South Korea estimates foreign visitor arrivals have set an annual record
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Yonhap reported that South Korea's culture ministry estimates foreign arrivals have surpassed last year's annual record, based on preliminary figures.
According to Yonhap, South Korea's culture ministry estimates that foreign tourist arrivals this year have already set an annual record. Preliminary arrivals were about 18.91 million through Monday, while the ministry estimates that the cumulative total by Tuesday has exceeded last year's record of 18.94 million. [1]
The assessment comes with more than two months remaining in the year. The ministry said arrivals had grown across major visitor markets and that more tourists were using regional airports and ports and travelling beyond Seoul. [1]
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