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Travelers take a shine to Korean beauty, wellness tourism

Korea Times News

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July 2, 2026

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Narrative Analysis: Glittering Generalities
Travelers take a shine to Korean beauty, wellness tourism
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Korea Times News

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· Jun 24, 2026

Korea turns to K-beauty to fuel new wave of tourism

Korea turns to K-beauty to fuel new wave of tourism

The korea Herald News

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· Jun 26, 2026

K-beauty still a draw for tourists

Korea's honorary tourism ambassadors took center stage at the start of the Korea Beauty Festival on Thursday, sharing what keeps drawing them back to the country: beauty and wellness experiences they say are difficult to find anywhere else. The event, featuring a welcome dinner and billed as KBF Night, brought about 200 guests to The Shilla Seoul, including 120 travel industry buyers and sellers, 40 influencers, and members of the local media. The evening's highlight was a talk show-style progra

Borneo Bulletin

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· Jul 9, 2026

Wellness economy drives Thai tourism

Wellness economy drives Thai tourism

CNN

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· Jun 22, 2026

Snail slime for your face? Check out this K-beauty treatment.

South Korea has become a global beauty hub, thanks to rapid innovation and advanced technology. Daniel Dae Kim goes to the source of one of K-beauty’s most unique ingredients -- snail mucin. K-Everything: a CNN Original Series streams in the U.S. on the CNN app and globally on HBO Max.

UrduPoint

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· Jun 26, 2026

TDCP’s latest attraction brings luxury and nature together in Kotli Sattian

TDCP’s latest attraction brings luxury and nature together in Kotli Sattian

Daily Mail

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· Jun 26, 2026

Wrinkles, big pores and rough skin? Korean beauty transformed my face. Pick up the Snail Mucin serum I swear-by and the viral collagen glass skin masks in the Amazon sale

Wrinkles, big pores and rough skin? Korean beauty transformed my face. Pick up the Snail Mucin serum I swear-by and the viral collagen glass skin masks in the Amazon sale

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Related coverage for "Travelers take a shine to Korean beauty, wellness tourism": Korea Times News — Korea turns to K-beauty to fuel new wave of tourism. The korea Herald News — K-beauty still a draw for tourists. Borneo Bulletin — Wellness economy drives Thai tourism. CNN — Snail slime for your face? Check out this K-beauty treatment.. UrduPoint — TDCP’s latest attraction brings luxury and nature together in Kotli Sattian. Daily Mail — Wrinkles, big pores and rough skin? Korean beauty transformed my face. Pick up the Snail Mucin serum I swear-by and the viral collagen glass skin masks in the Amazon sale