Visitor arrivals to South Korea down 74.7% in 1H2020

Korea Tourism Organisation reported (10-Aug-2020) visitor arrivals to South Korea for Jun-2020 and for the six months ended Jun-2020. Details include:

• Jun-2020:
  • Visitor arrivals: 36,943, -97.5% year-on-year;
    
    • US: 9717, -90.8%;
    • China: 5051, -98.9%;
    • Philippines: 2981, -92.7%;
    • Indonesia: 2086, -92.5%;
    • Russia: 2086, -92.7%;
  • Korean Departures: 48,338, -98.1%;
• Six months ended Jun-2020:
  • Visitor arrivals: 2.1 million, -74.7%;
    
    • China: 616,472, -78.0%;
    • Japan: 424,786, -74.3%;
    • US: 145,133, -71.5%;
    • Taiwan: 164,565, -73.2%;
    • Hong Kong: 88,311, -73.1%;
    • Vietnam: 73,603, -73.3%;
    • Thailand: 73,421, -75.0%;
    • Russia: 61,350, -63.7%;
    • Malaysia: 47,343, -75.2%;
    • Australia: 22,028, -73.0%;
  • Korean Departures: 3.8 million, -74.5%. [more - original PR]