North Korea wants more Russian tourists to visit, Far East officials say



News North Korea wants more Russian tourists to visit, Far East officials say Primorsky Krai says DPRK proposed new rail, sea and air routes between countries, after delegation returns from visit Anton Sokolin December 15, 2023 SHARE COPY LINK FACEBOOK X LINKEDIN MASTODON The Primorsky Krai delegation at the Masikryong Ski Resort near Wonsan, Dec. 2023 \| Image: KCNA North Korea wants to welcome Russian tourists to its resorts and establish new travel routes between the two countries after lifting pandemic border restrictions, Russian Far East authorities said Friday, as a delegation wrapped up a five-day trip to the DPRK. But tourism insiders told NK News that increasing Russian tourism to the DPRK will be an uphill battle, with the biggest question mark whether Russians are even interested in visiting the country. North Korea wants to welcome Russian tourists to its resorts and establish new travel routes between the two countries after lifting pandemic border restrictions, Russian Far East authorities said Friday, as a delegation wrapped up a five-day trip to the DPRK. But tourism insiders told NK News that increasing Russian tourism to the DPRK will be an uphill battle, with the biggest question mark whether Russians are even interested in visiting the country. 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

News

North Korea wants more Russian tourists to visit, Far East officials say

Primorsky Krai says DPRK proposed new rail, sea and air routes between countries, after delegation returns from visit

Anton Sokolin December 15, 2023

North Korea wants more Russian tourists to visit, Far East officials say

The Primorsky Krai delegation at the Masikryong Ski Resort near Wonsan, Dec. 2023 | Image: KCNA

North Korea wants to welcome Russian tourists to its resorts and establish new travel routes between the two countries after lifting pandemic border restrictions, Russian Far East authorities said Friday, as a delegation wrapped up a five-day trip to the DPRK.

But tourism insiders told NK News that increasing Russian tourism to the DPRK will be an uphill battle, with the biggest question mark whether Russians are even interested in visiting the country.

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.

North Korea wants more Russian tourists to visit, Far East officials say

Try unlimited accessOnly $1 for four weeks

Start your day with the North Korea stories that matter most –

as selected by <img width="226" height="50" class="logo" src="https://www.nknews.org/wp-content/themes/nknews/images/header-logo.png" alt="NK News Logo">

One more step!

Trending

Recent Stories

About the Author

Anton Sokolin

Try unlimited access
Only $1 for four weeks

Start your day with
the North Korea stories that matter most –

as selected by