North Korea Restarts Construction Of Beach Resort To Woo Tourists: Report
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North Korea claims that the Wonsan-Kalma Coastal Tourist Zone will give competition to Benidorm, a popular tourist destination in Spain.
North Korea, a secretive state, has resumed construction on the Wonsan-Kalma Coastal Tourist Zone, a report in Newsweek said. The country hopes that the final product will give competition to Benidorm, a popular tourist destination in Spain equipped with beaches, skyscrapers and hotels. The construction has begun for the sprawling complex, which will have water parks, hotels and an airfield, the outlet further said. The resort is coming up near the port city of Wonsan, and one of Kim Jong-Un's most heavily emphasised projects.
The project was originally scheduled for completion by 2018, but the pandemic delayed construction, the Newsweek report said.
Metro said that the thought of opening a tourist destination struck North Korean bureaucrats after they visited Spain's Costa Blanca, which was said to have left them fascinated and impressed.
