Busan hotel prices surge ahead of BTS concert

Ahead of an upcoming concert by K-pop superstars BTS, accommodation prices in Busan have surged, with some properties raising rates up to seven times their usual levels, a government survey showed Friday. The average nightly rate for the June 13-14 concert weekend reached 433,999 won, about 2.4 times higher than the previous weekend (240,320 won) and the following weekend (231,180 won), according to a survey of 135 hotels, motels and pensions in the city unveiled by the Fair Trade Commission and