International visitors spent KRW 8.8435 trillion in Seoul from January to September, up 57.7% year over year. Seoul recorded 13.14 million international visitors, its highest figure for the same period.
Seoul designated October 23 to November 1 as a special safety management period and announced tighter crowd control in 14 areas, including Itaewon and Hongdae. The plans include monitoring crowd density with 361 CCTV cameras, real-time urban data, and drones.
The source title describes a Seoul effort addressing taxi overcharges affecting foreigners and the objectivity of complaint investigations. Published November 9, 2026; additional details were not included in the source data received by Planet Briefing.
Illustrative image: World leaders at the 2010 G-20 Seoul summit Left to right : Front row : Jacob Zuma (South Africa), Dmitry Medvedev (Russia), Nicolas Sarkozy (France), Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono (Indonesia), Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva (Brazil), Lee Myung-bak (South Korea), Hu Jintao (China), Felipe Calderón (Mexico), Cristina Fernandez (Argentina), Barack Obama (USA), Recep Tayyip Erdoğan (Turkey) Middle row : Bingu wa Mutharika (African Union), Herman Van Rompuy (European Council), Naoto Kan (Japan), Silvio Berlus — Presidencia de la Nacion Argentina/Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 2.0
The source reports that medical tourist numbers in Seoul increased 3.7-fold in two years and that 19 accommodations were selected from 40 applicants. The selected accommodations will receive certificates valid through 2027.
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