Tibet to allow foreign travel in March 2019

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Tibet will be open to foreign travelers in March 2019.

Tibet to Allow Foreign Travelers in March 2019

On February 26, 2019, the Tibet Tourism Bureau (TTB) announced to travel companies in Tibet that travel in March 2019 will be permitted for foreign travelers. Since the unrest in March 2008, traveling to Tibet during parts of February and all of March hasn’t been allowed for foreign travelers. As is typical, the TTB didn’t issue an official statement to media or give out any official document regarding this big change. The TTB doesn’t have an official website where travel updates on Tibet are given.  Only travel companies in Tibet were given this news directly.

This means that for the first time in 11 years, foreigners will be allowed to travel to the Tibet Autonomous Region during the month of March. Tibet is open March 2019. All foreign travelers are still required to be on a full organized journey that needs to be arranged by a travel company. The “organized journey” policy is still very much in place and likely will not be changing anytime soon. Will Tibet be open in March 2020 and in subsequent years? It is hard to say right now, but it looks like there will be a very good chance that it will.

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