Starting April 1, visitors to South Korea who have completed their COVID-19 vaccinations will be able to skip the country’s mandatory quarantine.
Asia continues to open its borders for post-pandemic travel with the latest announcement coming from South Korea.
On Friday, the South Korean government announced that they will be reopening borders and quarantine-free entry to fully vaccinated travellers from April 1st this year.
“This is excellent news indeed and hugely exciting for travel,” said Inside Travel Group’s Marketing Manager for Australia, Harry Sargant.
“South Korea is one of InsideAsia’s key destinations and we cannot wait to begin helping our trade partners and their customers to discover this incredible culture and country soon.”
InsideAsia Tours has launched a number of South Korean tailored trips to showcase the country and culture.
“As is usual with the ‘Inside way’ we take in the classic sights and have a few of our favourite off-radar places and experiences to help people get beneath the surface of this intriguing place,” Sargant added.
“This is a big moment for InsideAsia and even bigger for South Korea”.
The quarantine exemption will be available for those who have completed their third dose of the COVID-19 vaccine or received two doses (one dose for Janssen) at least 14 days prior but within 180 days.
Overseas visitors must enter their vaccine records to Q-CODE prior to arriving in Korea and scan the provided QR code upon immigration.
Q-CODE will require personal information (passport number), entry information (departure country, airline, address in Korea, phone number), and vaccine records.
Insook Lee, Director of Korea Tourism Organization Sydney said, “We cannot wait to welcome Australian and New Zealand travellers back to South Korea.
“We have noticed a pent-up demand and interest in travel to South Korea spurred on by tv series such as Squid Game, increased popularity of K-Pop, Korean beauty products and Korean food such as Kimchi appearing on menus everywhere”.
“We want Australians and New Zealanders to discover that there is so much more to see, from dramatic UNESCO World Heritage Listed islands like Jeju, to our incredible temples, palaces, museums and art galleries, cherry blossoms and snow as well as our diverse culinary experiences. Now is the time to discover South Korea,” said Lee.
For more information on South Korea go to visitkorea.org.au.
