The promoter of the Jeju Dream Tower casino resort (pictured), on the South Korean holiday island of Jeju, says it will organise this quarter, two round-trip air charters to Jeju via Tokyo Narita airport Japan, for Japanese VIP players recruited by junkets and travel agencies.
Lotte Tourism Development said, “Among Asian casino VIP customers who prefer Korea as an alternative destination instead of Macau, where strict visitor quarantine measures are being implemented, interest in Jeju Dream Tower Complex Resort, which has international competitiveness in complex resorts and casino facilities, is growing.”
Lotte Tour Development Co Ltd confirmed the first set of tourists would arrive at Jeju International Airport on November 4, and return to Japan on November 6, while the second set would arrive on December 30, and fly back to Japan on January 3.
The company had reported second-quarter gross gaming revenue (GGR) at Jeju Dream Tower’s casino amounting to KRW15.3 billion (US$10.7 million), down approximately 17.3 percent from the KRW18.5 billion achieved in the prior quarter.
Japan is Jeju’s second-largest source market for tourists, according to the Jeju Tourism Organization, a local-government agency for the semi-autonomous island.
Lotte Tour Development had announced last week that South Korea’s T’way Air Co Ltd would operate the charters, which would carry up to 189 passengers per flight.
On October 19, South Korea’s Central Disease Control Headquarters announced the country would extend indefinitely a visa-free entry scheme for holders of passports issued respectively by Japan, Macau and Taiwan. The scheme had been extended once already, and had been due to run until October 31.
