해외여행 대신 국내로...재조명 되는 제주도 신혼여행지<br /><br />Traveling outside of Korea has been much more difficult since the COVID-19 outbreak, however, the pandemic hasn't stopped many newlyweds from going on their honeymoon. The chosen destination so far this year has been Jeju Island which has become a hot spot for newly married couples in Korea.<br />Our Choi Won-jong was in Jeju for this report.<br />There have been fewer travelers than normal here at Jeju International Airport this year due to the COVID-19 pandemic. But it has been slowly getting busier of late on account of newlyweds heading to Jeju for their honeymoon.<br />Many weddings have been delayed, and traveling outside of Korea has become much harder because of the pandemic.<br />But, many of those who HAVE been able to tie the knot, saw Jeju Island as their honeymoon destination of choice.<br />"As international travel is restricted, we noticed reservations made by newlyweds increased. We started our honeymoon trip package last April and reservation rates have surged since. We definitely see Jeju as a new honeymoon destination after COVID-19".<br />It has been seven years since some hotels have released honeymoon packages.<br />But, the number of honeymoon package bookings jumped five times in June compared to March.<br />The island has plenty of spots that are perfect for people to enjoy on their honeymoons.<br />Such as Songaksan Mountain, located in Seogwipo on the south of the island...which has walkable trails for couples to walk along by the shore and enjoy views of the ocean.<br />And, of course, beaches are always popular.<br />At Hyeopjae Beach, west of Jeju city, many couples were taking pictures and taking in the sights along the white sand shore.<br />Some newlyweds, who ended their stay with a sunset yacht tour, said COVID-19 wasn't going to stop them from enjoying their honeymoon.<br />"Well, we were originally planning to go to the Maldives, but we weren't able to go outside of Korea due to COVID-19. So we decided to go to Jeju island instead to get rid of the stress from all the wedding preparations."<br />With COVID-19 restricting international travel, newlyweds are expected to continue to honeymoon on Jeju island for a little while longer. Choi Won-jong, Arirang News. Jeju.<br />
