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Reunion in Korea 1998

Reunion in Korea is a special program sponsored by the Korea National Tourism Organization as a token of gratitude to the United States Forces Korea (USFK) and its personnel serving here to maintain peace and security on the Korean Peninsula. The program is designed to enable active duty American service personnel and US Department of Defense civilian employees to bring their family members to Korea at an affordable cost.

We spare no effort to expense to make reunion visits happy and successful.

The family members for the United States and the USFK sponsors involved in Reunion visits from 1981 through 1997 have voiced overwhelmingly favorable response to the content and conduct of the visits.

Dates and Deadlines for the four Reunions for 1998 are shown below.

Reunion Date	Application Deadline	Personal Check Deadline	Cash or Money Order Deadline
Apr. 20-24	Feb. 21	Mar. 07	Mar. 14
May 18-22	Mar. 21	Apr. 04	Apr. 11
Sep. 21-25	Jul. 25	Aug. 08	Aug. 15
Oct. 26-30	Aug. 29	Sep. 12	Sep. 19

The points of flight origin and return in the United States and the program costs are:

Point of Origin and Return	Package Tour Costs**
Honolulu	$1,090
Los Angeles, San Francisco, Portland, Seattle, or San Diego	$1,144
Dallas, Houston, Austin	$1,337

**Travel must begin between Tuesday and Sunday of the week prior to the reunion dates.

**Arrangements for and cost of travel from other locations to one of the above cities are the responsibility of the USFK sponsor or the family members.

**All costs based on two persons per room. For single accommodations $260 extra.

**For additional departure cities inquire at the Reunion Desk.

The above cost per participant includes round-trip airfare and deluxe-class hotel accommodations, regular meals, tour and transportation while in Korea for four nights and five days. The in-country program includes visits to famous cultural and tourist sites, dinner parties with entertainment, an enlightening slide presentation by USFK, a visit to Panmunjom and more. Reunion activities begin on Monday with hotel registration in the afternoon and dinner and briefing in the evening.

Reunion visitors are required to stay a minimum of six days for the date of departure from the US until return but they may stay in Korea up to six months if desired. Participants are required to be in possession of a valid US passport. A Korean visa is not required if period of stay in Korea is 15 days or less. For longer visits A Korean visa must be obtained before departure from the US.

Applications for Reunion visits may be submitted in person at Yongsan Tour and Travel Center or sent by APO. Applications will be accepted for participation as received until all available spaces are filled. The Reunion Program sponsor will not be held responsible for any late delivery of mail.

A family priority list has been developed because of the guest demand for reunion spaces. Spouses and children, parents and parents-in-laws and grandparents are priority #1. Ask reunion desk for priorities for other family members.

A drawing will be held in 10 days after the application deadline if the number of applicants exceed the spaces available.

A separate application form is required for each family member and a $100 deposit must accompany each application form. Children under 10 are excluded from all reunion program activities. Please no exceptions! Payments may be made in cash or by personal check or money order payable to the Korea Travel Bureau. Do not mail cash. Please note the final payment deadline for payments by personal check.

Two self-addressed envelopes marked MPS in lieu of US Postage re required from each USFK sponsor to provide additional Reunion program information.

USFK sponsor's may join their family members for all of the in-country program at a cost of $470 per person. This fee covers accommodations, all regular meals and tours for four nights and five days.

Sponsor's desiring to attend only the "Welcome Dinner" on Tuesday may do so by making reservations and payment at the Reunion Desk at Yongsan. Cost is 45,000 won per person.

The itinerary for the 5-day reunion is as follows:

Monday - Check into Sheraton Walker Hill Hotel beginning 2 pm. Buffet dinner will be at 6:30 pm followed by an informative slide presentation by the United States Forces Korea Public Affairs Office. Also presentation of commemorative medals to veterans of the Korean War after dinner.

Tuesday - Early morning departure for visit to Panmunjom and return to Seoul for visit to a palace. A welcome reception, dinner and entertainment in the evening beginning at 6:30 pm.

Wednesday - Luggage not needed for the two day trip to Kyongju secured at Sheraton Walker Hill Hotel. After breakfast, depart hotel for visit to Korean Folk Village in the morning and then travel during the afternoon to Kyongju, the old capital city of the Shilla Dynasty-literally a museum without the walls and one of the top tourist and cultural attractions in Korea.

Thursday - Visit the famous Bulkuksa Temple, Tumuli Park, Star Tower and the National Museum in Kyongju.

Friday - Depart Kyongju after breakfast at the hotel. During return trip, family members can get off at Taegu, Taejon, Pyongtaek and Suwon before reaching Seoul at about 1 pm and then go to Sheraton Walker Hill Hotel to pick up luggage left in storage. This ends the Reunion program. Buses available to take visitors to Yongsan (Camp Coiner), the main U.S. military installation in Seoul.

Application forms will be available at MWR-Tour and Travel Centers. Questions about the Reunion can be answered by calling the Reunion Desk at DSN 723-3474. The mailing address is:

Mr. George D. Kim, USFK Public Affairs Office, PSC 303 Box 42, APO AP 96204-0042

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