Photo: Muslim tourists at the Jeju International Airport in South Korea on October 5, 2019. Islam Somai/Shutterstock

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COVID-19 pandemic can’t stop Korea from attracting Muslim tourists, on YouTube


Travel restrictions are still grounding flights and tourists but South Korea continues to attract Muslim visitors, albeit to its YouTube channel.

Korea Tourism Organisation will start streaming “Halal TV” from September 14 to November 16 to continue its promotional activities. The tourism body will stream ten videos including halal cooking shows with celebrity chefs, and others that introduce halal restaurants across the capital city Seoul.

The South Koreans have learnt from experience that the way to pull in Muslim visitors is through their stomachs.

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