Articles tagged “north korea”

Tourism

North Korea still letting tourists & athletes in, despite warmongering

Eric Talmadge, Associated Press | 11 years ago

Hotels

Korean resort destination empties as tension builds between North and South

Businesses in the seaside border town of Goseong say they’ve lost more than half their customers in just one week, with the site serving as a reminder of shattered visions of cooperation.

Ju-Min Park and Ronald Popeski, Reuters | 11 years ago

Tourism

North Korea warns tourists to leave South Korea for safety as tensions grow

Reports say that few locals or tourists are fleeing the country or even considering it under the assumption that North Korea’s threat is more sabre rattling than a call to action.

The Daily Telegraph, John Hall | 11 years ago

Tourism

Any publicity is good publicity for North Korea’s tourism industry

Interest in North Korea may have been piqued as evidenced by a 400 percent increase in inquires with one UK tour operator, but the ratio of inquires that turn into bookings will likely remain quite low.

Adrian Bridge, The Daily Telegraph | 11 years ago

Online Travel

North Korea shuts down mobile Internet access for tourists

Despite the diplomatic efforts of former basketball player and reality show star Dennis Rodman, North Korea's brief moment of openness has quickly descended suppression and war mongering.

Skift | 11 years ago

Online Travel

Tweeting and Instagramming across North Korea for the first time

The visit by the washed up, D-list Dennis Rodman overshadowed the truly radical development this week: Foreigners can now access the web via mobile devices in North Korea. It's ironic, because New York locals still have trouble accessing AT&T's network from Times Square.

Jean H. Lee, Associated Press | 11 years ago

Online Travel

Google Maps is so good it already has North Korea laid out

You have to hand it to Google for getting transit maps for Pyongyang before Apple can get MTA routes onto its New York City iOS Maps app. No word on when they'll be integrating Zagat or Google Plus, though.

Skift | 11 years ago

Tourism

A detailed look at architecture in Pyongyang, one of the world’s least visited cities

North Korea has looked increase inbound tourism, especially from China, over the past year as part of its refocusing from military to economic development, but don’t expect any major marketing push in the West.

Skift | 11 years ago

Hotels

North Korea builds world’s tallest hotel to funnel foreign currency into the economy

Kim Jong Un has revitalized efforts to build the 105-story hotel to attract foreign tourists and their currencies into the country, which is facing toughing political and trade sanctions from foreign countries.

Associated Press | 11 years ago

Airlines

You can now book that flight to Pyongyang on the Internet

If you feel comfortable submitting your credit card number to a one-star airline in North Korea we've got a time share on a glacier to sell you.

David Chance, Reuters | 12 years ago