Seoul boosting efforts to lure visitors in anticipation of 'revenge tourism and spending'

Ikseondong in central Seoul, a new hotspot featuring restaurants and cafes transformed from old hanok (Korean traditional house). - Credit: Seoul Metropolitan Government via The Straits Times/ANN

SEOUL, Feb 20 (The Straits Times/ANN): A revamped city square boasting a new light show at night. A newly opened island that offers various spaces for relaxing. And a new hipster hangout transformed from a cluster of old hanoks or Korean traditional houses.

All these and more will become key attractions in Seoul when the country reopens fully to tourists once the Covid-19 pandemic is over, according to the city's mayor, Oh Se-hoon.