Have you heard about the Korea Tour Card?

If  foreigners get a Korean tour card, they can get 47 benefits from 25 companies.

The Korea Tour Card was created by the Korea Visit Committee, a foundations company, in partnership with private companies. It is a debit card that offers a wide range of benefits, including sightseeing, shopping,
K-pop and performances, while individual travelers stay in the country. 

It also includes the ' T-money, ' a transportation card used in South Korea, so it is easy to use public transportation when traveling around the country. The balance of use can be refunded at convenience stores before departure.

If you use a Korean Tour Card, the National Museum of Contemporary Art can get in at half price and Petit France discounts you 2,000 won on adults. Lotte World and Everland are also given 30 % discount. 

There are similar cards overseas. It is Hong Kong's Octopus Card and Japan's Swiss Card. 

However, the reason why Korea Tour Card is most popular is that it has specialized services and benefits only for foreign tourists, such as discounts on tourist attractions and shopping. 

Introduced in January 2017, Korea Tour Card sold more than 10,000 tickets in its first two months. And they were very popular with foreign tourists. Meanwhile, the Korea Tour Card can be used for two years from 2016 to 2018, the year of the visit to Korea, and is available only to foreigners.

The cards are sold to convenience stores and airport railway travel centers. 

Recently, they can be purchased from Seoul Metro (Line 1-4) and an airport railway vending machine.

Procedure for purchasing is as follows.

1. Buy it at convenience store. 

2. Buy through a vending machine in the subway.

It is not the end here. 

Pyeongchang 2018 Winter Olympics and the Paralympics are coming up soon. 
The Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism, along with the Korea Tourism Organization, 

Korea Railroad and the Korea Travel Commission, will reportedly present an Olympic limited edition pass 

that combines tourism and transportation benefits.

There are customized train passes and KTX passes for foreigners, and five day passes, seven days and

 two types of passes. The product is available from February 1, 2018 to May 25, 2018.

The types of passes are divided into adult, child, group, and youth, and available until January 31, 2018.

There are a number of benefits to using Pyeongchang Korail Pass. 

1. Incheon Airport is discounted from 8000 won to 6,900 won per train.
2. The convenient transportation card is charged 5000 won.
3. A coupon for a free city tour of Seoul, Daegu, Jeju, Busan, Incheon, and Gyeongju is provided. Etc

 

Various benefits and purchases of PyeongChang's Korail pass can be made at the following site :

http://www.letskorail.com/pyeongchang

Hello this is Korean national souvenir center!

Today, let me introduce beautiful cardbooks with Korean folk painting.

Cardbook printed Korean folk painting

If you have a lot of business card or credit card,

you will be enchanted to see this cardbook!

These are designed with Korean Folk Paintings.

And there's five types of paintings, so you can pick one you like the most.

The back of this card book is designed

with Korean traditional pattern and buttons.

This card book is two-ring-binder,

so it's easy to keep and see the cards.

You can also devide the section.

There are four section deviding pages.

The section pages are also designed with Korean Folk Paintings.

You can enjoy four types of folk painting,

If you like this goods, you can buy it here

or visit Korea, and come to Korea souvenir center! XD

Hope you like this post,

Thank you!

Hello this is Korean national souvenir center!

Today, let me introduce Hand mirror made with mother of pearl.

Hand mirror made with mother of pearl 

If you are looking for a mirror to show your face,

look at this beautiful hand mirror!

You can pick the one among 8 designs.

See the details!

▼

Which type is yours?

I like the A type, with Apricot flowers : )

The back side is designed with Korean flower pattern.

Because it has two-side mirror,

you can have a wide sight.

It's very useful!

If you like this goods,

you can buy it here

or visit Korea, and come to Korea souvenir center! XD

Hope you like this post,

Thank you!

Hello, we are Korea Souvenir Center. 

Did you watch the tennis game? 

