Tourist complaints in S. Korea hit record high amid travel boom

SEOUL - Tourist complaints in South Korea have hit a record high this year, data showed Sunday, with problems ranging from reckless taxi driving to overcharging at shopping malls.A total of 1,753 complaints were filed nationwide between January and July this year, already surpassing the 1,744 cases reported last year, according to the data compiled by the Korea Tourism Organization (KTO).The growing number of complaints has raised calls for South Korea to come up with measures to improve tourism services, particularly as foreign visitors have complained of excessive accommodation cancellati…READ FULL ARTICLE