Visitor arrivals to South Korea up 8% in Nov-2019, arrivals from China up 25%

Korea Tourism Organisation reported (23-Dec-2019) visitor arrivals to South Korea for Nov-2019. Details include:

• Visitor Arrivals: 1.5 million, +7.9% year-on-year;
  • China: 505,369, +25.0%;
  • Japan: 258,522, -13.8%;
  • Taiwan: 102,241, +16.0%;
  • US: 82,238, +5.6%;
  • Hong Kong: 58,600, +8.9%;
  • Thailand: 49,998, +6.4%;
  • Malaysia: 49,282, +7.8%;
  • Vietnam: 43,190, +6.5%;
  • Philippines: 41,739, -6.0%;
  • Singapore: 27,546, +6.0%;
  • Russia: 26,708, +14.2%;
  • Indonesia: 23,760, -1.7%;
  • Canada: 16,862, +10.9%;
  • Australia: 13,346, +14.0%;
  • UK: 11,542, +14.7%;
• Korean Departures: 2.1 million, -9.0%. [more - original PR - English/Korean]