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If you have North Korea on your travel bucket list, expect the planning to be complicated and your visit to be like a school field trip.
Dawit Habtemariam | 3 months ago
Facing sanction challenges from the West, Russian tourists might just find a potential tourist destination in North Korea.
Peden Doma Bhutia | 3 months ago
Airlines
Beijing allowing Air Koryo to resume flights to China is another big step in the country easing its enormously strict Covid measures and a major boon for one of its largest trading partners.
Reuters | 8 months ago
News Blog
Tourists and business travelers take note, because the U.S. government has added a new destination risk category. On Tuesday, President Joe Biden signed an executive order called "Bolstering Efforts to Bring Hostages and Wrongfully Detained U.S. Nationals Home." And as part of that move, it will introduce a new risk indicator — “D” for wrongful…
Matthew Parsons | 2 years ago
It will be interesting to see whether American and United can continue discounting to the degree they've been doing now that Hurricane Harvey has added vigor to already-rising fuel prices. With the likes of little Norwegian Air bringing its low fares across the Atlantic, this promises to likewise raise blood pressure levels in legacy airline boardrooms.
Dennis Schaal, Skift | 7 years ago
Business Travel
The death of a young American illustrates the continuing risk for niche operators committed to taking travelers to remote and risky parts of the world, including North Korea. They’re called risky for a reason.
Steven Schwankert, Skift | 7 years ago
We are all for travel to off-the-beaten track places, but the timing of this tour appears to be a little dicey. And, the events tied to the tour would serve as a propaganda win for a renegade regime. If any Americans veterans decide to go, please leave your dog tags at home.
Dennis Schaal, Skift | 10 years ago
No; North Korea is controversial destination and Kim Jong-un’s vision of foreigners flocking to his resort is as misguided as the rest of his regime.
Julian Ryall Tokyo, The Daily Telegraph | 11 years ago
It's easy to build a massive ski resort quickly when you have lots of slave labor at your beck and call. Of course, considering North Korea's economic state Kim Jong-un won't have to wait in line at the resort once it opens.
Julian Ryall, The Daily Telegraph | 11 years ago
Seems a bit foolhardy and irresponsible on the agency's part at this stage, if you ask us.
Adrian Bridge, The Daily Telegraph | 11 years ago
