As It Happens6:18Seoul rolls out the red carpet for New Yorkers who helped stranded Korean tourists
After Alexander and Andrea Campagna welcomed a group of stranded Korean tourists into their home near Buffalo, NY, for a weekend during a blizzard last December, they didn’t simply receive a card or gift basket as thanks.Â
The Korean Tourism Association invited them on a trip to Seoul. The Campagnas just returned Monday.Â
The tourism organization’s president, Kim Jang-Sil told the New York Times that the government wanted to promote Korea’s natural beauty, industry, and culture throughout the trip — and also show the couple the “warmhearted kindness” of the South Korean people. The Campagnas saw the
