Posts Tagged ‘Lifestyle’
seoulplay, providing all-inclusive medical assistance to patients seeking treatment, health care or cosmetic services in Korea, expects Korea to continue to filling the need for high-quality and high-technology medical care in the medical tourism market.
New research by Thompson Reuters says 71.2 percent of Americans are aware of overseas treatment as an option. This is highly [...]
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Tags: 2008 PULSE Survey, Asia, Health Care, Lifestyle, Medical Tourism, Medical Tourism South Korea, seoul, seoulplay, South Korea, South Korea Medical Tourism, Travel
Libeskind Projects in Korea
Having completed the ‘Tangent’ building for the Hyundai Development Company Headquarters in Seoul’s Gangnam District in 2005, world renowned architect Daniel Libeskind is set to make his mark on two separate projects on the peninsula.
Currently under construction with a projected completion date of 2011, the Haeundae Udong Hyundai I’ Park will be a luxury housing and shopping complex [...]
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Tags: Architecture, Busan, Daniel Libeskind, Development, Hyundai I'Park, Incheon, Korea, Lifestyle, Real Estate
The 2008 International Medical Travel Conference will be held in Seoul from November 19 – 21. The event is scheduled to be held at COEX and is currently sponsored in part by the Korean Tourism Organization and the Korean Health Industry Development Institute.
This is exciting news as it testifies to both the quality of health [...]
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Tags: Beauty, COEX, Cosmetic Surgery, Government, IMTC, International Healthcare, Korea, Leisure, Lifestyle, Luxury, Medical Tourism, Medical Travel Conference, Overseas Healthcare, Plastic Surgery, seoul, Travel
Cartier in Cheongdam-dong (Photo Courtesy)
The 160-year-old luxurious French jewelry brand, Cartier opens its first Asian maison in Cheongdam-dong in Seoul today, September 17th. The store has 5 stories and is the largest boutique in Korea that both exhibits and sells the Cartier jewelry collection as well as houses a Cartier customer service center. This new boutique will offer [...]
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Tags: Asia, Boutiques, Cartier, Cartier Maison, Cheongdam-dong, David-Pierre Jalicon, Fashion, Jewelry, Lifestyle, Luxury Goods, Luxury Retail, Premium Brands, seoul, Shopping
Enter6: Something to Rave About?
If you’ve been shopping in Seoul, then you understand why some people might think that all the shopping centers were developed or owned by the same people. Until now the majority of new shopping centers in Seoul have looked the same as each other, take HiHarriet in Myoungdong, iPark Mall in Yongsan, and [...]
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Tags: Branding, CGV, Development, Dongdaemun, Emart, Enter6, Fashion, iPark, Korea, Korean Fashion, Lifestyle, Myoungdong, Real Estate, Retail, seoul, Shopping, Shopping Center, Tourism, Transportation, Travel, Yongsan
America is not the only nation finding its citizens to make sacrifices in their day-to-day lives as the global economic woes influence the cost of daily living expenses. Families in the most expensive cities in Asia: Tokyo, Hong Kong, and Seoul are also being forced to change long standing shopping habits.
As the price of goods continue [...]
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Tags: Asian Consumers, Asian Housewives, Branding, Consumer Behavior, Consumer Trends, Cost of Living, HomeEver, Hong Kong, Housewives, Korea, Korean Consumer, Korean Economy, Korean Housewives, Lifestyle, Marketing, seoul, Tokyo
Reading over medical tourism related news, I came across a recent report by Josef Woodman,the author of Patients Beyond Borders: Everybody’s Guide to Affordable, World-Class Medical Tourism, on medical treatment in Korea. An expert on medical treatment abroad, Woodman participated in a tour of medical facilities in Korea and reported his findings on Medical Travel Today,
The main point Woodman makes that I found [...]
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Tags: Conceirge, Cosmetic Surgery, Health, Incheon, international hospitals, Lifestyle, Medical Tourism, Medical Tourism South Korea, Medical Travel South Korea, Medical Treatment Abroad, Plastic Surgery, seoul, seoulplay, Severance Hospital, South Korea, Travel Planning
If Songdo City and Incheon can raise the $300 million dollars needed, you might be able to visit the Guggenheim Museum in Songdo City in 2013. Although still in the negotiation process, the Guggeheim Museum based in New York has been reported to be in favor of opening a new museum in Songdo City near [...]
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Tags: Art, Asia, Culture, Development, Government, Guggenheim, Incheon, Incheon Bridge, Incheon International Airport, Korea, Lifestyle, Museum, seoul, Songdo City, Travel
At a recent conference titled “The Era of Practicality and Creativity: A New Course for Korean Industries”, Roland Villinger, the head of McKinsey & Company in Korea stressed the point that Korean companies must be more open and must have more international talent in order to compete with China and India, must less the traditional [...]
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Tags: Advertising, Branding, Business, Creativity, Diversity, Global Talent, LG Electronics, Lifestyle, Marketing, McKinsey & Company, Workplace
- seoulplay (www.seoulplay.com) is a luxury travel, lifestyle, and media boutique in Seoul. This site is dedicated to staying up with the latest trends in art, fashion, design, entertainment, and culture in Korea. seoulplay has been featured in Elle Magazine USA, Cosmopolitan Korea, and has authored a travel guide for the Seoul City Government. To inquire about travel planning services, Seoul tours, luxury full-day excursions, lifestyle concierge programs, media content creation or fixer services, visit www.seoulplay.com or email us at contact(at)seoulplay.com.
