On Tuesday, the government of Somaliland has decided to lift its restrictions regarding travel to Somaliland due to Covid-19 and tourism now resumes in the country. The Republic of Somaliland’s Covid-19 Preparedness national committee announced, Tuesday, that all restrictions previously imposed to prevent the intensity and spread of the pandemic will be categorically lifted starting […]

Gunfights were reported in Hadibo, the main town on the island of Socotra, Yemen, today. Reports state that the Southern Transitional Council, backed by the United Arab Emirates, captured the security administration building from the government forces. According to early reports medium and heavy weapons including rocket launchers were being used. The ongoing Yemeni civil […]

After a long and uncertain few months, it finally seems that there is a light at the end of the tunnel to the coronavirus lockdown. Europe, despite being one of the worst affected areas is starting to see the curve flattening and making attempts to resume life in the ‘new normal’. I’ve been in exile […]

Potential for Travel to the World’s Newest Nation You may be forgiven thinking that there’s been nothing in the news that is not related to covid-19 in recent months. But on the 22nd February 2020 one piece of positive news you might have missed was the ending of the civil war in South Sudan with […]

We realize better than most how badly coronavirus is affecting everyone, we are travel agents after all! During this hectic time, we also realize that many people are stuck at home with not all that much to do. With that in mind, we are hiring for the following positions! Remote Webmaster We are looking for […]

After COVID-19 sent China into lockdown in late January the next country to be hit particularly hard was Iran, one of our traditional favourites countries and tours around the world. Our annual spring tour was, of course, cancelled with no prospect of travel to Iran this spring. YPT’s local partners in Iran have sent us […]

As of May 1st, 2020, China and South Korea reached an agreement to allow travellers from South Korea to enter China for business purposes. These requirements of travellers include those from business, logistics, industrial production and technical services. All other nationalities are still currently banned from entering China to help prevent a second wave of […]

Pictured Above: May 1st, 2008 our first group takes a stroll through Moran Hill, Pyongyang Today marks two worldwide monumental events, the 134th International Workers Day, but even more profoundly the 12th birthday of Young Pioneer Tours! Why is this our 12th birthday? Well, if we were going to get all technical, our first May […]

An announcement was made earlier in 2020 regarding the Mass Games performance returning for 2020 North Korean tours. Whilst the title of the show is yet to be announced, and with the ongoing closure of the North Korean borders due to COVID-19, we are expecting the Mass Games to make a return for 2022. What […]

An announcement was made earlier in 2020 regarding the Mass Games performance returning for 2020 North Korean tours. Whilst the title of the show is yet to be announced, and with the ongoing closure of the North Korean borders due to COVID-19, we are expecting the Mass Games to make a return for 2021. What […]