Koryo Tours
| Koryo Tours
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| legal form | Limited |
| founding | 1993 |
| Seat |
 Beijing
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| management |
Director: Nick Bonner General Manager: Simon Cockerell |
| Branch | tourism |
| Website | http://www.koryogroup.com/ |
| As of July 14, 2015 | |
Koryo Tours is a Chinese tour operator based in Beijing's Chaoyang district . The company specializes in trips to North Korea .
Company history
The company was founded in Beijing in 1993 by the British Nick Bonner and Simon Cockerell. In addition to purely tourist offers, they also offer bike tours or study trips, for example. In 2004 they invited to the Pyongyang Friendship Golf Tournament . Koryo Tours is also the publisher of Pyongyang Racer , a browser game that Nosotek developed with students from Kim Ch'aek Technical University .
For the first appearance of a western rock band, Laibach from Slovenia , on August 19 and 20, 2015 on the occasion of the 70th anniversary of the end of the Japanese colonial government (" Gwangbokjeol "), trips to the concert in Pyongyang were offered.
Destinations
There are trips to numerous destinations within North Korea , such as B. to Pyongyang , the demilitarized zone , the Masik-Ryong ski area , the Himmelssee or the Paektusan .
There are usually special offers for major public holidays or major events in North Korea ( Arirang Festival , Pyongyang Marathon , etc.).
The tour operator also offers tours to other countries such as Tajikistan , Turkmenistan , Kazakhstan or Mongolia .
Market position
Over 50% of all tourists travel to North Korea with Koryo Tours, making the tour operator the market leader for trips to this country .
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ Koryo Tours - About Koryo - Contact us. In: www.koryogroup.com. Retrieved September 25, 2015 .
- ↑ Pyongyang Racer | Koryo Tours. In: pyongyangracer.co. Retrieved September 25, 2015 .
- ^ First western band in North Korea: Laibach give concerts in Pyongyang . In: Spiegel Online . July 15, 2015 ( spiegel.de [accessed September 25, 2015]).
- ↑ Steve Glain Staff Reporter of The Wall Street Journal: A Visit to North Korea Can Be Amazingly Hip ... If You Get in. In: WSJ. Retrieved September 25, 2015 .
- ↑ People's Daily Online - US tourists can visit DPRK for mass games. In: english.people.com.cn. Retrieved September 25, 2015 .
- ^ Koryo Tours - Travel to the DPRK - Tours & Tour Dates. In: www.koryogroup.com. Retrieved September 25, 2015 .
- ↑ Koryo Tours | Adventure Travel To Unusual Destinations - Koryo Tours. Retrieved June 25, 2018 .
- ↑ Archived copy ( memento of the original dated June 6, 2011 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
