Multiple companies that run group tours of North Korea have begun offering trips to the Rason special economic zone, marking the return of foreign tourists to the North for the first time since ...

The measure for visits to the Rason special economic zone comes as North Korea aims to boost its tourism revenue.

A British tourist who was the first from his country to visit North Korea since the pandemic five years ago has revealed some ...

Westerners can't visit Pyongyang, but they can go on tours to the Rason Special Economic Zone. A tour guide told BI his first group in years included people from the UK, Australia, and Jamaica.

But now, a limited number of tour operators are being welcomed back into the country’s Rason Special Economic Zone. Rason, established in 1991 to attract foreign investment, was never as popular ...

Rason, established in 1991 as a special economic zone to attract foreign investment, was never as popular a destination as the capital Pyongyang, which remains closed to all but Russian tourists.

North Korean troops in Russia might be the reason. Non-Russian tourists had been granted access only to the Rason Special Economic Zone in the northeast, which did not feature any significant ...

with a limited number of tour operators set to lead visitors into the country’s Rason Special Economic Zone this week. Among the first to return was Australian tour manager Rowan Beard.

North Korea has halted visits by foreign tourist groups to its Rason special economic zone in a decision that is said to reflect Pyongyang’s concerns over negative perceptions of the country ...