Busan on pace to hit 3 mil. foreign visitors 2 months earlier than last year
Busan drew 2.93 million foreign tourists from January through July, reaching 73.2 percent of its annual target of 4 million visitors, the city said. The figure marks a 46.1 percent increase from the same period last year, far outpacing Korea's overall 21.3 percent growth rate in foreign arrivals. July alone brought 507,045 foreign visitors to the southeastern port city, breaking June's record of…
Busan is on track to welcome 3 million foreign tourists this year, two months ahead of last year's record pace. As of July, the southeastern port city had already attracted 2.93 million visitors, representing a 46.1 percent surge compared to the same period in 2022. This remarkable growth far exceeds Korea's overall 21.3 percent increase in foreign arrivals. July alone saw 507,045 foreign tourists, surpassing June's record of 484,057 and marking two consecutive months of record-breaking numbers.
Busan contributed 24.2 percent of all foreign arrivals to Korea in July, with roughly one in four visitors to the country choosing Busan as their destination. The city anticipates surpassing the 3 million mark sometime in August, a full two months earlier than last year when it first reached this milestone in October. In July, Taiwan and China were the leading visitor markets for Busan, with approximately 128,000 and 125,000 visitors respectively, accounting for nearly half of the month's arrivals.
Cumulatively, visitors from the United States reached 259,675 through July, a staggering 78.4 percent increase from the previous year, more than six times the national growth rate.
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