During the Golden Holiday, Japanese Tourists Flock to Korea... Jeju Reservations Increase 15-Fold

Ahead of the Japanese Golden Week period starting at the end of this month, reservations for Japanese visitors to Jeju Island have surged.

On the 4th, Nikkei Newspaper cited reservation data from the Japanese travel agency HIS, reporting that "the overseas travel destination with the most Golden Week reservations this year was Seoul, just like last year." Following were Taipei, Taiwan, and Hawaii, USA. Additionally, reservations for Jeju Island increased 15-fold compared to last year, and Hong Kong also saw a 4.5-fold increase.

Myeongdong Shopping Street, Jung-gu, Seoul, on the 5th of last month. The photo is unrelated to specific expressions in the article. [Image source=Yonhap News]

In Japan, the period from late April to early May, which includes consecutive public holidays such as Showa Day (April 29), Constitution Memorial Day (May 3), Greenery Day (May 4), and Children's Day (May 5), is called Golden Week. This is because the clustered holidays allow for planning long trips.

The media reported that the number of Japanese tourists who booked overseas travel during this year's Golden Week increased by 23% compared to the same period last year, but it was only about half the level compared to 2018, before the spread of COVID-19.

According to the Korea Tourism Organization, the number of Japanese tourists who visited Korea last year was 2.32 million, ranking first by nationality among the total 11.03 million foreign tourists.

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