Japanese, Chinese visitors to South Korea jump 41% during overlapping May holidays

“South Korea drew about 220,000 visitors from Japan and China during overlapping early-May holidays, the Culture Ministry said Thursday, a 41 percent jump from a year earlier that officials credited to targeted marketing in both countries. The Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism said preliminary figures showed 112,000 Japanese tourists arrived during Japan's Golden Week, which ran from April 29 to May 6, while 108,000 Chinese tourists visited during China's Labor Day holiday from May 1 to 5.

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