Data released by the Korea Tourism Organization (KTO) on the 25th showed that the number of foreign tourists visiting South Korea in July this year reached 2,093,223, an increase of 20.8% year-on-year.

By origin of tourists, mainland China ranked first (777,000 visits), followed by Japan (330,000 visits), Taiwan (261,000 visits), the United States (150,000 visits), and Hong Kong (76,000 visits). Compared with the same month in 2019, the number of tourists from mainland China and Japan increased by 49.6% and 20.2% respectively, while the number of tourists from Taiwan, the United States, and Hong Kong increased by 129.4%, 54.4%, and 29.1% respectively.

From January to July this year, the cumulative number of tourists visiting South Korea increased by 21.3% year-on-year, reaching 12.8 million. In terms of origin, mainland China ranked first with 3.99 million visitors, followed by Japan (2.28 million), Taiwan (1.41 million), the United States (960,000), and Hong Kong (420,000).

In addition, South Korea saw 2,419,457 outbound tourists in July, a decrease of 0.7% year-on-year. (Source: China Overseas Chinese Network)