BUSAN (The Korea Herald/ANN): The announcement of BTS’ first world tour in four years has led to a spate of hotel cancellations in Busan, triggering scrutiny of pricing behaviour in a city eager to boost its tourism credentials.
Busan has been confirmed as a major stop on the global tour. Within hours of the schedule’s release on Jan 14, fans in South Korea and overseas reported that hotels had unilaterally cancelled their confirmed bookings.
Several said the same rooms later reappeared on reservation platforms at sharply higher prices.
The controversy has drawn responses from both the city of Busan and President Lee Jae Myung, as concerns grow that repeated
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