About

The Korea Travel Times leads the digital information age to bring the most authoritative and comprehensive travel trade English news in Korea . KTT online news reaches out to benefit travel trade businessmen , travelers, and readers with a relevant, upbeat, and comprehensive range of information covering the local and international travel scene .

Now updated daily, KTT provides the latest tourism and travel- related news, hottest trends, urgent issues, debates, analyses, policies , and events, while also keeping readers up - to - date on the latest travel offers and introducing them to Who's Who in the glamorous tourism biz .

Started as an English complimentary news service to its printed Korean edition in 2004, it has significantly grown to become an indispensable tool to provide a reliable information on the dynamic business of local and global tourism industry.

Contents

Inbound Travel - KTT offers information on local tourism industry, including updates from various organizations like the Korea Travel Organization, travel agencies, hotel and accommodations , air carriers, as well as latest policy issues and trends.

Outbound Travel - Our professional reporters provide outbound tourism related news and updates from East Asia , Southeast Asia , Pacific I slands , Oceania, Europe, and Americas . We have also dispatched offshore correspondents to wire us on-the-spot and exclusive news coverage.

Local R eports - Through on - the - spot visits of cities, regions, historical sites, theme parks, museums and galleries and of local specialties, our reporters are able to provide dependable reports with digital images of places both in Korea and abroad.

In-depth Analysis- We provide a nalysis of current issues, publication of series of reports on a specific subject, organization of campaigns and special sections, as well as surveys.

Survey ? We conduct survey s on the domestic travel industry to gather travelers feedback and suggestions, to gauge the strengths and weaknesses of the industry, and to analyze and predict trends.

Sections

Sections include All Articles, News Brief, Column, Interview, Snippet & Extra News, Market Survey, and Special Edition. They are all gathered through on-the-spot coverage, exclusive interviews, intensive research, opinion polls, and opinions from the vantage points of travel experts.

Readership Profile

As Korea 's No.1 t ravel n ewspaper , the printed edition of Korea Travel Times has a c irculation of 55,000 copies . Readership p rofile broke down into:

• Travel industries , 60 pe r cent
• I ndividual readers , 20 percent ; and
• O thers 20 percent

Distribution

• Tourist information centers
• Travel agents, local and foreign airline offices
• Hotel and accommodation facilities , s ouvenirs s hops, and d uty- f ree s hops
• Casino and e ntertainment places
• Ground tour operators and foreign travel agents
• Tourism-related departments of Korean universities and colleges ( for professors and students)
• Korean gover n ment offices and organizations
• Local gover n ments

Communications and Publishing

The Korea Travel Times provides a comprehensive series of other publications including books, directory , and brochures.

Publication of T ourism-related B ooks

• D ing Hao , China Travel Guidebook - P ublished in August 1996
• Kwankwang Ilnyom - P ublished in June 1998
• Episodes of Korean Tourism Industries in 50 years - P ublished in July 1999
• Travel Agent Management Tips authored by Kim Kun-soo, a prominent Korean CPA ( C ertified P ublic A ccountant) - P ublished in October 2000, 2nd revised version due to be published in 2003
• First edition of MY TRAVIE series ¡®Hey, Mr. Kim!, Do you know anything about package tour?'- P ublished in July 2002
• Second edition of MY TRAVIE series published in October 2003

Fax Service

Fax delivery service about information related to airline seating reservation status, new travel commodities and promotion events of ground operators are being made available to 3,000 travel agents nationwide at cheaper rates and real time basis.

E-mail Service

Newsletters for members of online newspapers of Korea Travel Times (www.traveltimes.co.kr) are being dispatched. All the useful information about travel agents, ground operators and air carriers are included in the e-mail newsletters made by Korea Travel Times online.

Outsourcing Service

Korea Travel Times has expanded it online news service to include outsourcing service to companies who need to develop and deliver strategic internal and external communications utilizing traditional and digital tools such as newsletters, pamphlets, brochures, flyers, website, multimedia, and other PR and promotional materials.

International Business

The Korea Travel Times connects you to new business world:

Providing market insight and analysis - We offer in -depth analysis of the current state and future prospects of the Korean tourism industry for foreign sellers interested in the Korean tourism market. (such reports are provided in Korean, English, Japanese, and Chinese).

Organizing familiarization and study tours- We also organize familiarization and study tours for travel agencies and the media in Korea .

Conducting surveys - Our surveys, which make use of both online and offline media, are designed to facilitate the preparation of analyses of consumption and market trends for a varied list of clients, including travel agencies, tour operators, and private individuals.

Holding of seminars, meetings, and workshops - Using the technical know-how about the holding and planning of seminars and training programs that we have gained through our interactions with related organizations, we are now able to help international organizations and agencies plan and coordinate seminars, meetings, and workshops dealing with tourism in Korea.

Building domestic and overseas networks - We connect tourism-related international organizations and agencies wanting to do business in Korea with major Korean travel agencies and media sources. Conversely, we also connect Korean agencies and organizations that desire to build international links with international travel organizations.