The Fast and Economical Korea Travel Card

This 2004, the Korea National Tourism Organization is introducing a special gift to foreign travellers visiting Korea. Now, tourists can use one convenient card to take care of travel, communication, shopping, entertainment, special discounts, free travel insurance and much more. The multi-purpose prepaid card, the Korea Travel Card can be used at major restaurants, hotels, amusement parks etc. When purchasing the card with foreign currency, a better exchange rate is offered by the bank. 3,300 businesses have currently signed-up to offer discounts to those in possesion of the card. The card can be purchased in various denominations between 50,000 Won and 500,000 Won. For more information go to www.koreatravelcard.net


Discover Jeju with the 2004 PATA Annual Conference

The 53rd PATA (Pacific Asia Travel Association) Annual Conference will be held on Jeju Island, from April 18-22, 2004. Located off the South coast, Jeju Island welcomes every visitor with its semi-tropical climate. April is an ideal time to visit the Island, because the rapeseed flowers and cherry blossoms are in full bloom and they cover the whole island in beautiful colours. A programme of complimentary activities are open to all delegates:

Hiking to Mt. Hallasan - This half-day hike consists of a fairly easy walk to see the dramatic snow-capped peak of Korea's highest mountain. Trainers of hiking boots recommended!

Taekwondo Lessons: Clad in your complimentary Taekwondo suit which is yours to keep, all delegates can become aquainted with the exciting world of Taekwondo. This ancient martial art will be available every morning with an English-speaking instructor.

Freindship Golf Tournament: All the PATA delegates are entitled to participate in a complimentary friendship golf tournament. Jungmun Golf Course is one Korea's most beautiful as it overlooks a wide stretch of Jeju's coastline. The first 100 Golfers to sign-up will recieve a complimentary round of 18-holes. For more information go to www.pata.org


Korean Buddhist Culture Experience: Temple Stay

Buddhist Temples have long been a powerful influence in Korean Culture, evolving with one another to form today's diverse landscape. Recently, many of these temples have opened their doors to everyone with a wide variety of temple stay programmes, which have been recieved with great enthusiasm by tourists. Current temple stay programmes available to foreigners can be divided into 3 major types. One is the traditional temple stay, which provides overnight accommodation at a temple along with an itenerary of Buddhist activities. The second is the weekend training session and the third is the temple life programmes, which provide Buddhist cultural experiences without overnight stay. For more information go to www.templestaykorea.net