Nol Universe
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NOL Universe is a travel and leisure platform company formed from the merger of the Yanolja platform and Interpark Triple, connecting accommodation, flights, and entertainment bookings. It serves travelers and leisure customers as well as partner businesses across South Korea's travel, culture, and leisure market.
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Company profile
researched Aug 2026NOL Universe is a South Korean travel and leisure platform company created by combining Yanolja Platform and Interpark Triple into a single integrated corporation. Through one platform it connects domestic and international accommodation, domestic and international flights, AI-generated custom packages, leisure and activity products, mobility/transport, and culture offerings such as performances and exhibitions. The company describes its scope as extending beyond conventional leisure booking into everyday experiences including dining, shopping and community engagement.
The company operates a portfolio of consumer brands: Yanolja, a leisure platform; Interpark, a Korean travel and entertainment ticketing service; Triple, a personalized travel planning platform; and Triple Korea, aimed at inbound international tourists visiting South Korea. NOL World, a global inbound travel platform, is also operated by NOL Universe. NOL Universe publishes leisure-market research under its own name, including a 2026 leisure trend report ('H.O.R.S.E') and the 2025 NOL Wave Report covering K-culture and Korean tourism.
Founding story
The name combines the Korean word "Nol" (meaning "play") with "universe", intended to convey open-ended experiences; the entity was formed to consolidate two long-established Korean travel and leisure operators into one platform.
Business model
NOL Universe operates business-to-consumer online platforms that intermediate bookings for accommodation, flights, packages, activities, mobility and cultural events, while also distributing accommodation inventory through partnerships with external distributors such as Japan's APPLE WORLD.
Latest developments
Following the January 2025 launch, NOL Universe announced a strategic partnership with Japan's APPLE WORLD Inc. to expand global accommodation distribution, and its NOL World inbound platform launched an accommodation service aimed at K-pop fans travelling to Korea. The company released the 2025 NOL Wave Report on K-culture and Korean tourism in December 2025 and a 2026 leisure trend report in January 2026.
βΈFull profile β market position, technology, go-to-market, geography, history, risks & controversies
Market position
Positioned as one of the largest travel and leisure platforms in Asia and a leading Korean travel, leisure and culture platform operator, aiming to compete with major global online travel agencies.
Technology
The company applies its accumulated travel and leisure database together with ontology-based artificial intelligence to deliver personalized user experiences and AI-generated travel packages.
Go-to-market
Consumer-facing apps and websites under the Yanolja, Interpark, Triple, Triple Korea and NOL World brands, supplemented by partnerships with overseas distributors and published leisure-trend research.
Korean consumers booking travel, leisure and cultural experiences; international tourists visiting South Korea; and accommodation, transport and entertainment supply partners.
Geography
Headquartered in Pangyo 2nd Techno Valley, Gyeonggi Province, South Korea, with a domestic Korean consumer base, inbound services for international visitors to Korea, and distribution partnerships extending to Japan.
History
The platform was introduced by Yanolja on 2024-12-27 as a merger of its two OTA subsidiaries, Yanolja Platform and InterparkTriple Corp. Yanolja, founded in 2007, had acquired Interpark and Triple in 2022 for about 300 billion won (roughly $202 million), later divesting Interpark's shopping and book businesses and consolidating the remaining travel operations with Triple to form InterparkTriple. The merger plan was announced in August 2024 as part of a wider restructuring and was approved by shareholders of both subsidiaries in November 2024. The combined corporation was officially launched on 2025-01-21.
Risks & controversies
The merger followed a restructuring at parent Yanolja intended to improve profitability ahead of a repeatedly postponed Nasdaq listing; Yanolja reported operating profit of 1.7 billion won on sales of 766.7 billion won in 2023, and industry officials cited difficulty reaching its targeted 10 trillion won enterprise value.
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Key figures
latest reportedCompany-reported or press-reported figures, each dated to when it was claimed β not independently audited.
Timeline Β· 7
launches, deals, and filingsThe company began operating under co-CEOs Bae Bo-chan (CEO of Yanolja Platform) and Choi Hwi-young (CEO of Interpark Triple); later releases identify Thomas Lee as CEO.
Yanolja Platform and Interpark Triple merged into a new integrated corporation, Nol Universe, led by co-CEOs Bae Bo-chan and Choi Hwi-young, headquartered in Pangyo 2nd Techno Valley, Gyeonggi Province.
NOL Universe announced a strategic partnership with APPLE WORLD Inc. of Japan to expand global accommodation distribution.
NOL World, the global inbound travel platform operated by NOL Universe, launched an accommodation service targeting K-pop fans travelling to Korea.
Yanolja introduced NOL Universe, created by merging its two OTA subsidiaries, Yanolja Platform and InterparkTriple Corp., after shareholder approval in November 2024.
Dated company events from announcements, filings, and press; legal rows summarize public dockets and regulator releases.
In the news
βΈResearch sources Β· 8
primary sources listed
- Nol Universenol-universe.com Β· web
8 public sources were cited for this profile; the first-party ones are listed here.
Frequently asked questions
- What does Nol Universe do?
- South Korean travel and leisure platform formed by the merger of Yanolja Platform and Interpark Triple.
- Who are Nol Universe's investors?
- Nol Universe's investors include Kiwoom Investment.