Upon their arrival at a hotel in Wonsan, Daria says that the holidaymakers were shifted to inferior accommodation, as the ...

SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — North Korea is banning the entry of foreign tourists to a recently opened mega beach resort, a move that dims prospects for the complex that leader Kim Jong Un hailed it as ...

Just weeks after opening a massive new beach resort, North Korea has temporarily suspended foreign tourism to the ...

This week, a splashy resort opened in the city of Wonsan on North Korea’s eastern seacoast. The Wonsan Kalma Coastal Tourist Area stretches across the 2.5-mile beach of the Kalma Peninsula.

The decision is an about-face to the beach club's declared goal of attracting overseas visitors and helping initiate a ...

North Korea next week will open a signature tourist site on its east coast that it called a prelude to a new era in its tourism industry, though there is no word on when the country will fully ...

North Korea next week will open a signature coastal tourist site that it says will usher in a new era in its tourism industry, though there is no word on when the country will fully reopen to ...

North Korea will open its biggest tourist site next week, though it’s not yet welcoming foreigners By HYUNG-JIN KIM The Associated Press,Updated June 26, 2025, 3:04 a.m.

North Korea has completed construction of a massive tourist zone on its east coast, state media reported on Thursday, a key project driven by leader Kim Jong Un for years to promote tourism.

But North Korea has put in too much money on tourism and plans to spend more. Subsequently, to get its money’s worth, North Korea can’t help receiving Chinese tourists,” Lee said.

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, second right, with his daughter, left, cuts the inaugural tape during a completion ceremony of the Wonsan-Kalma coastal tourist zone in North Korea Tuesday, June ...