{"id":259549,"date":"2026-05-06T00:16:15","date_gmt":"2026-05-05T15:16:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/tenbizt.com\/en\/news\/uncategorized\/2026\/05\/06\/golden-week-2026-why-more-japanese-and-chinese-tourists-are-choosing-daegu-over-seoul\/"},"modified":"2026-05-06T00:16:16","modified_gmt":"2026-05-05T15:16:16","slug":"golden-week-2026-why-more-japanese-and-chinese-tourists-are-choosing-daegu-over-seoul","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tenbizt.com\/en\/news\/tour\/2026\/05\/06\/golden-week-2026-why-more-japanese-and-chinese-tourists-are-choosing-daegu-over-seoul\/","title":{"rendered":"Golden Week 2026: Why More Japanese and Chinese Tourists are Choosing Daegu Over Seoul"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Translation result<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn-union.tenbizt.com\/contents\/crawler-dev\/image\/2026\/05\/CP-2023-0263\/image-f584d06c-bbff-4da7-909f-f92719f1e5fc.jpeg\"><\/p>\n<p>With Japan\u2019s Golden Week (April 29\u2013May 6) colliding with China\u2019s Labor Day holiday (May 1\u20135), interest in travel to South Korea surged, and regional destinations were buzzing.<\/p>\n<p>Daegu is seizing that visitor uptick to reposition itself as a stay-and-experience hotspot, aiming for sustained growth in tourism.<\/p>\n<p>The Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism estimates roughly 80,000\u201390,000 Japanese and 100,000\u2013110,000 Chinese traveled to South Korea over the holiday period.<\/p>\n<p>Encouragingly, travelers didn\u2019t stick to Seoul \u2014 more are exploring regional spots like Daegu and North Gyeongsang Province.<\/p>\n<p>On May 5, global travel platform Trip.com said its Golden Week analysis shows demand spreading beyond major cities, with a clear shift toward regional and decentralized travel.<\/p>\n<p>Trip.com\u2019s data show international bookings to South Korea from May 1\u20135 rose 36% year over year. China accounted for the largest share, followed by Japan, Vietnam, Singapore and Thailand.<\/p>\n<p>Hotel booking data show especially strong gains in regional destinations: Pohang (North Gyeongsang) up 180%, Daegu up 167%, and Andong up 135% \u2014 underscoring growing interest in area-based travel.<\/p>\n<p>A tourism industry official said repeat visitors tend to prefer independent trips over package tours and are increasingly choosing regional destinations instead of Seoul. 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