North Korea crisis piques tourists' interest Ms Leaning said some of Regent's clients booked on trips to North Korea had called to see if the tours would go ahead, but said that no-one had cancelled after being told that they would. Despite the escalation of the war of words, including the movement of nuclear missiles and declarations by North Korea's leader Kim Jong-un that the country is in a "state of war," the Foreign Office has not changed its position on travel to North Korea. In its latest advisory, updated today, the Foreign Office says: The government of the DPRK (North Korea) has made a number of statements which have increased tensions on the Korean Peninsula. These statements follow a satellite launch in December 2012 and suspected nuclear test this February. The FCO assess that there is currently no immediate increased risk or danger to those living in or travelling to the DPRK as a result of these statements. Regent Holidays has been sending people to North Korea since 1985 and currently sends about 200 people a year. Tours are highly regimented with very little chance for independent exploration and strict rules have to be observed on what can and cannot be photographed. Most tours are centred around the North Korean capital, Pyongyang, the DMZ (demilitarised zone on the border with South Korea) and visits to the Arirang Mass Games. Ms Leaning said there had been previous cases of what she termed "posturing" but that it not led to the cancellation of any tours in the last 10 years. "We were discussing the issue of travel safety [in the office] today," she said. We turned the question on its head - is anybody asking if it's safe to travel to North America? gov.uk/foreign-travel-advice regent-holidays.co.uk