Kangwon Land, a South Korean resort with the only casino in the country open to locals, recorded a total of 147,550 visitors from October 3 to 12, coinciding with this year’s Chuseok holiday period.
The average accommodation occupancy rate during the period reached 81.4 percent.
The information was released by the property’s operator, Kangwon Land Inc, in a press release on Wednesday.
The firm did not provide a comparison with the same period one year earlier.
Chuseok, also known as Hangawi, is a major South Korean holiday, often referred to as the mid-autumn harvest festival. It occurs on the 15th day of the eighth month of the lunisolar calendar, on the full moon, and usually lasts for three days.
In 2025, the Chuseok festival took place from October 5 to 7, with the main holiday falling on October 6. The public holiday period was extended by the National Foundation Day on October 3 and Hangul Day on October 9, creating a longer, seven-day holiday break.
In its release, Kangwon Land Inc also said it was “accelerating preparations” for the winter season. The firm plans to open the ski resort associated with the Kangwon Land complex in late November, a week earlier than in previous years, it said.
Kangwon Land Inc reported a 62.2-percent year-on-year decline in its second-quarter net profit to KRW60.63 billion (US$42.67 million currently), as the rise in the group’s operational costs outpaced casino sales growth, the firm said in July.
Kangwon Land Inc is currently developing a new building – including a second casino – at Kangwon Land, due to open in early 2028.
