Rowan Beard
Rowan Beard is a 37-year-old Australian co-founder of Young Pioneer Tours, a company specializing in travel to North Korea. Recently in the news for being the first non-Russian tourist to visit North Korea in five years, he emphasizes the importance of reviving the tourism industry in the hermit nation, where he has traveled over a hundred times since 2013.
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Rowan Beard expressed hope that the opening of the resort would signal a revival of international tourism.
Первые туристы из России описали отдых на курорте в Северной Корее — РБК
Russia· 2025-07-20
Rowan Beard expressed hope that the opening of the Wonsan resort would signal a revival of international tourism.
Первые туристы из России описали отдых на курорте в Северной Корее — РБКRussia· 2025-07-20Rowan Beard expressed hope that the opening of the resort would signal a revival of international tourism.
Первые туристы из России описали отдых на курорте в Северной Корее — РБКRussia· 2025-07-19Rowan Beard expressed hope that the opening of the resort would signal a revival of international tourism.
Первые туристы из России описали отдых на курорте в Северной Корее — РБКRussia· 2025-07-19Rowan Beard, co-founder of YPT, explained that the restrictions are a specific request from the North Korean side.
Corea del Norte veta a creadores de contenido occidentales en feria comercial
Guatemala· 2025-07-07Rowan Beard is the co-founder of Young Pioneer Tours and commented on the potential for international tourism.
El nuevo balneario en Corea del Norte con el que Kim Jong-un espera atraer turistas al hermético país
Panama· 2025-06-27
Rowan Beard is a co-founder of Young Pioneer Tours who expressed hope for North Korea to open up to international tourism.
КНДР открыла курорт «мирового класса». Он может быть ориентирован на российских туристов ФОТО
Belarus· 2025-06-26
Rowan Beard expressed skepticism about the appeal of Wonsan to foreign tourists.
North Korea to open beach resort as Kim Jong Un bets on tourism
United Kingdom· 2025-06-26Rowan Beard runs Young Pioneer Tours, one of two Western companies which resumed trips to North Korea last week.
First British tourists allowed back into North Korea tell BBC what they sawUnited Kingdom· 2025-02-28
Rowan Beard is the co-founder of Young Pioneer Tours and the first non-Russian Western tourist to enter North Korea in five years.
Corea del Norte reabre sus puertas al turismo cinco años después: “La vida es similar a lo que teníamos en los ochenta” | Internacional
Spain· 2025-02-22
