{
  "id": 3642035,
  "title": "Seoul draws record 1.61 million foreign tourists in July",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/27/seoul-draws-record-1-61-million-foreign-tourists-in-july",
  "topic": "business",
  "section": "Business",
  "published": "2026-08-27T02:22:03.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Korea Times",
    "slug": "the-korea-times",
    "url": "https://www.koreatimes.co.kr/lifestyle/travel-food/20260827/seoul-draws-record-161-million-foreign-tourists-in-july"
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  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "Seoul drew a record 1.61 million foreign tourists in July, as the city’s tourism boom gathered pace and spending by overseas visitors surged far faster than arrivals. The July total was 20.8 percent higher than a year earlier and 5.2 percent higher than in June, marking the highest monthly figure on record, according to the Seoul Metropolitan Government. Foreign tourists spent over 1.07 trillion…",
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        "outlet": "The Korea Times",
        "title": "Seoul draws record 1.61 million foreign tourists in July",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/27/seoul-draws-record-1-61-million-foreign-tourists-in-july-3643471",
        "published": "2026-08-27T02:27:03.000Z"
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  "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."
}