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Foreign visitors' card spending in Seoul reached 8.84 trillion won (about $6.57 billion) in the first nine months of 2026, up nearly 58 percent from a year earlier, city government data showed Tuesday. Yonhap reports the jump was driven by a record number of visitors, while the Seoul Metropolitan Government released the figures. The Korea Times and KBS World also carried the data, with KBS World noting the amount is around $6.6 billion. Korean media framed the surge as a sign of strong tourism-led consumption in the capital, though no blogger or café reactions were included in the supplied coverage.