Mayfield Hotel Seoul.

Mayfield Hotel Seoul.

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[Asia Economy Reporter Yuri Kim] The hotel industry is unveiling unique Lunar New Year packages in response to the trend of contactless celebrations. With concerns over COVID-19 leading many to spend the holiday individually with their families instead of visiting their hometowns, these packages combine cultural experiences and gifts to help guests enjoy a memorable Lunar New Year holiday.


Hotel Shilla's premium business hotel Shilla Stay announced on the 15th that it will launch the 'Culture Stay' package, which combines a hotel vacation with cultural experiences. Designed with a lifestyle in mind that enjoys both urban hotel stays and cultural activities, the package offers rest at a hotel in Seoul along with visits to art museum exhibitions. Guests can also explore cultural and tourist attractions around the Nakdong River estuary in Busan.


The 'Shilla Culture Stay' package includes a one-night stay, two tickets to the Ttukseom Art Museum, and breakfast for two. It is available until the end of February at Shilla Stay hotels in the Seoul area (Gwanghwamun, Seodaemun, Mapo, Yeoksam, Seocho, Samsung, Guro). The 'West Busan Travel Route' package at Shilla Stay West Busanfeatures a 'local culture' tour with a cultural tourism guide explaining the attractions of Jangnim Port in Saha-gu, known as 'Busan's Venice,' and nearby cultural tourist spots. The package includes a one-night stay, a cultural tourism guided tour for two (Jangnim Port course), one Shilla Stay signature bear, and two hand warmers, and is available until March 27. The package can be used only on Saturdays and Sundays.


Glad Hotel is offering the 'Exciting Glad Package' from the 28th of this month to the 6th of next month for the Lunar New Year holiday. The package, available at three Glad Hotels in Seoul (Glad Yeouido, Glad Mapo, Glad Gangnam COEX Center) and Maison Glad Jeju, is limited to the first 40 teams per location and is designed to provide a safe and comfortable hotel stay with Glad-themed Lunar New Year gift sets in Seoul city and Jeju.


The package includes a one-night stay and one set of 'Glad Shop Living Items' as a Lunar New Year gift set. The Glad Shop Living Items consist of the 'Glad Forest Diffuser' and 'Glad Room Spray,' which capture the scent experienced upon entering the Glad Hotel lobby. For a relaxed Lunar New Year hotel stay, a late checkout service at 2 p.m. is provided. Maison Glad Jeju additionally offers breakfast for two at the buffet restaurant 'Samdajeong.' The package price starts at 70,000 KRW (excluding tax) for Seoul Glad Hotels and 148,000 KRW (including tax) for Maison Glad Jeju.


Mayfield Hotel Seoul will offer the 'New Year's Fortune' package from the 28th of this month to the 1st of next month. This package includes a one-night stay in a standard room and features a '2022 Year of the Tiger Fortune Cookie' event where every guest wins a prize. Prizes include a special package containing a New Year's blessing message inside the cookie, Huxley's 'Fragrance Collection Morocco Scenery,' Purity's 'Purity Manuka UMF 5+ Crystal Suite' and 'Purity Manuka UMF 10+ Snap Pack,' kids' cosmetic brand Shushu & Ssesy's 'Shampoo and Conditioner' and 'Body Cleanser and Lotion,' and organic candy Yummy Earls' 'Organic Vitamin C Lollipops, Organic Fruit Snacks, and Gummy Worm Jelly.' Vouchers worth 100,000 KRW usable at room service, buffet restaurant Castle Terrace, and Italian restaurant La Festa are also provided. Guests born in the Year of the Tiger who present their resident registration card will receive a complimentary upgrade to a superior room.



Rolling Hills Hotel, operated by Haevichi Hotel & Resort in Hwaseong, Gyeonggi Province, will offer the 'Unusual 2022 Package' from the 28th of this month to the 2nd of next month. This package includes a one-night stay in a standard room, breakfast for two, and benefits for two people to enjoy seaweed oyster rice cake soup. A pack of 'Dried Persimmon Cream Cheese Walnut Rolls,' which combines the flavors of dried persimmon and cheese, is also provided. The first 10 rooms booked will receive a traditional Yutnori set from Hoho Dang as a gift. Guests checking in on Lunar New Year's Day (February 1) will receive one lucky pouch and one traditional Gonggi (Korean knucklebones) set per room. Access to the indoor swimming pool and fitness center, where guests can enjoy water activities while viewing the winter garden, is also included.


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