Travel How Koreans travel now
Korea · 2026 week 38 (09.14 - 09.20) · 3 entries
Where are Koreans traveling right now?
Checked through Sep 19: 추석 인천공항 하루 최다 24만 5천 명, 추석 패키지 예약 3.6x · 석 달 전에 잡았다, 88% of Chuseok bookings are within a five-hour flight stand out. All 3 entries are below, each with when it started and the numbers behind it.
How people travel
- 01
추석 인천공항 하루 최다 24만 5천 명
Incheon Airport immigration expects about 245,300 people on Sept 27, the busiest day of the Chuseok break (Sept 23-27). The holiday daily average is 225,899. On Oct 2, overlapping with China's National Day holiday, 53,000-60,000 foreign arrivals alone are expected.
Started Checked 2026.09.19 · Asia Economy report, 2026.09.17 · Traffic Asia Economy · Korea Economic TV, 2026.09.17 · peak Sept 27 about 245,300 · daily average 225,899 - 02
추석 패키지 예약 3.6x · 석 달 전에 잡았다
Yeogi Eottae says the average booking lead time for Chuseok overseas package tours was 88 days, 24 days earlier than last Chuseok. Package bookings were about 3.6x last year's, with Japan about 6x and China nearly 4x.
Started Checked 2026.09.19 · reported 2026.09.14 · Traffic Smartbiz · My Daily, 2026.09.14 · Yeogi Eottae · package bookings 3.6x · lead time 88 days 
88% of Chuseok bookings are within a five-hour flight
Among overseas bookings departing September 23-27, destinations within roughly a five-hour flight made up about 88%. By country, Japan took 32.8% and China 25.4%, 58.2% combined. By search volume, Taiwan passed Thailand and the Philippines to reach No. 4.
Started Checked 2026.09.18 (departures Sept 23-27) · Traffic Reported by Telltrip (2026.09.06) · within 5 hours 88% · Japan 32.8% · China 25.4%
Sources · 아시아경제 인천공항 추석 (2026.09.17) · 스마트비즈 여기어때 추석 패키지 · Travel을말하다 추석 예약 measured (2026.09.06) · Booking.com 2026 Korea travel trends · Trip.com
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