Our company was excited about the tennis game yesterday.
Chung Hyeon  (22. Korea National University of Sports) is the first Korean to reach the semifinals 

in the first major event of the season.

Public enthusiasm for him is growing.
He is also known to have expanded the base of tennis, which was actually an unpopular sport in Korea.

Various communities are paying keen attention to Jung-jun, who defeated the world's best players one after another
with his amazing skills on the world's best stage. On portal sites, Chung Hyeon reached the top of the real-time search term and hundreds of thousands of people watched the game on portal sites simultaneously.

Especially with fluent English and confident attitudes,
the younger generation in the 20s and 30s is becoming more enthusiastic. 
Even when he decided to advance to the quarterfinals, he looked so confident and proud of himself when he reached the semifinals. I fell in love with him. ^ o ^ / ♥

(from. 연합뉴스)

The same was true of the foreign media.  Chung Hyeon ‘s star quality is more praised in foreign, 

because tennis is more popular abroad.

Chung Hyeon rewrites Korea's tennis history by crushing Novak Djokovic 3:0

The New York Times praised Chung Hyeon as the next player to replace Roger Peatlar, 

Nobak Djokovic and others after they leave.
With a hot love affair toward Chung Hyeon, the nation's tennis institutes and shopping malls are rushing to them. 
Even people who have never caught a racket are showing great interest in tennis.

A tennis academy in Yeoksam-dong, Seoul, has been receiving a series of questions on lessons for several days. 

“We are experiencing the actual effect of Chung Hyeon, said an official at the institute. 

I should check to see if there is no tennis institute around.

According to news, sales of tennis shoes and other sports items jumped 85 percent on the 11th shopping mall. 

Tennis bag sales also increased by 36 percent year-on-year.

Thanks to Chung Hyeon despite the cold weather, interest in outdoor sports, tennis, is greatly increasing.
" I thought winning a championship like this would be possible only in the United States or Europe, 

but I really didn't know that this would happen in Korea, " said the head of the Korea Tennis Association. 
We will make all-out efforts to cultivate the ` Chung Hyeon Kids ` to follow up on Chung Hyeon, he added.

Meanwhile Chung Hyeon will face world No. 2 Roger Federer of Switzerland for the final round.

Let's all cheer up.

We also cheer Jung-jun. lol

Hello, we are Korea Souvenir Center. 

The Seoul city operates free shuttle buses along with the company Wisdom
to and from Seoul Plaza to Pyeongchang Olympic Stadium during the 2018 Pyeongchang Winter Olympics
(2.10. - 2.25) and Paralympics (3.9. - 3.18.).

The free shuttle bus service was proposed to the Seoul city by Wisdom Corp., operator of official
on-demand transportation services at the Pyeongchang Winter Olympics. It was carried out as the Seoul city pledged administrative support, including a departure point, parking and boarding wait areas.
The entire shuttle bus service, including the vehicles, is controlled by Wisdom Ltd., Inc.

Seoul to run free shuttle buses

to host cities during Olympics 

Anyone with an Olympic ticket or a cultural Olympic ticket to Pyeongchang or Gangneung can get on board on a first-come-first-served reservation using an Internet or smart phone. Advance reservations will begin on the 26th at 11:00 a.m. You can search the portal site for Pyeongchang e-bus or go directly to the reservation site at http://www.ebusnvan.com and make a reservation.

There are four free shuttle buses. Leaving Seoul for Gangneung (departing Seoul Plaza at 9:30 a.m.) From Pyeongchang to Seoul (departing Seoul Plaza at 9:30 a.m.) To Seoul (departing Seoul Plaza at 20:30 a.m.) From Pyeongchang to Seoul (departing Seoul Cafe Street) The service runs from a minimum of 10 to a maximum of 30 units per day, considering the reservation status.

All passengers using the free shuttle bus are provided with a welcome kit, consisting of a guide to the Pyeongchang Winter Olympics and a tour guide to Seoul and Gangwon-do. For more information, call (www.ebusnvan.com) or call (☎166-9964).

