There are strong indications that North Korea will reopen its borders to foreign visitors on April 1, a statement issued by Young Pioneer Tours (YPT) said on Tuesday.

The Beijing based tour company made the claim in a travel update on their website, citing multiple unnamed sources and speculation within the industry.

“There are very strong rumors coming from both in and outside the country from both our contacts, and the contacts of other companies, that the country will again be open to tourists from April 1st 2015,” the YPT update read.

“We feel this information to be reliable, and