About Korea Code

What we do

We help foreign visitors plan a real trip to Korea — not by listing every attraction blindly, but by matching travel styles to places that actually fit. Use Travel Codes (STAGE, TASTE, ROOT, HEAL, TRAIL, GLOW, PET, FEST) to filter by what you care about, and the Planner to assemble a shareable itinerary in 60 seconds.

Where the data comes from

Place information (~2,000+ attractions, festivals, markets, trails) is normalized from the Korea Tourism Organization (KTO) public APIs under the Korea Open Government License (KOGL). Editorial guidance, blog posts, travel basics, and Travel Code descriptions are written in-house.

Full source list: /data-sources

Principles

• English-first interface for foreign visitors. Korean-language content is supported as a parallel track, not a fallback.
• Recommendations are explainable — every suggestion shows why (e.g., "Best for STAGE travelers", "Quieter this week").
• No black-box AI itinerary generation. The Planner uses deterministic rules — you can see why each stop was chosen.
• Login is not required. Plans are shareable via stable URLs.
• Privacy-first analytics — no tracking cookies, no personal data sold.

Contact

Questions, corrections, or partnership inquiries: /contact