According to the Chinese National Tourism Administration, from April 12, 2010, the Democratic People’s Republic of North Korea and the Federated States of Micronesia will be new out bound travel destinations for Chinese citizens in tour groups.

This will be the first time that the DPRK allow foreign tourists to enter the country after it froze visits by Chinese tourists from 10th December, 2009. CNTA is reminding travel agencies that the group visa should be prepare before taking tourists to the DPRK.

Micronesia, which is a sub-region of Oceania, comprises thousands of small islands in the western Pacific Ocean. Chinese tourists with a valid passport only need to apply for a visa on arrival by a return air ticket and written confirmation of a hotel reservation after the tour group gets to the FSM.

Most Chinese tourists would leave for the DPRK from Dandong in Liaoning province or from Beijing or Shenyang on flights to Pyongyang, the capital of North Korea. Based on the statistics, Chinese tourist accounts for 90% of overseas tourists visiting North Korea each year.