March 29, 2024
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North Korea to open two luxury hotels on East Coast

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BEIJING - North Korea has developed two new luxury class hotels in the Eastern port town of Wonsan, a tour guide who was shown the hotels in July says.

The two hotels are named the Kalma and Saenal and have seemingly built to facilitate beach tours to North Korea's East Coast, Sarah Davies of Koryo Tours last week told NK News.

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