At 1,080 feet, North Korea's Ryugyong Hotel in Pyongyang is one of the tallest unoccupied buildings in the world.
SEOUL—Wendy Arbeit had an unusual vacation announcement during a recent talk with her boss at the University of California school system. “I’m going to North Korea!” the 47-year-old said.
Several tour companies that organize tourist visits to North Korea announced Wednesday that the North Korean government notified them all tourism is canceled until further notice, the BBC reported.