A South Korean honeymoon couple have described their 30-hour nightmare trapped in a wrecked Italian cruise ship, saying they screamed for help for hours after waking up too late to evacuate the vessel. More >

In another first, Jomo Kenyatta International Airport (JKIA) on Sunday received the first plane load of Korean tourists, flown into the country by Korean Airlines. More >

Gatwick Airport will be adding Korean Air to its range of carriers. It is the national carrier for South Korea and will be offering flights from Gatwick to Seoul from the 29^th April. They will be operating from the North Terminal. More >

Local officials Saturday called the arrival of direct flights from Korea to Negros Occidental until March a major breakthrough in tourism, which they hope will pave the way for more international flights landing at the Bacolod-Silay Airport soon. More >

Sixty years ago, war-torn South Korea was one of the poorest countries in the world. Now it is the world’s 13th largest economy and a magnet for luxury goods, prying open the wallets of its wealthy people as well as tourists. More >