Here is some practical information about LIFT Asia 08 to make your LIFT experience as smooth as possible! You can directly jump to the section you are interested in by clicking the links below:

• • Dates & Agenda
• • Venue information
• • How much will it cost to come to LIFT from Seoul?
• • Flight
• • Travel Agency Services
• • Accomodation
• • Currency
• • Weather
• • What to do in Jeju
• • What to do in Seoul
• • Link to Lift Asia

Dates

The conference will happen on September 4, 5 and 6, 2008.

The conference will start at 1pm on Thursday 4th (so you can travel in the morning) and end on Saturday 6th at 3pm. The complete schedule is available on the .

Venue information

LIFT Asia will take place at the international Convention Center ICC on Jeju Island in Korea.
ICC
2700 Jungmun,Seowipo
Jeju, Korea, 697-120
Tel +82-64-735-1000

How to get to the ICC

From Jeju Airport:

• • By Airport Limousine Bus Nr. 600 (Limousine bus stop at the left side of the front gate (Samyoung Traffic No. 600), departure every 15 Minutes, the first bus departures at 06:20, the last one after the arrival of the last airplane
• • By taxi (app. 40-minutes ride, cost around 30,000 KRW / 30$)

From Hyatt Hotel:

• • By the Airport Limousine Bus Nr. 600
• • By taxi (app. 5-minutes ride, price around 5,000 KRW / 5$)
• • For the friends of sports: by feet, it’s a 25-minutes walk away, with most of the way on the beach ;)
• • There will also be a special Lift Shuttle bus. Schedule to be announced soon here

The Jeju Airport Limousine bus also deserves the following stops and hotels on his service route:
Airport → Crown Plaza Hotel → Entrance to the Yeomiji Botanical Garden → Hyatt Hotel → Shilla Hotel → Lotte Hotel → Hankook Condominium → Jeju International Convention Center → New Gyeongnam Hotel → Seogwipo KAL Hotel

Here are pictures from the ICC, and the view you get from the inside of the building.



How to get to Jeju

The beautiful Island Jeju is located in the center of Northeast Asia and lies equidistant between South Korea, China and Japan.
Jeju Island is only
- a 1-hour flight away from Seoul
- a 1.5-hours flight away from Shanghai
- a 2.5-hours flight from Tokyo

From Seoul Gimpo-Airport there are variety of flights per hour flying to Jeju. The following airlines operate flights from Seoul Gimpo-Airport, Shanghai and Tokyo to Jeju:
- Korean Air Lines
- Asiana
- Jeju Air (budget airline)

Moreover, a unique immigration policy is applied in Jeju. Chinese tourists, including individual tourists, can go to Jeju for up to 30 days without a visa.

How to get to Gimpo-Airport from Incheon-Airport

There are shuttle buses and the Airport Railroad Express Train connecting Seoul-Incheon and Seoul-Gimpo Airport. In Jeju there will also be shuttle buses carrying you conveniently from the airport to your hotel and the conference center.

How much will it cost to come to LIFT from Seoul?

To come from Seoul you will have to book a flight (180$) and hotel nights. Depending on the level of comfort you want here are the prices you should be paying:

Flight + 2 nights in 5 stars hotel (Hyatt): 180$ + 160$x2 = 500$
Flight + 2 nights in 5 stars hotel (Shilla): 180$ + 200$x2 = 580$
Flight + 2 nights in 3 stars hotel (Hana): 180$ + 80$x2 = 340$

Book you Flight(s)

Jeju International airport has a total of 17 direct airlines, which link major cities. There are several flights a day from Seoul. There are several weekly flights from internationl citiies to Jeju: 6 times from Tokyo, 4 times from Osaka, 2 times from Beijing, and 3 times from Hong Kong.

Important: if you come from another country than Korea you should book your flight in two different steps. Calculating a price from Geneva or New York directly to Jeju will give you ridiculous prices (something like 3'000$) while booking your trip to seoul (should be between 1200 and 1500$) then your flight to Jeju (150-200$) will cost the real price, i.e. much less.

To recap:
- for your plane to Seoul (airport code SEL) use a system like Kayak
- for your plane from Seoul to Jeju use Jung Tour

Travel Agency Services

For more convenience we also offer the booking services of our local travel agency partner in Korea. Jung Tour Travel Agency will be happy to take care of booking international and domestic flights for you, organize accommodation, sightseeing tours and rental cars. You can directly book your travel arrangement on their online reservation interface. (Important note: the payment module works only with Internet Explorer! Mac- and Firefox users use their web interface to get more information about the travel arrangement of your choice, then make the payment via bank transfer.)

Accomodation

These hotels offer special rates for LIFT participant. You get the best price by booking hotel + flight from Seoul to Jeju with the conference packages of our travel agency partner Jung Tour.
Shilla Hotel: "leading hotel of the world", conveniently located close to the beach and the conference center.
Price around 200$
Hyatt Hotel: A spectacular resort set on the closest site from Jungmun Beach and within 5 minutes distance by car to ICC, Jeju conference center. Hyatt Regency Jeju features 224 spacious guestrooms, all with balconies, five restaurants and bars, spa, casino and even a wedding chapel.
Price around 160$
Hana Hotel: Economy-class hotel, conveniently located close to the beach and the conference center.
Price around 80$.

Currency

The currency is the Korean Won (KRW).
1'000KRW equal:

1$ (0.986816 to be precise...)
1CHF (1.00933 if you are swiss and need precision ;)
0.62€

Weather

The weather in September in Jeju Island is usually pretty warm, around 25° Celsius during the day, and perfectly suited still to swim in the sea and spend the evenings outside enjoying for example Korean Barbecue.

What to do in Jeju

Jeju is a mythic island offering many attractions such as beaches, volcanos, the highest mountain in Korea (Halla Mountain), waterfalls and a beautiful vegetation. Stay a little longer in Jeju if you can and discover the island.

What to do in Seoul

Seoul of course is always worth a visit, too! For the gadget geeks among you, you should definite visit Yongsan Electronics Market, with over 20 buildings housing 5,000 stores offering computers and peripherals, mobiles, lighting equipment, software, videos and games..

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