JOIN THE NEWLY UPGRADED BUZZ KOREA WEBSITE AND WIN A TRIP TO KOREA!

JOIN THE NEWLY UPGRADED BUZZ KOREA WEBSITE AND WIN A TRIP TO KOREA!

Dated:  18 November, 2013

Written by Jennifer Doherty, PR/Marketing Manager, Korea Tourism Organization

Join the newly upgraded Buzz Korea website before the end of this month and you could win an air ticket to Korea or other great prizes like the mini iPad, MCM Backpack, Cosmetics or passport wallet.  The Buzz Korea website has recently undergone a major upgrade with more fun and informative features for all to share and enjoy.

The upgraded website has stronger community functions where you can meet with other Buzz Korea members.  If you are planning to visit Korea, then BuzzKorea is a very useful website, especially the K-Place and K-Tour which will help those planning travels in Korea to plan an exciting and interesting tour of the country.

There are fun games on the site, virtual tours of Korea where you can experience first-hand all the fun experiences you can enjoy while travelling in Korea. 

To have a chance to win a return air ticket to Korea or one of the prizes you must first register on the Buzz Korea website:  www.ibuzzkorea.com

The Buzz Korea event runs until the 30^th November and winners will be announced on the 4th December, 2013.

Whilst at the Buzz Korea site you should also download the Buzz Korea app which will be a great help if you are planning to travel in Korea.  The app will assist you to find a place to sleep, where to eat, catch local transport and find your way around the top sights in Korea as well as find out all the fun things to enjoy whilst travelling in Korea.

Dated:  18 November, 2013

Further information:  Jennifer Doherty, PR/Marketing Manager, Korea Tourism Organization

Email:  jenny@knto.org.au  Ph:  02)9252-4147/8

ENJOY FUN KOREAN LANGUAGE TRIP & NEW STUDENT TRAVEL GUIDE RELEASED

 

ENJOY FUN KOREAN LANGUAGE TRIP & NEW STUDENT TRAVEL GUIDE RELEASED

Jennifer Doherty, PR/Marketing Manager, Korea Tourism Org. Sydney 

If you’ve ever wanted to learn the Korean language and have some fun at the same time there could be no better way than immersing yourself in Korean cultural life by staying with a Korean family and experiencing student life at Kyung Hee University in Seoul, Korea. 

The Fun Korean Language Trip is a 7D/6N tour package organised by the Korea Tourism Organization (KTO) and Kyunghee University’s Institute of International Education. The package combines a language training program which teaches Korean through popular culture like dramas and K-pop and provides accommodation with Korean families through the Koreastay program.  This provides students with the best chance to learn and communicate in the Korean language as fast as possible.

The program provides twenty hours of Korean language tuition and six nights accommodation with a Korean family including breakfast.  You can choose from a free Korean cooking class or a Korea Pass Card ($US20 pre-paid tourist card).  After morning class you have the opportunity then to tour the city and enjoy many of the attractions of Seoul.  Optional tours include Korean Cultural Experience, K-pop Dance Experience, Seoul City Tour or Beauty Tour as well as a Gangnam Experience tour where you might even run in to PSY.

The Fun Korean Language Trip is a great way to learn some of the Korean language and enjoy the many attractions of Seoul city at the same time.  It also is a great chance to become friends with Korean University students and share your experience.

The 7D/6N package is available during January & February, 2014 and again during July/August, 2014.  The tour package fee is 600,000 Korean Won (appox. A$600)  Further information and bookings of the tour can be made through Plus Planner Agency in Korea.                                                                                Email:  alex@familytourfriend.com

If you are a student and looking to travel to Korea then the newly published Student Travel Guide to Korea would be a helpful tool.  This 90-page handy pocket guide has detailed information about the sights and attractions to be enjoyed in Seoul city as well as day trips outside Seoul and to other regional areas of Korea.  It includes all the exciting options for students who may wish to travel and experience Korea’s wide and varied landscapes, festivals and events, UNESCO World Heritage sights and cities and villages whilst visiting Korea.

The booklet is available free on request from the Sydney office of Korea Tourism Organization Email:  visitkorea@knto.org.au  Ph; 02)9252-4147/8

Dated:  25 November, 2013

Further information:  Jennifer Doherty, PR/Marketing Manager, Korea Tourism Org. Sydney

Email:  jenny@knto.org.au  Ph; 02)9252-4147/8

Everything you need to know about internet and WiFi in Japan

Everything you need to know about internet and WiFi in Japan

See this site :Best site on WiFi and internet
http://www.japan-guide.com/e/e2279.html

Android App “Japan Connected-free Wi-Fi” is newly-launched
http://www.ntt-bp.net/company/news/2013/pdf/1108/english.pdf

November 8, 2013 

NTT Broadband Platform, Inc. 

Android App “Japan Connected-free Wi-Fi” is newly-launched 

NTT Broadband Platform, Inc. (hereinafter referred to as “NTTBP”) has started offering an 

Android application “Japan Connected-free Wi-Fi” from today with the cooperation of the 

following providers (hereinafter referred to as “Service Providers”) providing Free Wi-Fi 

services to foreign tourists visiting Japan. The application allows searching Wi-Fi service areas 

immediately, where about 2,000 APs are available in total, and users can now easily connect to 

Wi-Fi within the service areas. The new service is available in 5 languages: English, Traditional 

Chinese, Simplified Chinese, Korean, and Japanese. 

 Wi Fi available 

NARITA INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT CORPORATION 

Japan Airport Terminal Co., Ltd. 

Tokyo International Air Terminal Corporation 

FUKUOKA CITY 

(including Fukuoka International Airport, Fukuoka Municipal Subway, etc.) 

MITSUBISHI ESTATE Co., Ltd. 

East Japan Railway Company 

OKINAWA CITY 

Central Japan Railway Company 

 ※Prospective Service Providers 

 Osaka International Airport (the expected launching date is December 2013) 

 Mori Building Co., Ltd. (the expected launching date is December 2013) 

 Tokyo Metro Co., Ltd. (TBD) 

 Updates on service areas will be provided on NTTBP’s website as well as via the app 

 http://www.ntt-bp.net/index.php