BTS concerts drive 218% surge in foreign tourist bookings in Busan

Foreign tourist demand is spreading beyond Seoul, with accommodation bookings in Busan surging 218 percent from a year prior in early June, aided by BTS concerts that drew visitors from overseas, industry data showed Friday. Data compiled by All My Tour, a South Korean bedbank solutions provider, showed that accommodations booked outside of Seoul accounted for 34 percent of total bookings in the second week of June, more than double last year's 16.8 percent. In particular, Busan showed the large

By The Korea Herald