2024 Sono Sale Festa Underway
Yanolja Records Highest Overseas Travel Transactions in December Last Year
Promotions by The Suite Hotel, Modetour, and Norangpungseon
On the 17th, we introduce new news and products in the travel and leisure industry.
Sono Hotels & Resorts Offers Up to 45% Discount on Rooms
Damyung Sono Group's Sono International is holding a special promotion, "2024 Sono Sale Festa," offering up to 45% discount on room rates at all domestic hotels and resorts for customers who make advance reservations targeting the spring season. The promotion runs from March 3 to April 30 and applies to one-night stays. It covers 16 Sono Hotels & Resorts locations nationwide, including Vivaldi Park in Hongcheon, Delpino in Goseong, Sol Beach Yangyang, Samcheok, Jindo, Sono Calm Goyang, Yeosu, Geoje, Sono Belle Jeju, Cheonan, Byeonsan, and Cheongsong. Standard weekday rooms are available from as low as 79,000 KRW. Advance reservations are accepted from the 18th to the 31st.
Yanolja Records All-Time High Overseas Travel Transactions of 24.7 Billion KRW
Yanolja announced that overseas travel transactions, including global flights and overseas accommodations, reached an all-time high of 24.7 billion KRW in December last year. This represents a 178% increase compared to the previous month. Since launching its global flight service in July last year, Yanolja's global flight transaction volume has grown by an average of 25% per month. The company attributes the increased demand to service enhancements such as introducing search and booking functions for outbound international flights and improving international flight recommendation sorting criteria, enabling customers to find desired flights quickly and easily.
Kyowon 'The Suite Hotel' Launches 'Family Customized Package'
Kyowon Group's hotel chain, The Suite Hotel, has launched a 'Family Customized Package' for the winter vacation and Lunar New Year holidays. The Suite Hotel Jeju is operating the 'Winter Kids Fun' package until the end of next month. The package is designed to allow guests to enjoy water play in the outdoor heated pool during winter, visit unique exhibitions or participate in experiential activities, and then relax comfortably in their rooms. The Suite Hotel Namwon offers the 'Kids for Fun' package, where the whole family can enjoy water play in the heated pool along with snow bubbles.
Modetour Launches 'Fly with Foreign Airlines to Europe' Promotion
Modetour announced a special promotion titled 'Fly with Foreign Airlines to Europe' in line with the expansion of foreign airline seat supply. A representative product is the 'Trabzon, Turkey Direct Flight 10-Day Tour.' It includes two domestic flights along with round-trip direct flights between Istanbul and Korea on Turkish Airlines. The tour covers seven major cities and twelve key tourist spots in Turkey, including Istanbul, Cappadocia, Pamukkale, Antalya, and the Black Sea gem, Trabzon. Additionally, visits to the Sumela Monastery, a 1,600-year-old World Cultural Heritage site, and three representative Turkish options?belly dance, Topkapi Palace, and Dolmabahce Palace?are offered as special benefits.
Yellow Balloon Hosts 'Sale Festa' for First Half Year Travel
Yellow Balloon is running a 'Sale Festa' offering various benefits for customers planning overseas travel in the first half of this year. The promotion, running until the 31st, consists of three categories: 'Early Bird Discount,' 'Last-Minute Special,' and 'Extra Benefits.' The Early Bird Discount category focuses on securing seats early so customers can concentrate on travel preparation and planning. A recommended product in this category is the 'France + Switzerland 9-Day' tour, featuring a professional guide accompanying the entire itinerary to cover all major tourist attractions in France and Switzerland. The Last-Minute Special category recommends the 'Kota Kinabalu 5-Day' package, combining various activities such as hopping tours with free schedules. The Extra Benefits category offers the 'Busan Departure Guam 5 or 6 Days' package, which includes hotel meals throughout the itinerary and a room upgrade when accompanied by one child.
Lotte World Collaborates with Small and Medium Content Companies
Celebrating the 35th Anniversary of Lotte World Adventure Opening 'Dankong' Collaboration Video [Photo by Lotte World]
Lotte World announced that it collaborated with excellent content intellectual property (IP) holding companies through the Korea Creative Content Agency's '2023 IP Licensing Build-up' program. The IP Licensing Build-up project supports demand-tailored growth by establishing cooperative relationships between large corporations and small and medium content companies. Through this project, Lotte World worked with NeedsN and Dankong to produce the Atlantis ride guide video and the 35th anniversary commemorative video of Lotte World, respectively.
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