S. Korea's tourism balance hits record surplus since pandemic: data
- Source
- The Korea Herald - Business
- Source link
- https://www.koreaherald.com/article/10835078
- Published
- 2026-08-09 13:10:10
- Discovered by ProcIntel
- 2026-08-09 05:31:16
- Category
- Procurement & Supply Chain News
- Geography
- South Korea
- Organisations
- —
- Review status
- Pending
- Record type
- REAL
Summary
South Korea's tourism balance hit a record surplus since the COVID-19 pandemic period, thanks to the popularity of the country's pop culture, industry data showed Sunday. The country's travel account was in the black by $596.6 million in June, marking a dramatic turnaround from the same month a year earlier when the deficit stood at $846.8 million, according to the data from the Korea Tourism Organization. The June figure is the second highest since October 2008, when the country recorded a surp
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