North Korea halts tourism

North Korea halts tourism just weeks after reopening
North Korea has stopped tourists from visiting, just weeks after the first Western tourists entered the country for the first time in five years. North Korea sealed itself off at the start of the Covid-19 pandemic in early 2020, and started to scale back restrictions in the middle of 2023.
North Korea halts foreign tourism weeks after reopening to Western visitors
North Korea has once again closed its borders, suspending foreign tourism just weeks after the secretive state welcomed its first Western visitors in five years.
Why North Korean tourist village shut down after just 3 weeks
North Korea opened its doors to international tourists after a gap of five years. However, three weeks on, Rason, a city near the country’s border with China, has abruptly stopped tourism, according to multiple media reports.
North Korea suspends tourism less than a month after reopening
Before the February reopening, only Russian tourists were allowed limited group tours since September 2023. The first Western visitors began arriving in Rason, a city designated by the North as a special economic zone, on February 20. The entry, however, wasn't without restrictions and challenges.
North Korea reopens to foreign tourists for first time in five years
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North Korea halts tourism visits with no reason cited
North Korean officials have suspended foreign tourism visits to the insular nation about a month after lifting restrictions for Western tourists, but did not say why the change was made.
North Korea suspends foreign tours to border city just weeks after reopening
Tour group operators say the North Korean city of Rason has been closed to foreign visitors, following a recent trip there by 13 international tourists. View on euronews
North Korea suddenly bans tourists just weeks after reopening borders to country
North Korea has stopped tourists visiting weeks after reopening its borders to westerners for the first time in five years. Travellers from the West were allowed into the country in February after Pyongyang continued to lift restrictions introduced during the Covid pandemic.
North Korea shuts down tourist trips just weeks after finally allowing westerners in
North Korea's doors have closed to tourists again, just weeks after Western tourists were allowed to enter for the first time in five years.
(LEAD) N. Korea abruptly suspends resumed foreign tours to Rason
North Korea has abruptly suspended the entry of foreign tourists after reopening foreign tourism for the first time in about five years following COVID-19, according to tour agencies Thursday. Koryo Tours,
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