A DISCOUNT coupon promotion for tourists during Visit Korea Year '94 has been so successful that an additional 300,000 copies of the explanatory booklet have been distributed overseas by the Korean National Tourism Corporation (KNTC).
About 280 hotels, shops, restaurants, recreational facilities, tourist attractions and transport companies are taking part in the programme which offers price discounts from five to 50 per cent.
To obtain cheap rates, tourists present free coupons obtainable from KNTC offices when making reservations or purchasing goods.
Korean Air and Asiana Airlines are offering discounts of 50 per cent on week days and 10 per cent on weekends. In Hong Kong, coupons can be obtained from the KNTC office in Citibank Tower (Tel: 523-8065).
Folk music for films TRADITIONALISTS are taking advantage of a revived enthusiasm for native Korean music.
Interest has been rejuvenated by the crowning box-office success of Sopyonge - a film based on the folk song, pansori.