Interpark "January Airfare Sales 147.5 Billion Won... Record High"

Interpark Internal Data
Surpasses 138.1 Billion KRW in May 2016

Interpark announced on the 22nd that its airline ticket sales last month reached a record high of 147.5 billion KRW, a 269% increase compared to the same period last year.

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The previous record was 136.1 billion KRW, set in May 2016. Interpark explained, "The surge in family travelers going abroad during the January Lunar New Year holiday and children's school vacations, amid the full-scale revival of suppressed overseas travel demand, is the main reason." The impact of combining results from Interpark and the hyper-personalized travel platform Triple, which merged last August, starting this month, also contributed.

Based on international ticket issuance, Japan accounted for the highest share at 47%. Following were Vietnam (10%), Thailand (7%), the Philippines (6%), and Guam (3%), all neighboring countries in the top five.

Park Jeong-hyun, Head of Interpark's Airline Business Division, said, "Since October last year, overseas travel demand has been fully recovering, starting with Japan and extending to major Southeast Asian tourist routes such as Vietnam, Thailand, and the Philippines, and we are also expecting an expansion of China routes." He added, "This year, we plan to enhance popular routes and promotions to maximize customer satisfaction."

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