Asiana Club - free day tour with ICN layover?

I've read somewhere on the web that Asiana at one time offered free daytours of nearby sites if you have a long layover at ICN (I have a layover from 7 am to 7 pm later this year). Apparently you go to the transit desk for a voucher. Does anyone know if this program still exists?

Alternatively, I understand I could just take the cheap train to downtown Seoul. Given the jetlag, though, I might prefer the tour!

You may find this website helpful:
http://www.freedomtour.co.kr/

Find "Transit tour" under "Tours".

Personally, though I am aware of this activity, my connection time was not long enough to do any tour.

You may find this website helpful:
http://www.freedomtour.co.kr/

Find "Transit tour" under "Tours".

Personally, though I am aware of this activity, my connection time was not long enough to do any tour.

Thanks. Are these the same tours provided by Asiana? And are any of them complementary to their customers? Thanks.

Thanks. Are these the same tours provided by Asiana? And are any of them complementary to their customers? Thanks.

I doubt that. I have flown both KE and OZ and I was told by both carriers that I can do transit tours at ICN if there's enough time for connection. I would only consider this option when the connection is longer than 3 hours.

Sorry that I can't give you first-hand experience. To be honest, I also find this quite confusing. There seems to be a lot of versions regarding where the transit service desk is located, or there are maybe more than one such transit services. Hence, the different locations.

But the following link is where both OZ and KE pointed me to. So I believe this is what the airlines are telling passengers.

http://www.airport.kr/iiacms/pageWork.iia?_scode=C1202020600

The one I mentioned earlier may be another service.

Here's also a PDF:

english.visitkorea.or.kr/enu/images/expic/transit%20tour.pdf

A couple of years ago, I was on Asiana from Delhi to Los Angeles with a long layover in Seoul. I was given a choice of a free city tour including lunch or staying in a nearby hotel. I took the free city tour. It was so cold in December, we just stayed on the bus instead of getting off for sightseeing.

I've read somewhere on the web that Asiana at one time offered free daytours of nearby sites if you have a long layover at ICN (I have a layover from 7 am to 7 pm later this year). Apparently you go to the transit desk for a voucher. Does anyone know if this program still exists?

Alternatively, I understand I could just take the cheap train to downtown Seoul. Given the jetlag, though, I might prefer the tour!

As a grad student with loads of free time, I show people around for free when they visit Seoul. If you want to PM me your dates, I can give you a tour that will be more authentic and a loooooot cheaper than one you'd get offered by the airport.

I've read somewhere on the web that Asiana at one time offered free daytours of nearby sites if you have a long layover at ICN (I have a layover from 7 am to 7 pm later this year). Apparently you go to the transit desk for a voucher. Does anyone know if this program still exists?

Alternatively, I understand I could just take the cheap train to downtown Seoul. Given the jetlag, though, I might prefer the tour!

Free tours were being offered last Saturday on OZ flight into ICN

Free tours were being offered last Saturday on OZ flight into ICN

Thanks. Do you know the terms? In my case, I'll be a Star Gold (with my family) on a UA-issued award ticket flying OZ (both in and out of ICN).

Thanks. Do you know the terms? In my case, I'll be a Star Gold (with my family) on a UA-issued award ticket flying OZ (both in and out of ICN).

Me as well... will be arriving in ICN from LAX at 3PM, then departing for PEK at 1PM the next day (my choice for the stopover though) on a F-class Aeroplan award ticket... do you think a free tour is a possibility?

I was at ICN the other day and inquired about this. OZ does still have the free tour, but you must book it ahead of time. If you just show up after your flight, they will not be expecting you and so you will not be able to take the tour. If you booked your flight via OZ, you should call OZ reservations to reserve your transit tour. If you booked your flight via a travel agent, you need to contact your travel agent about booking the transit tour. The tour is a Seoul City Tour.

Separate from the OZ transit tour, there are other transit tours. Hanatour has various transit tours, but their free Seoul City Tour was only free until last year. It now costs $20. Their new free tour is just shopping at the Lotte Department Store. They have other tours as well. Their desk is located nearby gate 8 after you arrive and are about to head outside.

There is another tour desk. I think this is the website for them:
http://english.visitkorea.or.kr/enu/SI/SI_EN_3_5_1.jsp
They said their only free tour is the temple tour, but is only available if there's more than four people who want to go. They also have other tours for which you need to pay.