front of Myeongdong Theater Open Dates: Jan 15 (Wed) – Feb 28 (Fri), 2025 (45 days) Open Hours: 11:00-19:00 Daily Getting There Myeongdong Station Exit 6 (5-minute walk) Euljiro 1(il)-ga station Exit 6 (6-minute walk)   Hub Centers Meyongdong Neoguri’s Ramen Shop Location: 139 Toegye-ro, Jung-gu, Seoul Hongdae BEAUTY PLAY * Closed every Sunday Location: 16 Jandari-ro, Mapo-gu, Seoul (2F-5F) Gangnam Ktown4u COEX Location: 513 Yeongdong-daero, Gangnam-gu, Seoul (2F-4F) Jamsil Lotte Duty Free World Tower Location: 300 Olympic-ro, Songpa-gu, Seoul (Lotte World Mall Avenuel 8F-9F) Seongsu MONEY BOX Location: 16 Yeonmujang 5ga-gil, Seongdong-gu, Seoul (1F) Open Dates: Jan 15 (Wed) – Feb 28 (Fri), 2025 (45 days) Open Hours: 11:00-18:00 Daily
Date : 2025/02/14 | Views : 2223
2024 KOREA BEAUTY FESTIVAL Hub Centers
[Hongdae] “What is the most energetic place in Seoul?” Most people of Seoul would answer this question with "Hongdae." Fuel up for your trip in Hongdae, experiencing the dreams and challenges of young people. A special K-beauty pop-up store opened in the outdoor space of HD Cafe in Hongdae from June 1 through 9. From hair and makeup touch-up services and makeup consulting to a personal color self-analysis photo zone, digital instant tattoo experience, and makeup demonstration show! We hope you completed your special look at the pop-up store in Hongdae, a Gen-Z hot spot.   [Seongsu] Diverse and distinct destinations in Seoul! What makes Seongsu so special? Seongsu can be encapsulated by the word “fashion.” You can meet various individuals in Seongsu, a haven for fashion enthusiasts who express their own unique styles. It's not too much to say that you can see Korea's current fashion trends in Seongsu. At the KOREA BEAUTY FESTIVAL Seongsu Center, an experience program for participants to receive K-fashion tips and create their own photo collection was provided from June 1 to 30. You will have received a styling guide at the Seongsu Center during this time. It offered a special photo shoot session by helping participants to find their own best style and look. At the Seongsu Center, clothing brands Essential by EQL and London Underground and eye wear brand Carin provided a variety of fashion items. Participants had the chance to try on their favorite fashion items and create special merchandise items with their photo collections! Other special programs were also offered, including a Styling Class and Image Consulting Class.   [Myeongdong] Myeong-dong is one of the most popular shopping destinations in Seoul! More and more people are visiting Myeong-dong to experience the various aspects of Seoul. In addition to being recognized as a haven for shopping lovers, it is also known as one of the most popular destinations for tourists. As Y2K nostalgia emerges among Gen Z, you can observe the current trends of Korean young people in Myeong-dong. Have you enjoyed the special discount and giveaway benefits offered at the KOREA BEAUTY FESTIVAL? Visitors to the Myeongdong Center from June 17 through 30 with a receipt of purchase worth KRW 50,000 or more were presented with a unique limited-edition makeup pouch from the KOREA BEAUTY FESTIVAL. A special stamp tour was also held around the beauty shops and duty-free stores in Myeong-dong. Tourists who visited the Myeongdong Center, received the stamp collection paper, and completed the stamp collection by visiting the required stores were given an opportunity for a lucky draw for as many times as the number of stamps they collected! A roulette event was also held just twice a day over the weekends of June 21–23 and June 28–30. We hope you had the chance to visit the Myeongdong Center, try spinning the roulette board, make a special memory, and receive abundant gifts!
Date : 2024/08/09 | Views : 3525
2024 KOREA BEAUTY FESTIVAL and Hub Centers Opened
The Hongdae and Seongsu Centers opened concurrently with the opening of the KOREA BEAUTY FESTIVAL on June 1, 2024. The Hongdae Center was operated under the theme of hair and makeup, and the Seongsu Center was operated as a special fashion-themed pop-up store. On the opening day, the Visit Korea Year 2023–2024 Volunteer Program (K-TravelMate) was streamed live on Instagram to announce the opening of the KOREA BEAUTY FESTIVAL hub centers and introduce the experience programs and facilities in each center. K-TravelMate offered experiences of K-fashion tips, a photo zone and photo shoot, and photo key ring and look-book postcard making activities at the Seongsu Center, and makeup analysis and touch-up service, personal color self-testing, photo zone, and digital tattoos at the Hongdae Center, and introduced the programs and services through a livestream on Instagram.   [Seongsu]   [Hongdae] To watch the livestream, check out VKC’s official Instagram and YouTube channel! Culture, Sports and Tourism Minister Yu In-chon visited the Hongdae Center to congratulate the opening of the KOREA BEAUTY FESTIVAL and its hub centers, and welcome foreign tourists to Korea. Minister Yu joined in the experience of beauty programs at the K-Beauty Exhibition Hall and Personal Color Experience Hall along with foreign influencers and watched the “K-pop Idol Makeup Show”. We thank you for all your support for the KOREA BEAUTY FESTIVAL throughout the month of June, and will see you next year with even greater benefits and fun!
Date : 2024/08/09 | Views : 3135
2024 Korea Grand Sale Special Experience Promotion
For the 2024 Korea Grand Sale, a special experience promotion was operated under the six themes of K-beauty, K-food, K-pop, K-esports, K-heritage, and K-performance to provide tourists visiting Korea with an opportunity to enjoy special experiences. First, under the theme of K-beauty, two experience events were held! These were the K-beauty makeup experience with a professional makeup artist at the MISSHA PLUS Myeong-dong Mega Store and the personal color test at Beauty Play in Myeong-dong. The participants upgraded their beauty with help from experts! Second, for K-food, a number of cooking classes were held. From a cooking class to make Kyochon fried chicken sauce following a tour of Gwangjang market to making Gimbap and Japchae at O’Kitchen Studio by Ottogi, and finally a class to learn to cook Gungjung Tteokbokki from an expert of Korean cuisine at the main store of Shinsegae Department Store! Participants had the opportunity to take their knowledge and skills to the next level for cooking delicious Hansik, or traditional Korean food, through the cooking classes. For K-pop, the third theme, an experience program was provided that included a tour to the In The Soop shooting site for the global star boy groups BTS and Seventeen, as well as vocal and dance classes by professional trainers to give global K-pop fans a satisfactory experience. The fourth theme was K-esports, which is the new and emerging K-culture. With a visit to an LCK match at the esports stadium and tour of the office building of NCSOFT, the participants enjoyed a new experience of Korea’s esports. The fifth was K-heritage! Experiencing Korea’s traditional winter teas and sweet snacks at Kohojae of Korea House, foreign tourists could enjoy a relaxing time away from the cold winter in Korea. Last was K-performance! This was an experience promotion program for a coupon event at the Welcome Center. The event winners enjoyed Musical Chef at Myungbo Art Hall. We hope that the K-culture experience promotion of the 2024 Korea Grand Sale has provided unforgettable memories for many foreign tourists! We hope you'll be just as excited about the K-culture promotion for the 2025 Korea Grand Sale, which will offer even greater benefits and fun!
Date : 2024/08/09 | Views : 2710