2020/02/29 Today, a peace deal between the government of the United States of America and the Taliban in Afghanistan is being signed. The accord, signed as part of a ceremony in Qatar, is the result of two years of negotiation. With this deal would come the end of a war which has been the longest […]

As most of you will be aware by now, Covid-19, the coronavirus originating in China, is spreading to other parts of the world. The World Health Organisation have stated that it is particularly a concern that it affects countries whose medical facilities are not equipped to cope with a large number of cases. North Korea […]

Friday 21st February 2020 We have received confirmation from our travel partners in North Korea that the Pyongyang Marathon (Mangyongdae Prize International Marathon) held in April has been cancelled due to the current borders of the DPRK being closed to prevent the spread of the COVID-19 (Coronavirus) virus. We will be in touch with our […]

You may have heard by now that YPT has teamed up with CONIFA to be the official travel partner of the Confederation of Independent Football Associations and we are starting to get excited about the World Cup this May. In the World Cup, we will obviously be keenly following the matches of South Ossetia, Kurdistan, […]

Update on tours: You will have all heard about the DPRK closing its borders for tourists in the wake of COVID-19 spreading globally, but what isn’t being spoken about as much is its effects on YPT’s other destinations. While Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan and Uzbekistan have continued business as usual, Turkmenistan has gone down the same […]

As of Wednesday the 22nd of January, 2020, the DPRK will temporarily close its borders to all foreign tourists as a precaution to the Coronavirus. Whilst the current border closure time is undefined we have been reassured by the Korean authorities that once preventionary measures against Coronavirus have been instituted they intend to reopen the […]

Last year in Autumn the first ever Chongjin Trade Fair took place. Pyongyang and the Rason SEZ both host bi-annual International Trade Fairs, but the expansion to Chongjin is unique, as it is a provincial capital, not a directly administered city. Its proximity to the Chinese border also puts it in a great location for […]

January 8th, 2020 Our partners at the Confederation of Independent Football Associations (CONIFA) — AKA the Other World Cup — recently announced the 16 teams that have qualified for this year’s World Cup. Taking place between May 30th and June 7th 2020 in Skopje, North Macedonia, the final 16 are as follows: AfricaMatabelelandKabyliaDarfurWestern Sahara AsiaTamil […]

On the 3rd of January, a US drone strike killed top Iranian general Qassem Suleimani. In the early hours of the 8th of January Iran launched ballistic missile attacks on US bases in Iraq and Kurdistan. Iraq has also been experiencing months of protests in Baghdad and other cities, although this has not affected Iraqi […]

At the end of 2017 a bunch of guys, led by YPT’s Gareth Johnson, had the idea of crowdfunding the purchase of a private island, whereby we would recruit 120 people to invest $3250 (raising $400k in total) and run the island as our very own micronation. Pretty straightforward, eh? The good news is that, […]