We are happy to announce that Turkmenistan will reopen to tourism from March 6th 2023 and thus we will be resuming tours. This though is still early news and we are still finalizing exact details. Amongst many of the exciting developments, this stands out because now we can bring you what you want and deserve. […]

One of the things we love most at YPT is seeing people get quite literally nailed to a cross in the Philippines. So, with baited breath and a 2 year absence, we ask with the 2025 Cutud Lenten Rites Festival take place! What is the Cutud Lenten Rites Festival? Quite simply a mixture between a […]

Eritrea visa on arrival scheme launched in news that YPT and other travelers had been desperate to hear, thus marking its true return to the tourist calendar post-Covid-19. Is Eritrea the North Korea of Africa? What was the previous Eritrean visa situation? Previously visa for Eritrea, often called the North Korea of Africa were a […]

For those that have missed the news China has seen unprecedented protest bordering on riots related to its zero-covid policy, a policy it double downed on as Xi Jinping was given an unprecedented 3rd term in office. To read about the zero-covid policy click here. What was the zero-covid policy? Quite as it sounds, the […]

According to reports a massive earthquake has truck Papua New Guinea. Local media have stated that the 7.6 magnitude quake struck neat the town of Kainantu, with the shock being felt throughout the country, including the towns of Mount Hagen, Goroko and even Port Moresby. Earthquake strikes Papua New Guinea – how bad is the […]

At an event held in Siem Reap titled “High -Level Dialogue on de-ming attended by government ministers, ambassadors and the private sector de-mining in Cambodia and whether a mine free Cambodia by 2025 could be reached were discussed. It would appear though that things are not that simple.  To read about Prey Veng becoming second […]

On May 13th the first Covid-19 outbreak in North Korea was confirmed, with 6 people confirmed dead and a figure of almost 200,000, now upped to 500,000 now potentially with the virus. What does this mean for the country as whole though and what does it mean for tourism in North Korea? To read about […]

Iran now open to tourism in news we had long hoped for and indeed expected. The opening is for vaccinated tourists and will mean a resumption of tours to the country! To read our Covid-19 update click here.  Iran Now Open To Tourism – what has been announced? People who have received their second dose […]

For those not following he news there has been a coup in Sudan. In short the military have taken power in the country, which was slowly transitioning to democracy after the previous coup of 2019. To read about the 2019 coup click here. Coup in Sudan – What’s the situation? Following the coup many citizens […]

A travel corridor between Cambodia and Thailand will soon open after both countries agreed to mutually waive quarantine requirements.  To read our current international travel update, click here. What are the rules for entering Thailand Thailand initially announced a November 1st reopening to vaccinated tourists from ten countries, which has since expanded to forty-six, with […]