Thank you

Hello, this is the Korean national souvenir center!

The weather is getting warmer, but I can not breathe deeply because of the yellow dust.
But The weather is getting better, so I hope you can go out freely.
Today, I would like to introduce the snack review in Insa-dong which was visited by the youngest person
 in Korean national souvenir center.

Why Insadong?

The Korean national souvenir center offline is located in Insa-dong.

Shall we go on an errand for snack in Insa-dong with the youngest staff?

Well, it is the peaceful afternoon in Insadong. Me and my boss are on the way back from work.
Boss : I'm hungry. Shall we go get some snacks?

Boss : Get all kinds of snacks with it!  You know I like Japanese food?
Be sure to get the change!

ME : ... (No, no) Okay^^!

Oh, that's a quest for the me, today!

(YEYYYY)

But ... what should I buy with this money?
The first thing that appeared in front of me was…

#1 Poo-shaped bread

Poo….shaped bread….?

The name and the shape resemble it.  It's a dong-bang.
I was curious to know, so I ordered one.

The time has come when you have to pay for your poo!
The price is 1,500 won. Here’s some pictures of bread ~!

With this,

the first snack,

clear!

# 2 Korean traditional Taffy-TA RAE

As I walk, I felt like I need some sugar

Soon I found shop with some white sugar snow!

It is also fun to see them making those snacks.

Korean traditional Taffy-TA RAE is a traditional snack with nuts in 16 million slices of honey, so I wonder what it will taste like!

 Traditional snack like Pumpkin taffy is sold all over the place for tourists!

#3 The national snack, fish-shaped bun

Ah, my boss said he likes Japanese food. What should I do?
For me, it was the most special Japanese food, sashimi with my budget.

Since the manager likes fish, let's go for a fish-shaped bun!

I'm sure everyone will like the two kinds of buns, filled with sweet redbean and custard cream!

# 4 Japchae hodduk:; Korean Pancake that is filled with Japchae

Last thing I saw was Japchae hodduk, very popular food of a long row of people.

It looks like a normal hodduk, a little chubby on the outside.
The fact that the inside is filled with japchae, not honey in usual!

They say it is getting popular for this unusual flavor.

It was fascinating that you can taste it better if you put some spicy sauce on your hodduk!

On my way back, I could return happily with delicious smell of those foods!
Shall we set the table now?

I set up a nice table and took a picture.

Don't call it them street snacks!

Can you feel this silky texture?

You can taste the crispy nuts at last!

It was more fluffy and sweet than I imagined.
With the hodduk, it was a well-balanced snacktime between sweet and savory taste.

Let’s take a photo together!

We spent a happy snacktime with everyone in the office!
I’ve got praised by seniors for delicious foods and leaving change(it was unbelievably cheap)!
Why don't you have fun with delicious, friendly street foods when you are in Insa-dong?

Visit the streets of Insa-dong, where Korean national souvenir center are located!

See you later!

‘Is this too much heavy?’ or,
‘Is this not good enough?’
•° •° •°(°`ㅁ´ °)°• °•°•

You might have thought like this when you buy corporate gift for your clients!

Neither ‘too heavy’ nor ‘too light’ is not good for client gift.

If it’s too heavy, your client might feel uncomfortable.

And your wallet can be in trouble.

But if it’s too light, your wallet is safe,

but your client can be disappointed.

So, I’m going to introduce some Luxury & Unique business gifts, but not very expensive.

Do you remember the last gift-recommendation-post?

It was below $25 and all the gifts were business card cases.

But this time, I'm going to show you some speciall things, too!

And if you click each picture, you can go to the shopping mall where you can buy it! :^)

Korean Luxury & Unique business gift (below $50)

: for your client and corporate office mates!

Hello, We are Korea National Souvenir Center. 

