Korea

1. Overall Affordability Trend From October 2024 to October 2025, the Relative Price Index (RPI) for Korean travelers to Japan remained well below the 2020 baseline (100), fluctuating between 78~87. This indicates that Japan continued to be more affordable for Korean tourists compared with the pre-pandemic base year. The cumulative change relative to 2020 shows […]

South Korea’s outbound travel demand continued to exhibit steady yet fluctuating growth throughout 2025. As illustrated in the accompanying chart, the number of outbound travelers remained robust, though the pace of year-on-year (YoY) expansion varied significantly by month. Outbound departures peaked in January, reaching 2.97 million, representing a 7.3% YoY increase, the strongest growth rate