Data Sources & Update Policy

TripPocket is built on Korea Tourism Organization data, plus other public data, operational APIs, and AI-assembled content. This page explains sources, update cadence, and correction procedures.

Korea Tourism Organization data (TourAPI)

Korean tourism informationAttractions, culture, leisure, shopping, restaurants, stays, and festivals, with daily changesDaily
Detail information (common, intro, repeat, images)Opening hours, closed days, fees, parking, photosCourse places, daily
Barrier-free travel informationWheelchair and stroller access, visual/hearing aids — barrier-free course checksCourse places, daily
Pet-friendly travel informationWhether pets are allowed and on what terms — pet-friendly course checksBulk load
Tourism big data (DataLab) regional visitorsTrending regions and recommendation reasonsDaily
Attraction crowding forecastExpected crowding on your travel dateDaily

Other public data

MOLIT TAGO trains and express/intercity busesIntercity routes and fare comparisonOn request
Korea Transportation Safety Authority parking dataParking near course placesDaily
National city tour bus standard dataCity tour routes by regionWeekly
KNOC Opinet fuel pricesCar fuel cost estimatesOn request
MOLIT VWorld mapsBase maps for courses and placesLive

Third-party APIs

Kakao Mobility directionsDrive times, tolls, taxi faresOn request
Kakao LocalFilling in coordinates and finding nearby parkingOn request
ODsay public transitTransit routes between placesWhen building courses
Open-Meteo weather forecastTrip-day weather and rain-ready coursesDaily
Frankfurter exchange rates (ECB reference)Currency converter in travel toolsDaily
Nager.Date public holidaysHoliday and long-weekend infoYearly
OpenStreetMap · OSRMRoute lines and fallback mapsLive
YouTube Data APIPublic travel video info — referenced for video-based courses (the original video is credited on the course page)Daily

AI-assembled & checked content

ItinerariesAssembled by AI from the data above and travel videos · automated checks on place matching, routes, and hours before publishingDaily
Travel storiesWritten by AI, labeled on each storyDaily
English, Japanese, ChineseAI-translated from the Korean original · translations checked automaticallyDaily

Update Cadence

A nightly batch (Korea time) refreshes tourism changes, weather, exchange rates, visitor statistics, crowding forecasts, and parking; city tours refresh weekly. Routes, fares, and directions are fetched from the source on request. Changes at the source may take up to a day to appear.

Corrections

See an error? Use the Contact page to request corrections. We reply within 1–3 business days and apply confirmed fixes right away.