"Dire situation": How COVID-19 is impacting the North Korea travel industry



Border Controls “Dire situation”: How COVID-19 is impacting the North Korea travel industry With tourism to North Korea frozen after a record-breaking year, some believe visits won't be possible until 2021 Chad O'Carroll April 7, 2020 SHARE COPY LINK FACEBOOK X LINKEDIN MASTODON NK News Tourism to North Korea ballooned in 2019 to unprecedented levels, with NK News estimating a record 350,000 Chinese visited in a trend providing huge revenues to Pyongyang at a time of significant global sanctions pressure. But fast-forward to 2020 and, because of the ongoing and sustained implications of COVID-19, the outlook for the DPRK travel industry could not be worse. Tourism to North Korea ballooned in 2019 to unprecedented levels, with NK News estimating a record 350,000 Chinese visited in a trend providing huge revenues to Pyongyang at a time of significant global sanctions pressure. But fast-forward to 2020 and, because of the ongoing and sustained implications of COVID-19, the outlook for the DPRK travel industry could not be worse. 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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“Dire situation”: How COVID-19 is impacting the North Korea travel industry

With tourism to North Korea frozen after a record-breaking year, some believe visits won't be possible until 2021

Chad O'Carroll April 7, 2020

“Dire situation”: How COVID-19 is impacting the North Korea travel industry

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Tourism to North Korea ballooned in 2019 to unprecedented levels, with NK News estimating a record 350,000 Chinese visited in a trend providing huge revenues to Pyongyang at a time of significant global sanctions pressure.

But fast-forward to 2020 and, because of the ongoing and sustained implications of COVID-19, the outlook for the DPRK travel industry could not be worse.

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