That means the resort could theoretically accommodate several times the number of Russian tourists North Korea receives over months — at once. You see North Korea — but largely the North Korea that North Korea has decided you will see. The much more difficult question is whether visiting North Korea helps ordinary North Koreans — or primarily helps the government controlling them. North Korea values tourism precisely because international visitors bring something the country badly needs: foreign currency. Russian tour companies can market North Korea as an unusually friendly destination, while North Korea can receive tourists from a politically aligned country.