Korea bets on regional airports to spread tourism beyond Seoul

South Korea wants to encourage overseas tourists to explore outside Seoul.

To make that happen, tourism authorities are betting on regional airports, hoping visitors who fly into cities such as Cheongju and Daegu — instead of Incheon, the country's main international gateway — will explore and spend more across the provinces.

A government push hopes to attract 30 million foreign visitors annually, a target that names regional airports as key entry points and regional tourism as a pillar of growt ...