The guests were offered with a special city travel and cultural program to let them get a full picture of present-day Moscow. During the tour, well-known Korean bloggers accompanied by a video team of Travelholic, the largest travel community of South Korea, attended 10+ attractions. Among them were – the traditional tourist sites: the Kremlin, the Red Square, Arbat Street, the Cathedral of Christ the Saviour, and VDNH. Also, the bloggers visited new Moscow symbols and points of attraction: Nikolskaya Street, which became world-known after the 2018 FIFA World Cup, Flacon design factory and art cluster, Zaryadye Park, and Sparrow Hills Cableway.
In addition, the South Korean guests familiarized themselves with gastronomical Moscow, represented by cuisines from all over the world. They visited White Rabbit, a restaurant listed in the 50 World’s Best Restaurants for several years running, Europe's largest food mall Depo, and other catering facilities.
After the press tour, the Korean bloggers shared their impressions of the ride.
Kwon Yu Ri (@travel_bellauri): “I was in Moscow two years ago, and now I see that it has changed during this time. It was so pleasing to see my favorite site, the Cathedral of Vasily the Blessed, once again. Besides, this time I was very impressed by Moscow restaurants—their service, interiors, and excellent cuisine!”.
Kim Sang Soo (@yoribogo_): “I have travelled a lot and can safely say that the most crowded Metro is in Tokyo, while the most beautiful one is in Moscow. Each station here is like a masterpiece. It is hard to believe that this is a public transport facility and not a museum”.
Seo Soo Min (@seosum): “This travel to Moscow exceeded all my expectations! There are many interesting locations and many tourists in this city. I liked VDNH much, it was very nice to walk there and to watch in what ways other guests of Moscow were spending their time”.
Han Seung Ju (@seungjuuuuuuu): “One day we decided to move across Moscow only by public transport, and that turned out to be very convenient. Moscow is a city to where I will surely return!”.
Since 2013, the number of Korean tourists increased almost by two times and exceeded 78 thousand people in 2018. In the first half of the 2019 it was 5 % higher than in the same period of 2018 and reached 38.9 thousand people. The increase of the tourist flow from South Korea is the result of direct flight connections between the two countries and relaxed visa requirements: Korean tourists don’t have to claim visas in case they are visiting Russia for less than 60 days.
In 2018, during the state visit of President of the Republic of Korea to the Russian Federation, the Ministries of Culture of the two countries signed an Agreement on running the ‘Year of Cultural Exchanges’ in 2020. This series of events will be timed to the 30th anniversary of establishment of diplomatic relations between Russia and South Korea.|
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