North Korea recently unveiled its massive Wonsan‑Kalma coastal resort, capable of hosting up to 20,000 visitors, hailed by Kim Jong Un as a major achievement. The facility includes beaches, water parks, restaurants, and hotels—but for now, it’s open only to domestic visitors, with just a few Russian tour groups scheduled for July, and no sign of returning Chinese or Western tourists kbbi.org+15apnews.com+15thedailybeast.com+15.
Analysts doubt the resort will deliver much-needed foreign revenue. Border controls remain tight, and past efforts to allow international tourism—like a brief trial in Rason—ended abruptly. With sanctions still in place and infrastructure weak, the site may struggle to attract substantial numbers of tourists beyond a trickle of Russian visitors