Kim Jong Un Appears in State Video Touring Hotels With His Daughter

North Korean state media has released footage showing leader Kim Jong Un walking through a series of hotel facilities accompanied by his young daughter. The brief clip offers one more public glimpse of the reclusive country’s first family and highlights Pyongyang’s continuing focus on large-scale construction projects aimed at expanding domestic tourism.

The video, broadcast without an exact date or location, shows Kim inspecting lobbies, corridors and guest rooms while his daughter stays close by. Uniformed officials and civilian managers follow at a distance, taking notes as Kim gestures toward fixtures and furnishings. State commentators describe the tour as a routine “on-site guidance” visit, a term commonly employed when the North Korean leader reviews economic or infrastructure projects.

While the government did not disclose the names of the hotels, the properties appear new and largely unoccupied, with polished floors, unused beds and pristine dining areas visible in the footage. Kim is seen pausing to examine room layouts and view panoramas from upper-level windows, occasionally addressing aides who listen attentively. No comments from the leader are audible in the edited material.

The presence of Kim’s daughter in the broadcast signals her expanding role in carefully choreographed state media coverage. She follows her father through hallways, sometimes mirroring his movements. Her appearance is consistent with recent efforts by the leadership to include family members in public events, though officials continue to withhold details about her identity, age and formal status.

North Korea’s government frequently publicizes visits to factories, farms and construction sites to underscore policy priorities. Hotels, in particular, have featured in multiple inspections over the past decade, reflecting a strategy to develop what authorities describe as “people’s resorts” for domestic vacationers and, eventually, foreign guests once international conditions permit. According to figures from the UN World Tourism Organization, the country received a modest number of international visitors before the COVID-19 border closures, and officials have since emphasized the need to modernize accommodation infrastructure.

The latest video does not mention any opening timeline for the properties or provide cost estimates. Instead, the narrator states that Kim ordered managers to “maintain high standards of service befitting a civilized nation” and to “prioritize guest comfort and cultural refinement.” Similar language has been used in past television segments featuring cultural or sports facilities.

No independent media were present during the tour, and North Korea’s tightly controlled information environment makes it difficult to verify the scale or progress of the hotel projects. Satellite imagery analysts have previously tracked construction activity in coastal resort zones and mountain leisure complexes, noting rapid building spurts that sometimes precede televised leadership visits. Whether the hotels seen in the new video belong to those zones remains unclear.

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Analysts outside the country often view Kim’s inspections as opportunities for the government to convey policy messages to both domestic and international audiences. Highlighting new hotels suggests an emphasis on economic development and living standards, even as United Nations sanctions continue to limit the country’s access to external financing and materials. The clip does not reference sanctions, but background commentary stresses self-reliance and “innovation under national conditions.”

State outlets did not specify how long the inspection lasted or what other facilities, if any, were included on the itinerary. No information was provided about the hotels’ capacity, staffing requirements or potential pricing structures. Officials also made no reference to the pandemic-related border shutdown that has effectively halted inbound tourism since early 2020.

In keeping with established practice, the broadcast concluded with images of Kim leaving the premises, surrounded by applause from assembled workers. The daughter exits alongside him, reinforcing the visual narrative of family continuity without offering further personal details. Observers note that her repeated inclusion in events centered on civilian projects, rather than exclusively military sites, broadens the thematic range of her appearances while preserving the secrecy that typically shrouds the leadership’s private life.

Crédito da imagem: State media (KCTV)