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– Fukuoka, Tokyo, Osaka, Da Nang, and Nha Trang topped abroad locations, whereas Jeju, Busan, Seoul, Sokcho, and Gyeongju led home hotspots
SEOUL, South Korea, Sept. 6, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — With the Chuseok vacation across the nook, South Korean vacationers are already planning to benefit from the four-day break. In accordance with digital journey platform Agoda, lodging searches for worldwide and home locations have elevated by 38% and 160%, respectively, in comparison with two weeks earlier than the vacation interval.
Based mostly on lodging searches made by South Korean vacationers between Could to mid-August 2026, Agoda discovered that Japanese locations dominated the listing of the most-searched abroad locations for the Chuseok vacation. Fukuoka ranked first, adopted by Tokyo and Osaka. Past Japan, Vietnamese locations additionally proved fashionable, with Da Nang and Nha Trang rounding out the highest 5. The findings spotlight South Korean vacationers’ continued choice for short- and mid-haul locations, the place they will take pleasure in a mixture of cultural experiences and seaside leisure.
Attributable to its proximity to South Korea with a median flight time of simply 1.5 hours from Seoul, Fukuoka is without doubt one of the most accessible Japanese locations for South Korean vacationers. The vacation spot is anticipated to turn into much more accessible with Eastar Jet’s expanded companies on the Incheon–Fukuoka route by way of October 24, and the Busan–Fukuoka route from August 29 to October 24, overlaying the Chuseok vacation interval.
For these making journey plans nearer to house, Jeju ranked because the most-searched home vacation spot, with a 131% enhance in journey curiosity, adopted by Busan (147%), Seoul (64%), Sokcho (324%), and Gyeongju (222%). Sokcho, which recorded the strongest progress in search curiosity among the many high 5 home locations, noticed tourism expenditure by South Korean vacationers enhance by 8.2% year-on-year within the first half of 2026, in line with the Korea Tourism Group. The excessive progress in curiosity in Sokcho’, pushed by its numerous mixture of mountains, seashores, lakes, culinary experiences and cultural sights, means that the vacation spot may see continued customer demand by way of the second half of the 12 months, together with throughout the Chuseok vacation interval.
Gyeongju, which ranked fifth, continues to draw South Korean vacationers with its historic websites and wealthy cultural heritage. Town’s enchantment might be additional boosted by expanded KTX and KTX-Eum companies scheduled to start in September, providing vacationers improved rail connectivity throughout the autumn journey season.
Alex Park, Nation Director, South Korea at Agoda shared, “Because the Chuseok vacation approaches, South Korean vacationers are displaying sturdy curiosity in close by locations, with home journey seeing notably sturdy demand. As a worldwide journey platform, Agoda is dedicated to supporting vacationers with numerous preferences by providing nice offers on flights, lodging, and actions, whether or not they want to discover locations abroad or nearer to house.”
As South Korean vacationers finalize their Chuseok vacation plans, Agoda continues to supply a seamless reserving expertise throughout greater than six million vacation properties, 130,000 flight routes, and 300,000 actions worldwide. To seek out one of the best offers for autumn journey to Asia and past, go to Agoda.com or obtain the Agoda cellular app. As a part of Agoda’s August Mega Sale, vacationers can take pleasure in as much as 60% off on lodge bookings throughout the principle sale by way of 31 August.
