Chinese tourists have been deserting Seoul after Chinese authorities ordered travel agencies to stop offering packages to Korean destinations on 15 March. The restrictions come after South Korea agreed to the deployment of the US Terminal High Altitude Area Defense system, designed to deter North Korea's nuclear ambitions. "I'm losing my job, completely out of the blue," Mr Uhm Sung-won, who worked as a tour guide for Chinese tour groups for five years, told The Korea Herald. There are concerns that the ban will seriously impact Seoul's tourism sector. Lotte Duty Free, South Korea's top duty-free chain, earns some 70% of its income from Chinese visitors. Hide Caption 1 of 10 Photos:Photos: Protests in China over THAAD
Chinese tourists have been deserting Seoul after Chinese authorities ordered travel agencies to stop offering packages to Korean destinations on 15 March. The restrictions come after South Korea agreed to the deployment of the US Terminal High Altitude Area Defense system, designed to deter North Korea's nuclear ambitions. There are concerns that the ban will seriously impact Seoul's tourism sector. Lotte Duty Free, South Korea's top duty-free chain, earns some 70% of its income from Chinese visitors. Hide Caption 1 of 10 Photos:Photos: Protests in China over THAAD