South Korea's cruise sector was one of the hardest hit industries when China slapped
a blanket ban on group tours to South Korea... in protest over the deployment of a U.S. defense
system.
But Seoul has been formulating measures to lessen the country's dependency on Chinese
visitors,... and as our Lee Jiwon tells us, those efforts are starting to bear fruit.
A cruise carrying some 25-hundred tourists arrived in Korea's southern port city of Busan
early Tuesday morning.
Having departed from Taiwan on Sunday,... Sapphire Princess made a one day-stop in Korea
as part of a seven day trip around East Asia.
Unlike last year, when there was only one cruise coming from Taiwan, Tuesday's trip
is the fourth time that a cruise from Taiwan has docked at the port city this year,...
carrying some 95-hundred tourists to Busan.
The majority of Korea's cruise tourists used to come from China,... which accounted for
over 90 percent of the nearly two-million cruise tourists visiting Korea last year.
But with Beijing banning group tours to Korea in March in retaliation for Seoul's deployment
of the THAAD missile defense system, Korea's cruise industry has been hard hit,... seeing
a more than 90-percent on-year fall in cruise tourists in May and June.
Since the ban,... Korea's tourism industry, including Busan Port Authority, has been active
in trying to diversify its tourists,… and Taiwan is one promising market.
Port authorities expect the number of Taiwanese cruise tourists to jump from 250-thousand
last year, to well over 300-thousand this year.
With limited time to explore the city, many cruise tourists opt for a one-day tour to
see Busan's famous sites.
(Stndp) "One of the stops on the tour is the BIFF
square.
Every year, the city hosts the world-renowned Busan International Film Festival,... and
in this area tourists can enjoy the history of Korean films while tucking in to some local
street foods."
From spicy rice-cakes,... to Busan's famous sweet pancakes, Hodduk,… there's plenty
of Korean snacks to taste.
And on the streets are hand prints of famous movie directors and stars,... as well as posters
of some of the country's most well-known movies.
(Chn) "This fish cake is very tasty It's my first
time I've been to Busan.
The food is great and this place is really exciting "
Port authorities say they are working on diverse tour packages that can attract more tourists
from other countries next year.
(Korean) "Our promotion activities focused mainly on
Taiwan this year,... but we will expand our marketing into other Southeast Asian countries,
such as Hong Kong, Indonesia and Malaysia to share Korea's beautiful traditions."
Lee Ji-won, Arirang News, Busan.
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