Last updated: August 2026 Quick answer: Jin Air, Air Busan, and Air Seoul — Korea’s three biggest budget airlines — are merging into a single carrier operating under the Jin Air name. Their boards approved the deal on August 21, 2026, and the combined airline is targeted to launch on March 17, 2027, pending a
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Last updated: August 2026 Quick answer: Galaxy Robot Park, billed as the world’s first robot theme park, has been running pre-open shows since May 5, 2026, on a roughly 5,000-pyeong site in Godeok-dong, Gangdong-gu, in eastern Seoul. It’s built by Galaxy Corporation, the entertainment company behind K-pop star G-Dragon, and centers on an interactive “Robot
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Last Updated: September 2026 Quick answer: The short answer to where to stay in Dongdaemun is within a few minutes’ walk of Dongdaemun or Dongdaemun History & Culture Park Station (Lines 1, 2, 4, and 5), so you can shop the malls late and still get back to your room fast. Budget guesthouses run about
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Last updated: August 2026 Quick answer: Frieze Seoul 2026 runs its invite-only preview on September 2 and opens to the public from September 3 to 5 at COEX in Gangnam. This is the fair’s fifth edition, bringing together more than 125 galleries from over 30 countries. Around it, the citywide Neighborhood Nights program (August 31–September
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Last Updated: August 2026 Quick answer: Dongdaemun is Seoul’s round-the-clock shopping district — home to the futuristic Dongdaemun Design Plaza (DDP), wholesale fashion malls that stay open past midnight, and a famous night market. Reach it via Dongdaemun or Dongdaemun History & Culture Park stations (Lines 1, 2, 4 and 5) — a great half-day
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Last updated: August 2026 Quick answer: Sound Planet Festival 2026 runs September 5-6 at Paradise City in Incheon, right next to Incheon International Airport. Now in its third year, the Korean-Japanese rock and indie festival spans five stages with acts including YB, CNBLUE, Crying Nut, Guckkasten, Xdinary Heroes, and JAMBINAI from Korea, alongside Japan’s UVERworld,
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Last updated: August 2026 Quick answer: The 2026 Seoul Sculpture Festival runs August 29 to November 30, opening at Ttukseom Hangang Park before its roughly 100 works spread out to 10 sites across the city, including Seoul Botanic Park, Boramae Park, and Dream Forest. It’s free and open to everyone. The centerpiece is the 3rd
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Last Updated: September 2026 Quick answer: The simplest answer to where to stay in Itaewon is within walking distance of Itaewon or Hangangjin Station (Line 6), for the shortest walk to the neighborhood’s global restaurants, bars, and rooftops. Book on the main strip if going out is the whole point, or uphill in Hannam-dong or
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Last updated: August 2026 Quick answer: Chuseok 2026 KTX tickets go on sale in two windows for trains running during the holiday’s extended operating period, September 23–27. Booking is split into two windows: September 3–4 for transportation-vulnerable travelers (seniors 65+, travelers with disabilities, national merit recipients, and pregnant travelers), then September 7–11 for everyone else.
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Last updated: August 2026 Quick answer: The Hanwha Seoul International Fireworks Festival returns to Yeouido Hangang Park on Saturday, September 5, 2026 — about three weeks earlier than last year’s edition, moved up so it lands before Chuseok and closer to Seoul’s busiest stretch of foreign-visitor season. Festival-area activities start around 1:00pm, and the main
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