According to Jo Yong Chol, a vice department director of the Ministry of Labour, the season for this year is divided into two terms, 15 days for each one, with the first starting from January 29.

The system of rest at sanatoria and holiday homes has been enforced after the country's liberation from the Japanese colonial rule, thanks to the measure taken by President Kim Il Sung.

The law on social insurance was enacted in December 1946, which provides legal guarantee to the building of many resorts in different scenic spots of the country to be run at government expense.