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Mount Kumgang. Tourism in North Korea is tightly controlled by the North Korean government.All tourism is organized by several state-owned tourism bureaus, including Korea International Travel Company (KITC), Korean International Sports Travel Company (KISTC), Korean International Taekwondo Tourism Company (KITTC) and Korean International Youth Travel Company (KIYTC). [1]
All visitors holding ordinary passports (except South Korea) must obtain a visa prior to entering North Korea. All visitors (except citizens of South Korea) who travel to North Korea for tourism purposes require prior authorization from a travel agency registered with the State General Bureau of Tourist Guidance .
Travel to North Korea is tightly controlled. The standard route to and from North Korea is by plane or train via Beijing.Transport directly to and from South Korea was possible with Vip Family Zone Tour and travel within the cities on a limited scale from 2003 until 2008, when a road was opened (bus tours, no private cars).
The Trump administration's special envoy for North Korea said Wednesday that Washington is reviewing easing its travel restrictions to the hermit kingdom.
The U.S. government said last month that it would bar Americans from traveling to the country due to the risk of 'long-term detention' there.
In addition to the restrictions on entry by foreign nationals, North Korea was the only country targeted with a reverse travel ban, prohibiting American citizens from traveling to North Korea. On January 20, 2021, newly inaugurated president Joe Biden issued a proclamation revoking the Trump travel bans, with the exception of the reverse travel ...
North Korea confirmed on Friday it is shutting some embassies in an effort to "rearrange its diplomatic capacity efficiently", closures that South Korea says indicates the North is struggling ...
Banned DPRK from participating in any activities related to ballistic missiles, tightened the arms embargo, travel bans on individuals involved with the program, froze the funds and assets of the Korea mining development trade corporation and democratic people's Republic of Korea Shipping Lines, and recommended that states inspect North Korean ...