Today, according to Vladivostok-based travel agency Vostok Intur and a tourist map seen by NK News (an American outlet covering North Korea), the area features a whopping 17 large hotels, 37 smaller ...

North Korea is set to open a long-awaited beachfront "tourist city" later this year as the "first big step" to developing the country's tourism industry.

For several years, North Korea has been building luxury hotels and recreational facilities in Wonsan-Kalma in an attempt to attract more international visitors. But the beach resort project had ...

The project, called the "North Korean Benidorm" by analogy with the famous Spanish resort, offers clean beaches, 'luxury hotels' and a variety of entertainment 'comparable to the best world resorts'.