In a recent announcement, China cuts international flights to 1 per week. This is being done to halt the spread of COVID-19, and to avoid a second wave of the virus. All domestic airlines have been told they are only able to do one international flight per week, and only through certain designated airports, with […]

As per the recent announcement by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, foreign nationals are now banned from entering China. “In view of the rapid spread of COVID-19 across the world, China has decided to temporarily suspend the entry into China by foreign nationals holding visas or residence permits still valid to the time of this […]

We’re aware that many of our Pioneers and various ex-pats in China have fled to Cambodia, so there have been a few very important updates that might be of interest to a few of you. Cambodia under lockdown We recently did a news piece about how all borders to Cambodia have been closed, initially Vietnam, […]

Cambodia, which until now had been of the last countries in South-East Asia to have (almost) completely open borders, has now been almost shut to the outside world due to COVID-19. This comes following the suspension last week of cross-border activities with Vietnam, in light of the ongoing coronavirus pandemic. Thailand, and now Laos (which […]

CONIFA have today announced that the 2020 CONIFA World Football Cup due to be held in North Macedonia has been postponed until further notice. The decision to postpone the tournament was made by the CONIFA Executive Committee due to the global COVID-19 pandemic. This decision wasn’t taken lightly but the health and safety of CONIFA […]

The coronavirus Covid-19 which originated in China and has already led to the closing of the DPRK to all tourism for the indefinite future is continuing to make its way around the globe and disrupts tours in many countries and travel in general. YPT has unfortunately already had to cancel a number of tours in […]

Thursday 5th of March 2020 It is with great sadness that we inform you of the passing of Troy Michael Collings. Troy passed away last week from a heart attack. Troy was instrumental in establishing Young Pioneer Tours as one of the leading travel companies for North Korea. We here at YPT have lost a […]

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 […]