North Korea Tourism Comes 1 Step Closer

North Korea Tourism Comes One Step Closer
North Korea closed its borders five years ago when the COVID-19 pandemic hit, and they have remained shut ever since.
Foreign tour operators return to North Korea ahead of possible reopening
Representatives from two Western travel agencies crossed into North Korea Thursday for the first time since the isolated regime closed its borders five years ago, raising hopes for new tour offerings to a border city.
Western tour operators enter North Korea for first time since Covid-19 pandemic
SEOUL - Western tour agencies entered North Korea for the first time on Feb 13 since the end of the Covid-19 pandemic, the companies said, voicing hopes the isolated country may soon reopen a border city to foreign visitors.
North Korea reopens touristic border city 5 years after COVID-19 pandemic
North Korea has reopened its touristic border city of Rason near China after it was closed in 2020 at the peak of the COVID-19 pandemic, according to a tour operator. "There has been news that Rason, located in the northeast of North Korea, has officially opened for tourism," said Koryo Tourism Agency in a notice to its customers on Monday.
North Korea ‘Kim Jong-il’ birthday tours to open: tour agency
Rason, a city on the border with China, will open to foreign tourists, five years after Pyongyang sealed its frontiers over Covid-19.
North Korea to reopen to tourists after more than five years
North Korea is tentatively reopening its country to tourism following the closure of its borders during the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020. A tour operator has begun reopening bookings to see
Operators plan tour to North Korea ahead of late Kim’s birthday
Koryo Tours opens bookings for North Korean border city trips to celebrate Kim Jong Il's birthday post-pandemic.
Overseas tour agents enter N. Korea for 1st time in 5 yrs amid resumption of foreign tourism
Foreign tour agents have entered North Korea for the first time since it closed its borders to tourism in 2020 due to COVID-19, to inspect new tourism sites, a tour agency's website said Friday, amid signs of Pyongyang reopening to foreign tourists.
N. Korea sees first Western tourists since Covid-19
Western tour agencies entered North Korea for the first time on Thursday since the end of the pandemic, the companies said, voicing hopes the isolated country may soon reopen a border city to foreign ...
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