No. of Chinese tourists visiting N. Korea up 100-fold in June: Travel Agency
- 6 years ago
"北 관광 중국인, 100배 늘어," 북한 전문여행사
North Korea is becoming a holiday hotspot for Chinese tourists.
According to a travel agency from that country, specializing in tours to the regime, the number of visitors in June alone,... went up a hundred-fold compared to the start of the year.
Group tours for students are sold out for July,... ahead of the summer holiday season.
Rail tours have also been popular,... with stops at Pyongyang, Sinuiju and Gaeseong,... and the inter-Korean village of Panmunjom.
The surge in North Korea-bound travel comes after Kim Jong-un and President Xi Jinping agreed to strengthen cultural exchanges,... when the young leader visited Beijing earlier this year.
North Korea is becoming a holiday hotspot for Chinese tourists.
According to a travel agency from that country, specializing in tours to the regime, the number of visitors in June alone,... went up a hundred-fold compared to the start of the year.
Group tours for students are sold out for July,... ahead of the summer holiday season.
Rail tours have also been popular,... with stops at Pyongyang, Sinuiju and Gaeseong,... and the inter-Korean village of Panmunjom.
The surge in North Korea-bound travel comes after Kim Jong-un and President Xi Jinping agreed to strengthen cultural exchanges,... when the young leader visited Beijing earlier this year.