Travel Industry

Mr Chung-il Cho (last name Cho), founder of international fintech company Kona I, invested over USD 220 million to reconceive traditional courtyard, or “hanok”, architecture as a setting for a holistic experience of Korean heritage and thought, on a scenic mountain top. There is absolutely no ROI for this 130-acre (52-hectare) passion project. While Mr […]

This article was published in the Bloomberg Weekend Edition (© 2025 Bloomberg L.P.) on January 8th, 2025. Written by Jinshan Hong, Josh Xiao, K Oanh Ha, and Danny Lee, with assistance from Spe Chen, Adrian Leung, and Jane Pong. Guy Rubin, founder of Imperial Tours, was a source used for this article. The billions of […]

On its 25th anniversary, Imperial Tours, the award-winning luxury tour operator, expands its services to the under-served and increasingly prominent East Asian destination of South Korea. Since 1999 Imperial Tours has played an instrumental role in presenting China to global travel and thought leaders. It has introduced this exotic destination to heads of state, iconic […]

“Travel advisers can help you research the best destinations, lodging, or activities for your particular group and travel goals, offering up specific advice that might be hard or time-consuming to find yourself. Those specializing in cruises might know which cabin to choose if you are prone to seasickness, while a safari planner could help you […]

How To Sort Out Your China Tourist Visa From 2018, in the years leading to the Covid pandemic, China unfurled in stepwise fashion a global tourist visa application program that was as bureaucratic as it was prickly. But since the end of the pandemic, coinciding with its rising economic woes, China has been accelerating in […]