Visitor arrivals to South Korea up 15% in Jan-2020

Korea Tourism Organisation reported (23-Feb-2019) visitor arrivals to South Korea for Jan-2020. Details include:

• Visitor arrivals: 1.3 million, +15.2% year-on-year;
  
  • China: 481,681, +22.6%;
  • Japan: 203,969, -1.2%;
  • Taiwan: 110,354, +25.5%;
  • US: 67,255, +7.2%;
  • Hong kong: 66,962, +86.5%;
  • Thailand: 38,466, -6.9%;
  • Philippines: 30,702, +0.8%;
  • Vietnam: 30,232, +49.8%;
  • Malaysia: 27,549, +24.9%;
  • Russia: 28,891, +14.7%;
  • Indonesia: 19,443, +3.2%;
  • Singapore: 10,738, +9.0%;
• Korean Departures: 2.5 million, -13.7%. [more - original PR - Korean]