China's travel agency mulls resumption of tours: Yonhap

By Lim Chang-won Posted : October 26, 2017, 15:29 Updated : October 26, 2017, 15:29

Chinese tourists wearing traditional Korean clothes pose for a photograph in front of the gate of Gyeongbokgung Palace in November 2016. [Yonhap Photo]



China's leading online travel agency is reviewing the resumption of sales of Korea-bound tour programs, industry sources said, in a sign that the ongoing diplomatic row over Seoul's deployment of a U.S. anti-missile system here may be calming.

Ctrip.com International, Ltd. has recently told Lotte Hotel & Resorts, the hotel arm of South Korea's fifth-largest conglomerate, Lotte, that it is reviewing the resumption of Seoul-bound tours, according to the sources. "Until now, finding travel packages bound to South Korea, including hotels and such, was impossible through the site," a Lotte official said.

The latest move came as Beijing wrapped up its weeklong 19th National Congress on Tuesday, in which President Xi Jinping cemented his power upon entering his second five-year term. Industry watchers say Beijing's economic retaliation over the THAAD installation, which has wreaked havoc on South Korean companies, especially those in the tourism and retail sectors, could be finally coming to an end.

(Yonhap)

 
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