On Traveling to North Korea.

[lunasun]

148. I dunno I've been in China. Link?They are not hawking trips to NK on the street corners .

China has many promoted tourism destinations with in China So if you want to call salesm marketing propaganda , yes plenty of tourist spots are highlighted . I've been in tourist areas encouraged to take speed boat rides, but choose not to, even with the hawker asking if I'm afraid . Annoyed yes but not feeling abused to take the ride

Imo this NK tour would be something youd have to go looking for. This tour agency markets "tours your mother wishes you would stay away from "
FromCNN
http://www.cnn.com/2017/06/16/asia/north-korea-tourism-otto-warmbier/index.html
Collings maintained that the company has never said that Americans "don't get detained" in their advertisements. "In fact, we don't target or mention Americans specifically in any of our advertising," he added.

It's his father who maintains he was lured into taking the tour

I could see religious propaganda to get the sign as many missionary groups go there but when the media interviews other people in the group they do not seem to be related to any church
None have said anything against the tour group either

Our deepest sympathies are with Otto Warmbier and those who loved him. We had held onto hope that he might recover, and have the life that he should have had, but now those hopes are gone, and we too are reeling with the shock of a young man's life taken well before his time.
The devastating loss of Otto Warmbier's life has led us to reconsider our position on accepting American tourists. There had not been any previous detainment in North Korea that has ended with such tragic finality and we have been struggling to process the result. Now, the assessment of risk for Americans visiting North Korea has become too high.
The way his detention was handled was appalling, and a tragedy like this must never be repeated. Despite constant requests, we were denied any opportunity to meet him or anyone in contact with him in Pyongyang, only receiving assurances that he was fine. There has still been almost no information disclosed about his period in detention. Considering these facts and this tragic outcome we will no longer be organising tours for US citizens to North Korea.