The number of foreign tourists received by South Korea increased by 16.2% in the first quarter compared with the same period last year.

[South Korea received 16.2% more foreign tourists in the first quarter compared with the same period last year] the South Korean Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism said on the 27th that the number of foreign tourists received by South Korea increased by 16.2% in the first quarter of this year compared with the same period last year, to more than 1.71 million, returning to 44.6% in the same period in 2019 before the outbreak of COVID-19.