01/08/24 Half of Jeju residents link casinos to rising crime, survey says A survey on Jeju Island has found that nearly half of residents believe that the island’s foreigner-only casinos are responsible for an increase in crime.
12/02/22 Jeju island seeks to diversify tourism source markets The island wants to depend less on Chinese tourists and focus more on Japan, Taiwan and the South Asian market.
03/24/21 Jeju casino sales down 63.6% in 2020 The South Korean holiday island of Jeju has reported that casino sales fell to KRW69.30bn (US$61.5m) in 2020.
12/18/20 Jeju Tower obtains hotel permit for grand opening The 1,600-room Grand Hyatt hotel will be inaugurated along with the rest of the facility on December 18.
11/30/20 Lotte Tour completes Jeju Tower financing The developer has raised US$723m to complete the US$1.42bn project on Jeju Island due to be inaugurated on December 18.
11/25/20 Jeju Dream Tower to open on December 18 Reservations are already being taken for the US$1.4bn casino and hotel complex on Jeju Island.
10/01/20 Lotte Tour to go ahead with Jeju Tower opening Employees have been told they will begin work at the tower on October 19.
