Waiting for Russians: In North Korea, one of the largest resorts in the world is being built in the place of the rocket landfill

The location will open its door in May next year, but it is unknown whether it will be popular with international tourists. The new Vonsan resort in North Korea is preparing to accept the first visitors, but with a high probability of thousands of rooms in the hotels there may be empty. Construction of the complex at the former rocket training ground was started after Kim Jong-in leader sent a research group to the Spanish coast of Costa Block in 2017, writes Daily Star.

The erection of the resort "Vonsan" was temporarily suspended for the pandemic period. During this time, the local beggars even managed to get used to the unfinished, filling the room with garbage and faeces. It is reported that the location will open its door in May, becoming one of the largest in the world, but it is unknown whether it will be popular.

Jacob Bogl, who specializes in the subject of North Korea, with the help of satellite images made a large map of the country and told about the huge scale of the project. "Vonsan resort is the largest recreational complex in North Korea and one of the largest beach resorts on the planet.

Initial plans published in 2013 assumed that the resort will be able to accept up to 100,000 guests at the same Only from 150,000 to 200,000 foreign tourists, its profitability will depend largely on domestic tourism, " - a specialist is sure. According to him, if the resort opens in 2025, Russian and Chinese travelers will be the bulk of international visitors. "North Korea is not open to Western tourists at the moment.

The day may come when trips here, including the United Kingdom and the United States," says Martin Williams, Senior Stimson Center Researcher in Washington. Earlier, Focus wrote that Kevin Martin's 48-year-old military resign from Missouri (USA) lived a year in cheap cabins on cruise liners owned by NCL, Princess and Royal Caribbean. The man spent about $ 2,000 on tickets, mobile phone, insurance and health care every month.