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2025 International Travel Overview: Agoda Unveils the Ranking of Top Overseas Destinations Among South Korean Travelers
Overseas travel from South Korea continues to rebound at a rapid pace. According to the Korea Tourism Organization and Incheon International Airport Corporation, both the number of South Koreans traveling abroad between January and October 2025 (24,335,383 people), and the number of international flight operations (349,919 flights) increased by 3.2% year-on-year. Insights from digital travel platform Agoda echo this momentum, with interest in international travel from South Korean travelers incr
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[{"type":"text","content":"- South Korean travelers continued to favor short-haul destinations, with Japan taking the top three spots, followed by Vietnam, Indonesia, Thailand, and Taiwan.","length":166,"tagName":"p","attribs":{}},{"type":"text","content":"SEOUL, South Korea, Jan. 7, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- Overseas travel from South Korea continues to rebound at a rapid pace. According to the Korea Tourism Organization and Incheon International Airport Corporation, both the number of South Koreans traveling abroad between January and October 2025 (24,335,383 people), and the number of international flight operations (349,919 flights) increased by 3.2% year-on-year. Insights from digital travel platform Agoda echo this momentum, with interest in international travel from South Korean travelers increasing by 15% in 2025 compared to 2024.","length":593,"tagName":"p"},{"type":"image","alt":"(PRNewsfoto/Agoda)","displaySize":"","headline":null,"caption":"(PRNewsfoto/Agoda)","className":"","disableSlideshowImg":false,"size":{"original":{"width":400,"height":205,"url":"https://media.zenfs.com/en/prnewswire.com/ac279a15bf51036c9c2a86405aed2b52"},"resized":{"url":"https://s.yimg.com/ny/api/res/1.2/O46JGP5uTKaNRt5wNi8mBw--/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTcwNTtoPTM2MTtjZj13ZWJw/https://media.zenfs.com/en/prnewswire.com/ac279a15bf51036c9c2a86405aed2b52","width":400,"height":205}},"href":"https://mma.prnewswire.com/media/2567836/Agoda.html","hrefExternal":true,"rel":"nofollow"},{"type":"text","content":"Reflecting this growing demand, Agoda has revealed a list of the top 10 international destinations favored by South Korean travelers in 2025, based on accommodation search data. Tokyo (Japan) ranked first, followed by Fukuoka (Japan) and Osaka (Japan) in the top three rankings, underscoring Japan's continued appeal. According to the Japan National Tourism Organization, 7.66 million South Koreans visited Japan between January and October 2025 – a 6.4% increase from the previous year.","length":491,"tagName":"p"},{"type":"text","content":"Nha Trang (Vietnam), Bali (Indonesia), Da Nang (Vietnam), Bangkok (Thailand), Sapporo (Japan), Taipei (Taiwan), and Phu Quoc (Vietnam) rounded out the top ten, highlighting continued interest in short-haul destinations.","length":219,"tagName":"p"},{"type":"text","content":"Vietnam, in particular, gained traction throughout the ye...