Seoul boosting tourism efforts with a vengeance


Giving old buildings new life: Ikseondong in central Seoul, a new hotspot featuring restaurants and cafes was transformed from old hanoks. — 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.

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