North Korea, Pandemic: Covid-19

North Korea has reopened to Western tourists for the first time since the pandemic
A guide who took some of the first foreigners to North Korea in five years told BI that he had tourists from the UK, Jamaica, and Germany.
North Korea reopens to tourists after 5 years – here's how to visit and what to expect
North Korea is open to tourists of any nationality except South Korean. The US and Malaysian governments have banned their citizens from travelling to North Korea. Tourists may only visit the Rason Special Economic Zone (Rason SEZ) in North Korea from February 20. North Korea's capital, Pyongyang, remains closed to all but Russian visitors.
North Korea reopens to foreign tourists for first time since pandemic
Foreign visitors set to return to Rason Special Economic Zone this week as Pyongyang cautiously reopens borders
North Korea opens for Western tourists
North Korea let Western tourists visit for the first time since 2020. But there are ethical issues around taking a vacation in an autocratic nation.
North Korea reopens to tourists, including Singapore visitors
While Russian tourists have been allowed to enter North Korea since February 2024, given warming ties between Moscow and Pyongyang, the country has remained closed to all other travellers, including Chinese tourists, who accounted for as much as 90 per cent of its tourist arrivals before the pandemic.
A holiday to North Korea is ‘like a school trip’ says operator behind new tour as isolated nation reopens
As North Korea prepares to reopen to Western visitors, the leading tour operator to the isolated state has described a journey there as “like a school trip”. At such a critical moment in US history, we need reporters on the ground. Your donation allows us to keep sending journalists to speak to both sides of the story.
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