Seoul Global Round

Main Venue: Seoul Arts High School (70 Pyeongchangmunhwa-ro, Jongno-gu, Seoul)

POD Communications Inc. are our ground partners for the Seoul Global Round and will assist with hotel reservations for most official hotels, airport transfers, and optional tours.

Ground Transportation

Shuttle buses have been arranged from official hotels to bring delegation leaders for check-in to the Seoul Arts High School. Each delegation should send only one delegation leader. Please click here to download the schedule for the shuttle buses for check-in. The pick-up point will be the airport bus stop near the Ibis Ambassador Hotel and Stanford hotels in Myeongdong.

In case you are not able to make it on the shuttle bus, you can come on your own to the Seoul Arts High School,70 Pyeongchangmunhwa-ro, Jongno-gu, Seoul, for check-in on July 25th between 2 pm to 7:30 pm. Delegations arriving late can check-in on July 26th between 9.30 am to 10.30 for the Junior Division and between 3 pm to 5 pm for the Senior Division. Please refer to the schedule for the buses for check-in for further details about the shuttle bus for check-in on the 26th afternoon.

Buses will be provided for all participants from the Seoul Arts High School to Lotte World and from Lotte World to official hotels for the Scavenger Hunt activity for both divisions. On all other days, including debate days, shuttle buses have been arranged only for delegations that have already reserved and paid for seats. Please click here to download the daily shuttle bus schedule.

Official Hotels

We encourage all participants to stay at one of our recommended hotels. All rates mentioned below are for double rooms and include taxes. Breakfast charges will be extra. Shuttle buses will be available from these hotels upon payment of a fee. Locations of the hotels are available on the POD Communications website for the Global Round. Last date for booking of the hotels is June 11, 2024.

Swiss Grand Hotel | From KRW 229,000 per night
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Grand Suite Residence| From KRW 254,100 per night
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Hotel President | From KRW 230,000 per night
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Lotte Hotel Seoul | From KRW 278,300 per night
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Stanford Hotel Myeongdong | From KRW 140,000 per night
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Ibis Ambassador Seoul Myeongdong | From KRW 176,000 per night
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Travelodge Myeongdong Euljiro | From KRW 180,000 per night
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Skypark Central Myeongdong | From KRW 192,000 per night
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Skypark Central MyeongdongⅡ | From KRW 172,000 per night
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Airport Transfers and Optional Tours

Airport transfers and Optional tours will be offered by our ground partners, POD Communications Inc. Optional tours include a Museums Tour, Traditional K-Culture Tour, an excursion to the Everland theme park, an excursion to the Lotte World Theme Park, and an IT revolution tour. Kindly note that the Lotte World theme park might also be the venue for the Scavenger Hunt. However, students will not get an opportunity to enjoy the rides during the Scavenger Hunt activity. Further details about airport transfers and tours is available on the POD Communications website for the Global Round. The rates for airport transfers and optional tours are mentioned in the booking form.

Invitation Letters

If your delegation requires a specific invitation letter for visa purposes, we would be happy to issue one after your delegation registers for the Global Round. Please download this template and email it, after entering all details, to POD Communications Inc. at [email protected] to request an invitation letter.

We suggest you attach the event confirmation letters in English and Korean while applying for the visa.
Download event confirmation letter in English
Download event confirmation letter in Korean