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It strikes me how expensive these visits must be for NK. It seems that every tourist gets a dedicated guide, while someone (or multiple people) is probably also
by foobarian 10y ago
It strikes me how expensive these visits must be for NK. It seems that every tourist gets a dedicated guide, while someone (or multiple people) is probably also monitoring them remotely. Then, consider the little details like that empty restaurant they cleared for the sake of a tourist. In terms of manpower it's probably a factor > 1 relative to the number of visitors.
Imagine every visitor to the US was escorted by a government employee, with background surveillance attached. It would cost a fortune!
- ajdlinux 10y agoNot when the tourist themselves has to pay for the tour.
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- toomanybeersies 10y agoNorth Korea tours are also very expensive, about 1300 € for 3 nights (http://www.koryogroup.com/tours/dprk-north-korea/group#itineraries http://www.koryogroup.com/tours/dprk-north-korea/group#itine...)
- mseebach 10y ago"'Best Jobs In North Korea' Pay $62 A Month" http://www.npr.org/sections/thetwo-way/2013/04/03/176121772/best-jobs-in-north-korea-pay-62-a-month-now-theyre-diplomatic-pawns http://www.npr.org/sections/thetwo-way/2013/04/03/176121772/... NK is not exactly resource-constrained on labour. As others have pointed out, the visits are a valuable source of foreign currency. (And propaganda - the number of people in this thread uttering variations of "that doesn't look too bad" is staggering).