Operation of the second passenger terminal at Incheon International Airport began on January 18, 2018.
If you're planning a trip this year, I think you'd better know. 
That’s why I've prepared this post.

(from : Incheon International Airport)

The second passenger terminal was built to give passengers a pleasant lounge,
premium service, smart and convenient.

S. Korea's main gateway opens up new luxurious passenger terminal

(from. http://www.ajudaily.com)

From the above article, we can see that the airlines covered
by the first and second passenger terminals are different.

The first terminal is equipped with several other airlines,
including Asiana Airlines, Jeju Airlines, Jin-Air, T-way, Esta Airlines and Air Seoul.

For the second passenger terminal, Korean Air, Air France Airlines,
KLM Airlines and Melta Airlines are equipped.

There are three ways to move from one to two passenger terminal :
It takes about 15 minutes to get on the shuttle bus, 15 minutes by taxi, and 6 minutes by air line.

I hope you enjoy your trip.

Thank you.

Hello this is Korean Souvenir Center. (♡' v '♡)

‘Is this too much heavy?’ or,
‘Is this not good enough?’ (◔‸◔ )

You might have thought like this when you buy corporate gift for your clients!

Neither ‘too heavy’ nor ‘too light’ is not good for client gift.

If it’s too heavy, your client might feel uncomfortable.

And your wallet can be in trouble.

But if it’s too light, your wallet is safe,

but your client can be disappointed.

So, I’m going to introduce some Luxury & Unique business gifts, but not very expensive.

Those gifts are Business Card Cases that you've never seen before!

Yes, what I’m going to introduce is Korean traditional-but-modern things.
And if you click each picture, you can go to the shopping mall where you can buy it! :^)

Korean Luxury & Unique business gift (below 25$) : for your client and corporate office mates!

:-D

1. Business card cases /11.77 USD

▲ Business card Case (Design: Lotus)

▲ Business card case

(Design: Irworobongdo - The painting of Sun, Moon and Five Peaks)

▲ Business Card Case (Design: Hangul - Korean character)

▲ Business Card Case (Peony Flower)

2. Business card cases made by Iron /14.71 USD

▲ Business card case made by Iron (Design: Three-legged crow)

▲ Business card case made by Iron (Design: Dragon)

▲ Business card case made by Iron (Design: Korean goblin )

3. A set of business card case and pen made with

Mother-of-pearl lacquer /24.51 USD

▲ A set of business card case and pen with Mother-of-pearl lacquer

▲ A set of business card case and pen with Mother-of-pearl lacquer

Hope my information was useful for you,

Thank you! :^)

Hello. We are Korea National Souvenir Center. 

Free transportation is being used in Seoul. Because fine dust concentration is
forecast to be ' poor ' Public transportation is free until Wednesday, following yesterday's Tuesday.

The Seoul Metropolitan Government said that they will efforts to reduce ultra-fine dust.

Commuters during the morning (6 a.m. to 9 a.m.) and evening (6 p.m. to 9 p.m.) hours
won't be charged for using buses or trains. 

Unfortunately, as the province of Kyung-gi and Incheon do not participate,
people who use public transportation in Gyeonggi-do and Incheon must pay
the public transportation fees.

Here a article that will be help you to understand this situation.

"We cannot just blame China for ultra-fine dust. We should do something to solve the issue. It is better to overdo than do nothing," Deputy Mayor Yun Jun-byeong said.

The city spent about 4.8 billion won ($4.5 million) for Monday's waiver of public transport fees. The traffic volume on roads that day was reduced by 1.8 percent.

(from.http://www.koreatimes.co.kr)

Fine dust is a compound that is caused by the release of most of the car's exhaust fumes. Exposure to particulate matter can cause respiratory and cardiovascular diseases, and increase the mortality.

Prevention includes staying out, not exercising on the road, wearing a mask,
and washing your nose and hands after going out.

※  Even though public transportation is free, they say that you must take 

a transportation card or credit card. 

Thank you.