Korea Times reports on “stingy” shopping habits of Japanese tourists
20-01-2009
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A weak won caused South Korea’s tourism revenue to increase by 61.3 percent last year, with foreign tourists’ per capita spending almost doubling in the same period. This should be somewhat good news in the midst of a global recession, but the Korea Times wants to remind us that Japanese tourists are “stingy” shoppers: “At [...]
A weak won caused South Korea’s tourism revenue to increase by 61.3 percent last year, with foreign tourists’ per capita spending almost doubling in the same period. This should be somewhat good news in the midst of a global recession, but the Korea Times wants to remind us that Japanese tourists are “stingy” shoppers: “At [...]
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