From pilgrimage to profit: N. Korea’s search for tourism revenue



Evergreen From pilgrimage to profit: N. Korea’s search for tourism revenue Opening of new terminal at Sunan airport a new step in tourism infrastructure – but will tourists come? Tim Beal August 26, 2015 SHARE COPY LINK FACEBOOK X LINKEDIN MASTODON Masikryong North Korea Ski Resort - Uri Tours - Creative Commons Whan that Aprill, with his shoures soote The droghte of March hath perced to the roote Whan that Aprill, with his shoures soote The droghte of March hath perced to the roote Try unlimited access Only $1 for four weeks Unlimited access to all of NK News: reporting, investigations, analysis Year-one discount if you continue past $1 trial period The NK News Daily Update, an email newsletter to keep you in the loop Searchable archive of all content, photo galleries, special columns Contact NK News reporters with tips or requests for reporting Get unlimited access to all NK News content, including original reporting, investigations, and analyses by our team of DPRK experts. Subscribe now All major cards accepted. No commitments – you can cancel any time. © Korea Risk Group. All rights reserved. No part of this content may be reproduced, distributed, or used for commercial purposes without prior written permission from Korea Risk Group. Get the Daily Update Start your day with the North Korea stories that matter most – as selected by And how should we address you in correspondence? One more step! Please check your inbox, for an email we just sent you, and click on the confirmation message in it to get subscribed to our Daily News Update. Trending

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From pilgrimage to profit: N. Korea’s search for tourism revenue

Opening of new terminal at Sunan airport a new step in tourism infrastructure – but will tourists come?

Tim Beal August 26, 2015

From pilgrimage to profit: N. Korea’s search for tourism revenue

Masikryong North Korea Ski Resort - Uri Tours - Creative Commons

Whan that Aprill, with his shoures soote

The droghte of March hath perced to the roote

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Tim Beal

Tim Beal did a MA (Hons) in Modern Chinese Studies at Edinburgh University, followed by a PhD there on Chinese foreign trade. He moved to New Zealand in 1987 teaching at Victoria University of Wellington until his retirement in 2009. He has written extensively on International and Asian affairs, including two books relating to Korea: ‘North Korea: The Struggle against American Power’ (London: Pluto, 2005) and ‘Crisis in Korea: America, China, and the Risk of War’ (London: Pluto, 2011). He has been visiting both Koreas since the 1990s and maintains a geopolitical website focused on the peninsula at http://www.timbeal.net.nz/geopolitics/

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