Cheju and Kyongju Attract More Tourists.

From: Korea Times (Seoul, Korea) | Date: January 6, 2001 | Copyright information

Cheju Island and Kyongju attracted more tourists last year than in 1999, local tourism associations said.

Tourism officials said the number of tourists who visited Cheju island and Kyongju last year stood at 4.11 million and 8.08 million respectively, up from 3.67 million and 6.56 million in 1999.

Cheju Island, a favorite vacation and honeymoon spot among Koreans, attracted 311,795 students on school excursions last year, a 47.6 percent increase from the year ...

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