KOREA
Left: Hwaesong fortress. Right: Seoul
Tri‐Bowl cultural centre is also worth a visit. The 305‐room Sheraton Grand Incheon Hotel and the Oakwood Premier Incheon share the convention centre’s site or, for traditional Korean architecture, try the Gyeongwonjae Ambassador Incheon, managed by Accor, also to be found in Songdo’s Central Park. Closer to the airport, there are nine five‐star hotels with considerable facilities of their own: the Paradise Hotel & Resort has everything you need frommeeting spaces to galleries, entertainment and accommodation while the Grand Hyatt Incheon, just minutes from Terminal 1, is one of the brand’s largest outside the USA with 1,024 bedrooms ‐ its ballroom, suitable for a banquet for 830 people, is accessed via a stunning foyer where the wow factor is all but guaranteed. Suwon Suwon, a 30‐minute train ride from central Seoul, offers a wealth of activity options, from sampling traditional Korean cuisine to a visit to the impressive Hwanseong fortress. The city is rapidly developing its meeting credentials with the Suwon Convention Center which opened in 2019 offering fantastic views over the pretty Gwanggyo Lake Park; it’s connected to the 288‐room Courtyard by Marriott Suwon along with a new department store and aquarium which make up the convention complex. Busan Korea’s second city is home to Busan Exhibition and Convention Center, known as BEXCO, which boasts extensive conference and exhibition facilities. The
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Above: Museum DAH in Busan
five‐star Signiel Busan opened in 2020 offering 260 luxurious rooms along with flexible event space for a reception for 1,200. The 290‐roomWestin Josun Busan occupies a prime beachside spot ‐ think waterfront conferences for up to 600 ‐ and has recently undergone a major revamp, while the chic Ananti Hilton Busan is nestled in its own cove. Don’t miss the constantly changing Museum DAH, a multimedia art museum that’s a feast for the senses. Jeju-do There’s a reason the route from Jeju to Seoul is the busiest airline path in the world: this stunning island is a UNESCO‐recognised World Natural Heritage Site and, thanks to its free international city status, visa‐free for visitors from 187 global destinations. The main convention centre is the ICC Jeju, in the south‐west of the island, while the new Grand Hyatt Jeju set in a 38‐storey twin tower offers 1,600 rooms and eight versatile meeting spaces capable of hosting up to 360
conference‐style; for incentives, the idyllic Shilla resort is worth investigating. Daegu Korea’s third largest city is a hub for tourism and culture in the south‐eastern region. With its own international airport and easy access from Seoul by high‐speed train, the city has also been busy developing its events infrastructure: the EXCO convention centre now boasts 30,000 sqm of exhibition space after a recent expansion, and a new EXCO metro line is slated for 2027.
Who to contact
Yeeun Lee, marketing coordinator Korea Tourism Organization London Office (0)20 8321 2535 or (0)7955 013311 pr@gokorea.co.uk www.koreaconvention.org
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