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Brit tour of North Korea visits hotel where slaughtered US student Otto Warmbier stayed
All US citizens are banned from visiting North Korea after 22-year-old Otto Warmbier died following a 17-month spell in one of the nations gulags.
Otto was seized by Kim Jong-un’s henchmen after trying to steal a propaganda poster from the Yanggakdo Hotel, in capital Pyongyang.
But Regent Holidays has not been put off by this and is even offering a five-day spring break package to see all the sites – including the hotel.
“Our visitors are normally well informed and open-minded” Carl Meadows Its website states: “The four-night tour squeezes in as many of the main must-see sights and highlights that we can possibly fit into a five-day itinerary to the DPRK.
“With every night spent in Pyongyang, explore the fascinating city in detail, including highlights and special services such as Kumusan and a tour of the capital in a vintage bus.” Guests on the tour will also be staying in the Yanggakdo Hotel.
It was on the fifth floor, which is said to be shrouded in secrecy, that Otto stole the poster, which led to his death.
Other attractions include a tour of Pyongyang, a visit to the palace of the Kims, and a trip to the DMZ and the border with the South.
Regent Holidays North Korea guide Carl Meadows previously told Daily Star Online that North Korea bookings went up whenever it was in the news.
He said: “Our average client travelling to North Korea will not be put off by the recent missile tests. Our visitors are normally well informed and open-minded, and are keen to see for themselves what lies behind the many myths.
We tend to find that whenever any news breaks about North Korea, interest in and bookings for our tours rise accordingly.” Costs for the trip start at £1,340 per person, which includes a North Korean visa.
Despite the associated dangers with a visit to the North, it remains one of the company’s most popular tours. Daily Star Online has approached Regent Holidays for comment.