| Korea cruise jump

THE Korea Tourism Organisation
has announced a significant
increase in cruise tourism over
the first half of 2016, with
passenger numbers surging 122%
year on year.
A total of 899,839 cruise
travellers visited South Korea
in the six months to 30 Jun,
including 652,000 passengers and
almost 250,000 crew.
There were 306 cruise calls
during the period, up from 196
in the first half of 2015, with the
Busan Port Authority forecasting
over 1.9 cruise arrivals this year.