History

Ranked 1st in the Travel Agency category of the 2024 KS-SQI by Korean Standard Association for 3 consecutive years

Ranked 1st in the Travel Agency category of the 2024 Korean Customer Satisfaction Index (KCSI) for 13 consecutive years by Korea Management Association Consultants

Acquired Consumer-Centered Management (CCM) certification from Fair Trade Commission for 7 consecutive times.

Ranked 1st in the Travel Agency category of the “2024 Brand Star” by Brandstock for 20 consecutive years

Ranked 1st in the Service category of “2024 Korea Industry Brand Power” by Korea Management Association Consultants for 20 consecutive years

Honored with the Grand Prize (Prime Minister’s Citation) at the 2023 Korea Brand Awards by the Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy

Honored with an award in the Service category of the 2023 Korea Management Awards by Korea Management Association Consultants

Ranked 31st in “2023 Korea Top 100 Brands” by Brandstock

Certified as a “2023 Leisure Friendly Company” by the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism

Ranked 1st in the Travel Agency category of the 2023 KS-SQI by Korean Standard Association for 2 consecutive years

Held a ceremony for the 30th Anniversary of Hanatour’s Foundation

Held the Forest Coming Day to celebrate the 10th Anniversary of Reforestation at Han-River.

Ranked 1st in the Travel Agency category of the 2023 Korean Customer Satisfaction Index (KCSI) for 12 consecutive years by Korea Management Association Consultants

Opened a Visa Application Center in Beijing, China

Opened a Visa Application Center in Manila, Philippines

Honored with the 2023 National Service Award in the Package Tour category (HanaPack 2.0) by the Institute for Industrial Policy Studies

Joined the UN Global Compact to Strengthen ESG Management Activities

Donation for earthquake recovery in Turkey

Transition to sole leadership under CEO Song Mi-sun

Honored with the Grand Prize (Prime Minister’s Citation) for the Best Consumer-Centered Management (CCM) of the Year

Discontinuation of cruelty against animals while traveling

Acquired Consumer-Centered Management (CCM) certification from Fair Trade Commission for 6 consecutive years.

Launched “Jeju Daum Stay,” an accommodation service utilizing empty houses

Honored with Marketing Innovation Award at the2021 i-Awards organized by KIPDA

Introduced a new Corporate Identity (CI) and conducted rebranding

Launched ESG management for sustainable corporate practices

Launched the newly updated package tour named HanaPack 2.0 and the initiated live commerce through Hana LIVE

Launched “SAFETY & JOY,” a checklist for safe travel

Donation for recovery from the wildfire in Gangwon Province

Accredited as an excellent organization for supporting cultural arts at the “2018 Night of the Arts

Honored with the Bronze medal in the “Integrated Media” category at the 2018 Korea Advertising Awards

Accredited as an excellent organization for supporting cultural arts at the “2018 Night of the Arts”

Senior Vice-President Kwon Hee-Seok honored with the Bronze Pagoda Industrial Medal for Tourism Promotion at the 45th Tourism Day

Hanatour Japan listed on the Tokyo Stock Exchange (Mothers)

Honored with Presidential Citation for its achievements in job creation.

Honored with the achievement award at the 14th K-ICT Information Security Awards

President Park Sang-Hwan honored with the Gold Pagoda Industrial Medal for the contribution to Tourism promotion at the 40th Tourism Day Commemoration

Relisting on the KOSPI

Became the first KOSDAQ listed company to be listed on the London Stock Exchange

Launched the online wholesale system on Hanatour.com

Establishment of the subsidiary, Hanatour International (presently known as Hanatour ITC)

Establishment of the subsidiary, Hanatourist Co., Ltd.

The first in the industry to be listed on KOSDAQ

Rebranded as Hanatour Inc.

Founded as Gookjin Travel Agency, Inc