Monday, March 2, 2015

North Korea lifts Ebola ban on foreign tourists: tour groups

Holidaymakers ride on a snowmobile at the Masik Pass ski resort in North Korea's Kangwon province North Korea has lifted a four-month ban on foreign tourism imposed over concerns of the spread of the deadly Ebola virus, tour agencies said on Tuesday. US-based Uri Tours and China-based Young Pioneer Tours both said they had been told the ban imposed back in October had been lifted, and they could now resume tour bookings to the North. Uri Tours said it had received a communication from the North's state carrier, Air Koryo, that North Korea's borders were "now open for travel". "According to Air Koryo, everything is back to normal!" the tour agency said in a statement.








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