{
  "id": 16713362,
  "title": "Seoul offers up to 15% savings via local gift card promotion",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/27/seoul-offers-up-to-15-savings-via-local-gift-card-promotion",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-10-27T06:02:03.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Korea Times",
    "slug": "the-korea-times",
    "url": "https://www.koreatimes.co.kr/lifestyle/people-events/20261027/seoul-offers-up-to-15-savings-via-local-gift-card-promotion"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Seoul city officials are offering shoppers an opportunity to save up to 15% on everyday purchases during a shopping festival. Starting from October 29th and running until November 15th, residents can enjoy additional cashback on local gift certificates issued by the metropolitan and district governments.\n\nThe extra 5% cashback, combined with the existing 5% discount on eligible certificates and other cashback offers, could result in savings equivalent to 15% of the total purchase amount. For instance, if a shopper buys 100,000 won worth of gift certificates at a 5% discount, paying 95,000 won, they could receive an additional 10,000 won in cashback if both the existing and the new 5% offers are applicable to the 100,000 won purchase.\n\nThe promotion applies to 78 types of certificates issued by Seoul and its 25 districts, encompassing both older and newer versions. Consequently, residents could enjoy the extra cashback whether they use older or newer gift certificates during this promotional period.",
  "summary": "Seoul residents can get more money back on everyday purchases starting Thursday, as the city rolls out additional cashback on local gift certificates during a nationwide shopping festival aimed at boosting consumer spending and small businesses. The Seoul Metropolitan Government said Tuesday that purchases made with metropolitan and district-issued Seoul Love Gift Certificates from Oct. 29…",
  "key_points": [
    "Seoul offers 15% savings via gift card promotion",
    "Promotion runs Oct 29 to Nov 15",
    "Up to 15% cashback on local gift certificates"
  ],
  "editors_take": "Stacking new cashback incentives on top of existing discounts lowers the barrier for residents to use local gift certificates across various metropolitan and district programs.",
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}