Touring North Korea part 1: The lay of the land



Analysis Touring North Korea part 1: The lay of the land Tourist numbers, operators, and how to visit the DPRK Robin Tudge July 20, 2016 SHARE COPY LINK FACEBOOK X LINKEDIN MASTODON North Korea — Pyongyang, Arirang (Mass Games) by (stephan) on 2007-08-01 21:56:17 The essence of the North Korean tourism industry is homogeneity and control. Visitors to North Korea, wherever they come from, go on guided tours and follow intense, mainly non-negotiable itineraries that vary little from tour to tour. Guides assigned to their groups accompany them from their arrival to their departure, by train or plane. Such tours are a typical tourist format for East Asia, and a continuation of the tourism format formerly found in China and the Soviet Union. Most of North Korea’s current tourism infrastructure, hotels and so forth date from the halcyon Soviet Internationale Read More © 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. LATEST ANALYSIS 01How South Koreans weigh the costs of unification with North Korea 02All the missiles and weapons at North Korea’s new ‘defense revolution’ museum 03Why the inter-Korean border remains unmarked, despite military risks 04How the DMZ blasts unfolded, from mine laying to North Korean denials 05North Korean TV airs outdated map laying claim to South Korean border islands 06How North Korea’s newest ‘hypersonic’ missile could foil adversary defenses 07Crossing the Yalu: Why China and North Korea want to open long-stalled bridge 08A decade apart, two DMZ mine blasts highlight a new inter-Korean reality

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Touring North Korea part 1: The lay of the land

Tourist numbers, operators, and how to visit the DPRK

Robin Tudge July 20, 2016

Touring North Korea part 1: The lay of the land

North Korea — Pyongyang, Arirang (Mass Games) by (stephan) on 2007-08-01 21:56:17

The essence of the North Korean tourism industry is homogeneity and control. Visitors to North Korea, wherever they come from, go on guided tours and follow intense, mainly non-negotiable itineraries that vary little from tour to tour. Guides assigned to their groups accompany them from their arrival to their departure, by train or plane. Such tours are a typical tourist format for East Asia, and a continuation of the tourism format formerly found in China and the Soviet Union.

Most of North Korea’s current tourism infrastructure, hotels and so forth date from the halcyon Soviet Internationale

01How South Koreans weigh the costs of unification with North Korea
02All the missiles and weapons at North Korea’s new ‘defense revolution’ museum
03Why the inter-Korean border remains unmarked, despite military risks
04How the DMZ blasts unfolded, from mine laying to North Korean denials
05North Korean TV airs outdated map laying claim to South Korean border islands
06How North Korea’s newest ‘hypersonic’ missile could foil adversary defenses
07Crossing the Yalu: Why China and North Korea want to open long-stalled bridge
08A decade apart, two DMZ mine blasts highlight a new inter-Korean reality

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