Free Republic
Browse · Search
General/Chat
Topics · Post Article

Skip to comments.

North Korean Dictator Kim Jong Un to Open Gigantic Beachfront Resort to Boost Tourism
Gateway Pundit ^ | June 27, 2025 | Jim Hᴏft

Posted on 06/27/2025 8:27:21 AM PDT by Red Badger

North Korean “Supreme Leader” Kim Jong Un officially inaugurated the Wonsan‑Kalma coastal resort on June 24 — a lavish project covering over 2.5 miles of beach, outfitted with hotels, restaurants, shopping centers, and a water park.

Framed by state media as the “first step” toward a domestic tourism boom, the facility is set to open its doors to North Koreans on July 1, with purported capacity for up to 20,000 visitors per year.

With foreign tourists still largely banned—only select Russian visitors are tentatively scheduled starting July 7, according to AP.

The Wonsan-Kalma resort, originally unveiled in 2014, suffered multiple delays. In 2019, Kim Jong Un postponed the project, asserting he would not compromise on quality. Behind the scenes, analysts attributed this delay to sanctions-related import restrictions, according to Business Insiders.

The news outlet added:

That beach is in Wonsan, on the Kalma peninsula — a stretch of North Korea’s eastern coast now home to dozens of hotels and apartments — and is the latest puzzling artifact of Kim Jong Un’s grandiose ambitions.

Reports of the exact scale vary from about 7,000 to 20,000 rooms, which could make the resort — called Wonsan Kalma —one of the largest single-entity-owned beach resorts on the planet.

“This is by far larger than anything else Kim has done” in tourism, Bruce W. Bennett, an expert in North Korean affairs at RAND, told Business Insider.

The dream for Kim: a world-class megatourism project displaying his totalitarian power to the world and at home, and a way to make money.

The question is who, exactly, will flock there.

WATCH:

VIDEO AT LINK......................


TOPICS: Business/Economy; Military/Veterans; Outdoors; Travel
KEYWORDS:
Navigation: use the links below to view more comments.
first previous 1-2021-4041-6061-63 last
To: Red Badger

I remember when Donald Trump suggested this development to Kim when he visited during his first term. Kim may be morally corrupt, but he liked Trump personally, and he is not stupid. Educated in Switzerland, IIRC.


61 posted on 06/27/2025 11:08:05 AM PDT by Albion Wilde (Think about it: The Supreme Court is nine lawyers appointed for life by politicians. —David Horowitz)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 1 | View Replies]

To: ByteMercenary

NK.................


62 posted on 06/27/2025 11:12:46 AM PDT by Red Badger (Homeless veterans camp in the streets while illegals are put up in 5 Star hotels....................)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 60 | View Replies]

To: Red Badger
North Korean Dictator Kim Jong Un to Open Gigantic Beachfront Resort to Boost Tourism

The new Lefty "In" Vacation Spot!

63 posted on 06/27/2025 11:58:10 AM PDT by The Sons of Liberty (Pray for Israel.)
[ Post Reply | Private Reply | To 1 | View Replies]


Navigation: use the links below to view more comments.
first previous 1-2021-4041-6061-63 last

Disclaimer: Opinions posted on Free Republic are those of the individual posters and do not necessarily represent the opinion of Free Republic or its management. All materials posted herein are protected by copyright law and the exemption for fair use of copyrighted works.

Free Republic
Browse · Search
General/Chat
Topics · Post Article

FreeRepublic, LLC, PO BOX 9771, FRESNO, CA 93794
FreeRepublic.com is powered by software copyright 2000-2008 John Robinson