KTO is aiming 18 million foreign visitors in South Korea this year

 Thursday, February 21, 2019 

Korea Tourism Organization president Ahn Young-bae said that the group is targeting 18 million foreign visitors to South Korea this year.

Foreign visitor arrivals to South Korea increased 15.1% year-on-year to 15.3 million in 2018, with arrivals from foreign tourists excluding China surpassing 10 million for the first time, according to Mr Ahn. Arrivals from main markets such as China and Japan did not reach record highs.

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