North Korea has opened a vast new beach resort, the Wonsan-Kalma eastern coastal tourist zone, to its citizens, state media reported on Wednesday, even as the country largely maintains its strict ban on foreign tourism.
The mammoth complex, which Pyongyang claims can accommodate nearly 20,000 people, is central to leader Kim Jong Un’s strategy to bolster the nation’s struggling economy through tourism. The resort, touted as North Korea’s largest tourist complex, features facilities for open water swimming, water park slides, and various other aquatic activities.
