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Pyongyang Trade Fair Tour Opens for Western Booking, Excludes Journalists and Influencers

The eight-day, €3,995 trip runs Oct. 24–Nov. 1 to coincide with North Korea’s international trade fair under strict media restrictions.

North Korea has barred Western influencers from joining tourists to an international trade fair, a China-based tour operator said
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Overview

  • Young Pioneer Tours has begun accepting reservations for a guided Pyongyang tour tied to the Oct. 24–Nov. 1 international trade fair with a €3,995 price tag.
  • North Korean authorities requested the explicit ban on journalists, travel content creators and social media influencers to control visitor reporting.
  • Highlights include attendance at the trade fair’s opening and closing ceremonies and a day excursion to Mount Myohyang.
  • The offering underscores Pyongyang’s bid to display domestic industry advances to select foreigners while tightly managing external narratives.
  • This launch follows a brief reopening of Western tourism earlier this year that was suspended after influencers shared unauthorized content online.