The outbreak of the coronavirus in the beginning of 2020 hits the tourism industry in South Korea hard. Compared to previous year, international passenger numbers decreased by around 65.8 percent. The number is expected to drop even lower in March, due to tighter border controls and growing fear of the virus. In the beginning of March 2020, South Korea dopped the 90-day free visa program with Japan amid political tensions between the two countries.
Year-on-year (YoY) change of international passenger numbers in South Korean airports during novel coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak in the 4th week of February 2020, by region
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Yonhap. (March 8, 2020). Year-on-year (YoY) change of international passenger numbers in South Korean airports during novel coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak in the 4th week of February 2020, by region [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved April 28, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1102754/south-korea-yoy-change-of-international-passenger-numbers-during-coronavirus-outbreak/
Yonhap. "Year-on-year (YoY) change of international passenger numbers in South Korean airports during novel coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak in the 4th week of February 2020, by region." Chart. March 8, 2020. Statista. Accessed April 28, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1102754/south-korea-yoy-change-of-international-passenger-numbers-during-coronavirus-outbreak/
Yonhap. (2020). Year-on-year (YoY) change of international passenger numbers in South Korean airports during novel coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak in the 4th week of February 2020, by region. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: April 28, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1102754/south-korea-yoy-change-of-international-passenger-numbers-during-coronavirus-outbreak/
Yonhap. "Year-on-year (Yoy) Change of International Passenger Numbers in South Korean Airports during Novel Coronavirus (Covid-19) Outbreak in The 4th Week of February 2020, by Region." Statista, Statista Inc., 8 Mar 2020, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1102754/south-korea-yoy-change-of-international-passenger-numbers-during-coronavirus-outbreak/
Yonhap, Year-on-year (YoY) change of international passenger numbers in South Korean airports during novel coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak in the 4th week of February 2020, by region Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1102754/south-korea-yoy-change-of-international-passenger-numbers-during-coronavirus-outbreak/ (last visited April 28, 2024)
Year-on-year (YoY) change of international passenger numbers in South Korean airports during novel coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak in the 4th week of February 2020, by region [Graph], Yonhap, March 8, 2020. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1102754/south-korea-yoy-change-of-international-passenger-numbers-during-coronavirus-outbreak/