Three Mobile Carriers Roll Out Chuseok Deals on Overseas Travel, Food, and Culture
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The three mobile carriers have lined up benefits for customers traveling abroad and those staying in Korea ahead of the Chuseok holiday.
SK Telecom has introduced 'Family Roaming' and expanded data on its 'baro' plans, while also offering movie, dining, and gift set benefits for domestic customers.
KT has prepared culture and roaming benefits, and LG Uplus has rolled out roaming, Home Cam, and AI and content subscription benefits.
Ahead of the Chuseok holiday, the three mobile carriers have prepared customer benefits. The targets are customers traveling abroad and customers resting in Korea. The benefit areas are travel, food, and culture.
Among them, SK Telecom is highlighting 'Family Roaming' for families traveling overseas. SK Telecom is also emphasizing data increases.
SK Telecom's 'Family Roaming' is aimed at one family representative subscribed to the 'baro' plan. The service is available for an additional monthly fee of KRW 3,000.
With this service, up to five family members, including the representative, can use it together. The function is to share roaming data among family members.
For existing roaming customers, the company will expand the 'baro' plan's data through year-end at no additional charge. Accordingly, 'baro' 6GB will increase to 8GB, and 'baro' 12GB will rise to 16GB.
In addition, 'baro' 24GB will expand to 32GB, and 'baro' 48GB will increase to 64GB. SK Telecom is also highlighting T membership benefits that can be used for overseas travel, cultural activities, and Chuseok gift shopping.
For customers spending the holiday in Korea, the company is offering 'CGV' movie tickets for KRW 8,500 and has also prepared two types of concession coupons. It has also put together benefits for family dining, including discounts on popular 'Mad for Garlic' menu items, discounts on popular 'Shake Shack' menu items, a 50% discount at 'Pizza Hut,' and discounts at 'Pascucci.'
It also plans a special promotion for T membership VIP customers, offering 40% off 12 types of 'Paris Baguette' Chuseok gift sets. The company is presenting movie tickets, food and beverage, and gift set discounts together for customers spending the holiday in Korea and for family dining demand.
KT is focusing on culture benefits such as movies and OTT subscriptions, while also preparing a KRW 10,000 discount on airport lounges for roaming users during September. In addition, it will operate the 'Southeast Asia Bargain Roaming' product until October 31, and customers using 'Southeast Asia Bargain Roaming' will receive benefits worth KRW 20,000 when making overseas 'Naver Pay' QR payments.
Genie TV is running various movie promotions. From the 23rd to the 30th, customers who purchase the latest movies such as 'OK Madam 2,' 'The Last Day on Oak Street,' and 'Bi-gwang' will receive a KRW 5,000 TV coupon per movie, and from the 22nd to the 2nd of next month, about 200 buzzworthy films linked to theaters, including 'Dune' and 'Troy,' will be offered at discounts of up to 60%.
KT will run the 'KT Subscription Disney+ Subscription Pack Double Benefits Promotion' until the 30th. The target is customers subscribed to one of three KT Subscription Disney+ subscription packs. The eligible products are Disney+ + Starbucks, Disney+ + Mega MGC Coffee, and Disney+ Lifestyle Subscription Pack. For these customers, the existing subscription pack benefits will be additionally provided once a month for two months after signup.
LG Uplus will operate the '2026 U+ Roaming In-Flight Wi-Fi Event' through the end of this year. As of July, the coverage area for LG Uplus's 5G roaming spans 100 countries and territories worldwide.
The conditions for 5G availability vary depending on local networks and whether supported devices are available. In areas where 5G is not supported, connections will be made via LTE or 3G.
Customers who leave home for long periods can also use smart home services. The monthly fee for 'Home Cam Lite,' launched this month, is KRW 5,500 based on a three-year contract. 'Home Cam Lite' provides QHD image quality and AI detection features. As security measures, it applies a security chip, video encryption, and two-factor authentication. It also includes insurance coverage for fire and video hacking damage losses.
Targeting customers spending the holiday at home, the company has prepared benefits related to AI and content subscriptions. These benefits include up to KRW 5,000 in discounts for customers using AI and content subscription products for the first time through the 30th, as well as bill discounts of up to 45% for subscription products eligible for the event.
Source: IT DAILY · Seong Won-young
Original: https://www.itdaily.kr/news/articleView.html?idxno=241813
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