North Korea Beach Station Open Kim Jong UN favor tourism

North Korean is opening a beach resort, Kim Jong Un expectations will encourage tourism in the secret communist regime, State media reports.

East coastal wonsan Kalma will open home tourists on July 1, after the end of six years. There is no light when he will receive foreigners.

Kim grew in the luxury in Wonsan, many elites in the country tried to transform private villas and transforming the town, which organized a site for missile testing.

The state media KCN claims that the resort occupies a maximum of 20,000 visitors, 4km (2.5 miles) that occupies a beach stretch, hotels, restaurants, shopping sites and water parks – none of them are checked.

For decades it is very generous for its nuclear weapon program, North Korea is among the poorest countries in the world. Most of the resources turns into its military, monuments and milestones – often in Pyongyang, since 1948, the image of the family and the cult of the family directing the country.

Some observers say Pyongyang is an easy way to earn money. While foreign tourists are permitted, tour teams, largely come to China and Russia, relations with Pyongyang have long been maintained.

“I was expected to have a broader reuse of international tourism, but unfortunately, it doesn’t seem to be now”, Rowan Beard, the creator of young people Pionan Tours, BBCK.

Foreign tourism was successful in Covid Pandeemia, but, the country at the beginning of 2020. He did not scale back restrictions until the middle of 2023 and welcomed Russian visitors a year later.

In February it spread to Western visitors, when the UK, France, Germany and Australian tourists rode in China. It Stop violently A few weeks of tourism Why not say.

Some visit agencies are skeptical of the resident of Wonsan’s foreigners. It is the most important draw for most Western tourists, “Beard said.

“Pyongyang, DMZ and other main areas like a wild or communist landmark will continue to be the main international visitors who report tourism.”

However, Elliott Davies, Director of Uri Tours says that North Korea has a “attractive niche” for passengers drawn to unusual destinations.

“It is something known as a beach resort in the form of a single cultural context of North Korea.”

KCNA described the development of Wonsan “as a great event of the whole country” and called him in tourism “a pioneer of the new era”.

It was initially planned to open in October 2019, but before the pandemic hit the construction delayed.

Kim took part in the ceremony of completing June 24, accompanied by his daughter, Kim Ju Ae and Ri Sol J J. The first occurrence of the New Year event was RI.

Alexander Matsugora and Embassy staff were also attended.

Some tour operators expect the resort to open Russian tourists, the only foreigners authorized in some countries today.

Comes the opening of the resort As North Korea and Russia strengthened cooperation In front of western sanctions.

If North Korea has He sent troops to fight for Russia in the invasion of Ukraine.

On Thursday, the two countries also reopened the passenger train route after a five-year suspension due to the pandemic.