North Korea Welcomes Tourists for 1st Time in 5 Years

First British tourists allowed back into North Korea tell BBC what they saw
But tourism to North Korea is contentious, especially as travellers have been allowed back before aid workers and most Western diplomats, including the UK's. Critics, including Joanna Hosaniak from the Citizens Alliance for North Korean Human Rights, argue these trips mainly benefit the regime.
North Korea just allowed tourists to visit for the first time in 5 years — and what they saw was shocking
A group of Western tourists were treated to a surreal performance of North Korean schoolchildren dancing and singing against a backdrop of animated ballistic missiles during the first officially sanctioned trip to the Hermit Kingdom in five years.
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.
UK tourist amongst first in North Korea for years
UK tourist amongst first in North Korea for years - The group included travellers from the UK, New Zealand, Australia and Canada
North Korea opens to a group of international travelers for the 1st time in years
SEOUL, South Korea — A small group of foreign tourists has visited North Korea in the past week, making them the first international travelers to enter the country in five years except for a group of Russian tourists who went to the North last year.
North Korea allows a group of international travelers for the 1st time in years
SEOUL, South Korea -- A small group of foreign tourists has visited North Korea in the past week, making them the first international travelers to enter the country in five years except for a group of Russian tourists who went to the North last year.
North Korea Welcomes Tourists for the First Time in Five Years
Despite efforts to revive tourism, North Korea's image as a risky destination remains, potentially limiting interest from Western tourists.
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