Join YPT’s Caitlin Graham on a Special Episode on Travel to Lebanon A Different Host! In our latest episode of the Young Pioneer Podcast, host Justin Martell hands the mic over to Caitlin Graham, our Middle East and Central Asia Manager, who sits down with local guide Mira in the heart of Beirut to discuss […]

Following the recent exciting news that sanctions from the US against Syria will be dropped, Fly Dubai is commencing flights to Syria via the Damascus International Airport. Fly Dubai joins a growing number of airlines in favor of recommencing flights to Syria’s capital. Fly Dubai is commencing flights to Syria, with flights to commence daily. […]

The world watched in shock as the Bashar Government, a regime that clung to brutal power over Syria for decades and 2 generations of dictator rule, fell in under 2 weeks from revolution starting in the small North-Western province of Idlib. The change was shocking for everyone – even us working in the tourism industry […]

For almost the full duration of the civil war, foreigners were not recommended to fly to Damascus Airport. A mix of air raids from Israel, sanctions against Syrian airlines Cham Wings and Syrian Airways, and other logistical concerns made the route for foreigners well off the beaten track. In fact, many Syrians abroad when returning […]

Under the Assad regime, Idlib was completely off limits for tourists as the city was not under government control. It was always an area avoided on tours for the safety of the group and for the lack of permissions to be visiting idlib. However, after the fall of Asaad, visiting Idlib in 2025 is possible. […]

There are always these crazy lists of the 25 best places to visit in whatever year from whatever publication that are usually a little bit rubbish. And I mean rubbish in the sense that they more often than not suggest places that are not just very much on the tourist track, but mostly not all […]

As of February 24, the EU announced certain sanctions on Syria will now be lifted. One of the most surprising world events from 2024 was the fall of Bashar Al-Assad’s Government in Syria, by revolutionary forces. The first months of the transitional government have seen Syrias defacto leader create many international ties with leaders from […]

Please note that as of August 2025, a visa system will recommence and VOA will end, although as of now it is unclear when VOA will be completely removed. Syria has banned the following nationalities from traveling to Syria: Iran, Israel, Iraq and Russian. The new Syria transitional government announced on February 21st 2025 a […]

While many people may assume that Turkey is composed of just muslim Turks, there are many different religious groups and ethnicities in Turkey. Turkey is a metaphorical and physical crossroad between Europe and Asia and has had an influence across the region. Simultaneously, the region has had a large cultural impact on Turkey. Turkey vs […]

Syria is a poly-ethnic country with many different ethnic groups. Syria is home to Arabs, Kurds, Assyrians, Armenians, Yazidis and more. This also contributes to Syria’s religious diversity and large range of languages of Syria – with most people speaking Arabic as a first language, but some have a second – or even a different […]