A small group of tourists has been allowed into North Korea for the first time in years - The group included travellers from the UK, New Zealand, Australia and Canada

North Korea opens to a group of international travellers for the first time in years; the first foreign tourists in 5 years reveal what they saw!

North Korea is ready to open its door to international tourism in order to revive its struggling economy.As reported by NBC, a small group of foreign tourists has visited North Korea between February 20 to February 24,

After the pandemic began, North Korea quickly banned tourists, jetted out diplomats and severely curtailed border traffic in one of the world’s most draconian COVID-19 restrictions. But since 2022, North Korea has been slowly easing curbs and reopening its borders.

SEOUL, South Korea — A small group of foreign tourists has visited North Korea in the past week, making them the first international travelers to enter the country in five years except for a group of Russian tourists who went to the North last year.

Besides a number of Russian tourists last year, few sightseers have been allowed into North Korea since the Covid-19 pandemic — until now. View on euronews

The country closed its borders against COVID-19 in January 2020, and apart from a special group of Russian tourists in a carefully organised trip last year, no other sightseers have been allowed in until this month.