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The Korea National Tourism Organization -- KNTO -- Launches Campaign to Promote South Korea's Autumn Festivals; New Travel Discount Card Available.


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SEOUL, Korea--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Sept. 25, 2003

Tour2Korea.com (official web site of the KNTO KNTO Korea National Tourism Organization
KNTO Kanto (Pokemon) 
) launches "Dynamic Korea," the second leg of its 5-month promotion, to highlight the extravagant Korean Fall Festivals. Partnering with international Yahoo! networks, such as Yahoo!com, Yahoo!China, and Yahoo!Japan, the KNTO will offer quizzes, contests, surveys and giveaways, which encourage participation and tourism.

More than 220 netizens will receive free Korean tour packages, free vouchers for hotel accommodations, or autumn festival souvenirs like decorative ceramic pieces, framed traditional Korean masks, Korean martial arts This articlearticle or section has multiple issues:
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 outfits, and ginseng ginseng (jĭn`sĕng), common name for the Araliaceae, a family of tropical herbs, shrubs, and trees that are often prickly and sometimes grow as climbing forms.  honey soap. All of these gifts are representative of the colorful festivals being held throughout September and October:

Korea's most colorful provincial festivals include:

-- Gyeonggi World Ceramic Biennale Festival (September 1 -

October 30)

-- Andong International Mask Dance Festival (September 26 -

October 5)

-- Chungju World Martial Arts Festival (September 30 - October 6)

-- Punggi Ginseng Festival (October 1-5)

-- Gwangju Kimchi kim·chi also kim·chee  
n. pl. kim·chis also kim·chees
A Korean dish made of vegetables, such as cabbage or radishes, that are salted, seasoned, and stored in sealed containers to undergo lactic acid fermentation.
 Festival (October 14-19)

-- Gyeongju World Culture EXPO (August 13 - October 23)

-- Pusan International Film Festival (October 2-10)

-- Jagalchi Festival (October 15-19),

-- Pusan International Motor Show (October 2-12)

-- Maritime Week 2003 (October 21-24)

-- The 2003 ICCA (Independent Computer Consultants Association, St. Louis, MO, www.icca.org) A membership organization of independent consultants in the information technology field. It is devoted to helping members improve their professional services capabilities.  (International Congress & Convention Assoc.)

(October 26-29).

"If you are looking for a unique, richly diverse, exciting and energetic vacation, come to Korea in autumn. It is an experience you will never forget. For complete travel and festival information, tour2korea.com is the only place to go," says Hong Eunmee, director of E-marketing at the KNTO.

In collaboration with Shinhan Bank, one of the largest banks in Korea, the KNTO has recently launched the T2K T2K Tempest 2000 (game; sequel to Tempest)
T2K Time 2 Kill (gaming clan) 
 Card. This card provides its users with extraordinary discounts on services directly related to travel, such as savings on currency exchange charges, accommodations, rental cars, restaurants, theme parks, performances and more. People can apply for this card at Shinhan Bank's foreign exchange counters at Incheon International Airport Incheon International Airport (IIA) (IATA: ICN, ICAO: RKSI) (Hangul|인천국제공항)/ (Hanja:仁川國際空港) is the largest airport in South Korea, and one of the largest in Asia.  and designated branches as well as at KNTO's tourist information desks. Applications for the card can also be made easily through tour2korea.com.

To apply for the T2K card and to participate in the promotional giveaways, visit www.tour2korea.com and click on http://english.tour2korea.com/t2kzone/mcns/happening/ event_read.asp?OID (1) (Object IDentifier) A permanent number assigned to an object for storage (persistence). It is typically a long integer, such as 128 bits, that can be computed using various methods to create a unique number. =321 or visit yahoo.com and http://travel.yahoo.com/p-travelguide-191501648-seoul_vacations-i.
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