Brunei welcomes Korean tourists
By James Kon

Korean visitors arrive at Brunei International Airport

Around 190 Koreans arrived at Brunei International Airport yesterday afternoon. They will be here until January 29, 2003. The efforts between Royal Brunei Airlines and local travel agents are paying off by positioning Brunei Darussalam as a tourist destination.

Two more chartered flights will be arriving in Brunei on January 29 and February 2, 2003. Some tourists are here to enjoy the golf facilities the country has to offer while their family members will be visiting places of interests to "discover" beautiful Brunei.

Last year, two fully chartered flights from Korea visited the "Kingdom of Unexpected Treasures". There seems to be a market for Brunei's tourists industries to flourish in Korea.

The Korean tourists who arrived yesterday were greeted with 'Hadrah', which was performed by a group of students. They were all smiles when they walked out of the arrival hall.

The successful breach into the Korean market is one of the great efforts of Royal Brunei Airlines to "spread its wings" further into Asia regions.

It is hoped that the relationship between Royal Brunei Airlines and travel agencies would continue to flourish, in order to make Brunei Darussalam a major tourist destination.

Courtesy of Sunday Bulletin