2024 is the Year of the Korean Visit;
South Korea expects more than 20 million foreign tourists to visit in 2024;
For the convenience of foreign tourists entering the country, various policies have been put in place;
I think it would be good information for tourists visiting Korea.
Foreign visitors to Korea
17.5 million in 2019
970,000 in 2021
8.88 million in 2023
20 million in 2024
Improving the entry system: Exempting group e-visa fees from the current Chinese group tourists; Expand to China, Vietnam, Philippines, and Indonesia ($15 fee waived) New scheduled airline routes: Incheon - Siem Reap, Cambodia and Incheon - Komatsu, Japan on 12/28 Post-refund tax exemption limit: Changed from 500,000 won once to 1 million won; Currently, only WeChat Pay can get instant refunds in duty-free shops; UnionPay and Alipay can get instant refunds when using them. Simplify the tax exemption process; Korea to attract foreign tourists
Improving international tourist accommodations
Transportation-related, delivery applications, foreign map applications, restaurant reservations, and performance exhibition integrated reservation systems such as taxi calls and buses
It supports foreign languages and creates a system that can be approved even if it is not self-authenticated
I think we need to prepare for foreign tourists to tour Korea more comfortably.