Vietnam travel company eyes North Korea tours following reports of reopening



News Vietnam travel company eyes North Korea tours following reports of reopening Flamingo Redtours reportedly hopes to take visitors in early 2025, while Russia plans tenfold increase in DPRK tourism Anton Sokolin September 10, 2024 SHARE COPY LINK FACEBOOK X LINKEDIN MASTODON A group of Vietnamese tourists in Pyongyang in 2019 \| Image: Flamingo Redtours via Facebook A travel company in Vietnam is reportedly eyeing its first tour to North Korea early next year, in a sign that tourists from smaller non-Western countries could soon return to the DPRK for the first time since the outbreak of COVID-19. The Russian state media outlet Sputnik reported that Hanoi-based Flamingo Redtours seeks to be among the first to organize tours to North Korea, after two Western tour agencies announced last month that the country will allow foreign visitors to travel to the remote border area of Samjiyon from December. A travel company in Vietnam is reportedly eyeing its first tour to North Korea early next year, in a sign that tourists from smaller non-Western countries could soon return to the DPRK for the first time since the outbreak of COVID-19. The Russian state media outlet Sputnik reported that Hanoi-based Flamingo Redtours seeks to be among the first to organize tours to North Korea, after two Western tour agencies announced last month that the country will allow foreign visitors to travel to the remote border area of Samjiyon from December. 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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Vietnam travel company eyes North Korea tours following reports of reopening

Flamingo Redtours reportedly hopes to take visitors in early 2025, while Russia plans tenfold increase in DPRK tourism

Anton Sokolin September 10, 2024

Vietnam travel company eyes North Korea tours following reports of reopening

A group of Vietnamese tourists in Pyongyang in 2019 | Image: Flamingo Redtours via Facebook

A travel company in Vietnam is reportedly eyeing its first tour to North Korea early next year, in a sign that tourists from smaller non-Western countries could soon return to the DPRK for the first time since the outbreak of COVID-19.

The Russian state media outlet Sputnik reported that Hanoi-based Flamingo Redtours seeks to be among the first to organize tours to North Korea, after two Western tour agencies announced last month that the country will allow foreign visitors to travel to the remote border area of Samjiyon from December.

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