According to a survey by Mastercard, the most favored out-of-country travel destination for Koreans was Japan: 36 percent of Koreans who were planning a travel abroad in the next six months wanted to visit Japan. Australia was next at 28 percent, then the U.S. at 22 percent.

The reverse was true also -- 31 percent of Japanese who were planning a travel abroad in the next six months wanted to visit Korea, the highest among any country.

한국인이 가장 선호하는 해외 여행지는? [Dong-A Ilbo]