However, reports now say that trips to North Korea, as of Thursday, have been canceled. "Just received news from our Korean partners that Rason is closed to everyone. We will keep you posted ...

Multiple Western travel agencies that organise tours to Rason, a city that lies near North Korea’s border with China, had posted updates last month detailing tours they had organised for foreign ...

“Since January of 2020, the country has been closed to all international tourists, and we are glad to have finally found an opening in the Rason area, in the far north of North Korea ...

Both companies are now offering guided tours of Rason from February. Rason, in northeastern North Korea near the Chinese and Russian borders, has seen little Western tourism. According to Koryo ...

NORTH Korea has unexpectedly blocked tourists from visiting the nation just weeks after the dictatorship bizarrely opened up its borders to some Western visitors. Kim Jong-un has attempted to ...

“Since January of 2020, the country has been closed to all international tourists, and we are glad to have finally found an opening in the Rason area, in the far north of North Korea ...

"We will use our time in Rason to discuss with our partners as well as check out any new tourism sites and find out any key North Korea tourism updates." Related North Korea condemns 'brutal and ...

Fellow travel agency Koryo Tours said "Rason is temporarily closed", with Beijing-based general manager Simon Cockerell ...