17 Jun 2009, Posted by Matt in News, Transportation, 6 Comments

Incheon Airport named World Best (again)

Seoul’s Incheon Airport (ICN) has received yet more industry plaudits. This time around, the 2009 Skytrax survey of some 8.6 million passengers named Incheon the best airport in the world, edging out perennial favorites Hong Kong International and Singapore Changi International. Free internet, showers, and one-to-six hour guided sightseeing tours while you wait for your connection will do that. I’m a huge fan.

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Why can’t all airports be like Incheon?
USA Today, June 16 2009

Incheon International Airport is named the World’s Best Airport 2009
Skytrax, June 9, 2009

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26 Mar 2009, Posted by Matt in Seoul, Transportation, 13 Comments

Ask Matt: AREX Airport Express

Today we’ll kick-off a new segment called, “Ask Matt“, where I’ll answer a listener/reader travel question. 

For our first post, Brian Kim in Los Angeles (USA) e-mailed me the following question:

Hi Matt, I’m headed to Seoul in a few months and I’m looking at some options to get from Incheon Airport to Seoul. I know there are buses that can shuttle you to anywhere in Seoul, but how efficient is the AREX Airport Express?

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12 Jan 2009, Posted by Matt in Food & Drink, Gyeonggi, Historic Korea, 3 Comments

Incheon: Gateway to Northeast Asia

One of the wonderfully funky buildings that line the beachfront on Incheon’s Wolmi Island.

How about we escape the sub-zero temperatures of Seoul for a reminder of a warmer time several months back? This time around we hop on Seoul Metro and go west to the port city of Incheon: the city that’s striving to be the gateway to Northeast Asia.

As one of the world’s largest cities, it can’t be easy being in Seoul’s shadow. But Korea’s port city of Incheon, just 36 kilometers west of Seoul, is making a name for itself with an ambitious plan to become a regional business and logistics hub.

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