Travel in Iran
Tehran Times – What is the state of Iran’s tourism? Fortunately, Iran took an early hit with Coronavirus. Officials took immediate measures…
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Foreign tourist arrival to Isfahan 7-folded in seven years: official
IRNA – Foreign tourists who visited Isfahan over the past seven years made seven-fold growth compared to the preceding periods, the head…
UNESCO ready to develop tourism coop. with Iran
MNA – The Director General of Tourism Planning and Development Affairs said that United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) is…
Takht-E Foulad: A historical cemetery in Iran’s Isfahan
Tasnim – Takht-e Foulad is a historical cemetery in Isfahan, Iran. The cemetery is at least 800 years old. In the 13th…
A travel writer who’s seen it all still finds surprise and awe in Iran
Bloomberg | Pico Iyer: Reading and writing about Iran could not prepare Pico Iyer for the warm, modern society that greeted him.…
Iran unveils its first capsule hotel
Iran Front Page – The Iranian tourism department has unveiled a first capsule hotel in the country as authorities seek to expand…
Isfahan’s Naghshe Jahan Squere registered as cultural heritage asset by int’l bodies
Iran Review – Naqsh-e Jahan Square in Isfahan, also known as Imam Square, was registered and introduced in the form of a…
Tourists can visit world’s biggest brick dome in Iran as of May 30
IRNA – Visit to Iran’s Soltaniyeh Dome, the world’s biggest brick dome in northwest of Iranian capital- is available for tourists as…
Tiss great mosque in Iran’s Chabahar
Tasnim – Tiss Great Mosque is located in Chabahar free zone. It is considered as one of the attractions of this area.…
Some 530,000 foreign tourists visit Aras Free Zone
IRNA – The foreign tourist arrival in Aras Free Zone has increased 74 percent since the beginning of the current Iranian year…
Iran second most popular destination for Azeri tourists
MNA – Iran was named the second most popular destination for tourists from the Republic of Azerbaijani in 2019, according to data…
Iran to open Marble Palace to tourists after 40 years
Press TV – A century-old palace known for its pure Iranian architecture is set to open to the public after more than…
Foreign tourist arrival in Mazandaran grows 38 percent
IRNA – A Mazandaran province tourism official said that a greater number of foreign tourists have arrived to the province in recent…
Iran Tourism Ministry homes in on 30 states to attract visitors
Financial Tribune – Iran’s Ministry of Cultural Heritage, Handicrafts and Tourism has identified 30 target countries (out of 84 under study) to…
Tourists to be fascinated by visiting Lilliput village
IRNA – Any tourist will be fascinated with travel to Makhunik Village, on eastern Iran, by seeing life-style of the people in…
Iran hosts 6.7 million foreign tourists in 8 months
MNA – About 6.7 million tourists have traveled to Iran since the beginning of the current Iranian year (March 21- Nov. 21),…
Impact of tourism on economic development in Iran
MNA – The rich culture, fantastic history, and mysterious atmosphere of Iran attract tourists from all around the world to this astonishing…
House of Rais Ali Delvari in Iran’s Bushehr
Tasnim – Rais Ali Delvari Museum, which was the house of the Iranian freedom fighter, is located in the southeast of city…
Iran aims to attract 1.5 Chinese tourists: Minister
Press TV – Iran aims to attract 1.5 million tourists from China in the next four to five years, an exponential increase…
More tourists visit Iran from Oman than Europe
Financial Tribune – Oman has now gained a noticeable share in Iran’s tourism market overtaking Europe in the number of visitors, as…
Dutch tourist impressed by Iran’s hospitality, safety
Iran Front Page – A female tourist from the Netherlands has been filled with admiration for Iran, its attractions, safety, and above…
Some 419 foreign tourists visit Shushtar
IRNA – The head of Shushtar Cultural Heritage, handicrafts and Tourism Department Ali Mohammad Chaharmahali said on Wednesday that some 419 foreign…
11% growth in domestic tourists visiting Kish in H1
Fnancial Tribune – A total of 930,000 domestic tourists traveled to the southern Kish resort island during the first half of the…
Golden Eagle Trans-Siberian Express takes dozens of intl. tourists to Yazd
IRNA – Golden Eagle Trans-Siberian Express train, carrying 39 international tourists, arrived in the central ancient Iranian city of Yazd on Saturday.…
Golden Eagle tourist train arrives Isfahan
IRNA – The 29th Golden Eagle International Tourism Train, passing through the Silk Road (North-South Corridor), arrived at Isfahan Railway Station on…
Semnan tourist attractions offered in foreign languages
IRNA — Deputy Director of Semnan province Department for Tourism, Investment of Cultural Heritage, Tourism and Handicrafts, Hamid Reza Doost Mohammadi said…
UNWTO: Iran tourist arrivals rise 50% to top 7 million in 2018
Financial Tribune – Iran hosted 7.29 million foreign tourists in 2018, about 50% more compared with the year before, according to the…
Two-minaret mosque in Iran’s Saghez
Tasnim – The Two-minaret Mosque in the city of Saghez is on the slopes of the historical hill of Narin Qal’e. The…
French motorcyclists enter Iran through Bazargan border
MNA – Manager of tourism development department of Maku Free Zone Office announced on Saturday that a group of French motorcycle riders…
Iran’s Mazandaran selected as 2022 ECO tourism capital
IRNA – Mazandaran Province in Iran has been chosen as the tourism capital city of the Economic Cooperation Organization or ECO in…
Tehran, global standard metropolitan city
IRNA – Today is called “Tehran Day”. It is now the global standard metropolitan city. Agha-Mohammad Khan from Qajar dynasty selected Tehran…
Kerman: Miniature of Iran’s tourism
IRNA – Kerman province with its rich and ancient civilization and climate has four seasons and a treasures of natural, historical and…
Thousands of foreign tourists visited Soltanieh dome
IRNA – Some 2,689 foreign tourists visited the Soltanieh dome on Zanjan neighborhood in the first six months of Iranian year compared…
How much does it cost to travel in Iran?
MNA – The answer to this question depends on your schedule, budget, and unstable exchange rates during your travel in Iran as…
A 30 percent growth in tourism for Iran
Persia Digest – Over four million tourists coming to Iran in the first five months of the Iranian year beginning March 2019…
Iran one of world’s top religious tourism destinations
Ahlul Bayt News Agency – The Islamic Republic of Iran has emerged as one of the top destinations across the globe for religious…
Iran waives visa for Chinese tourists
Tehran Times – The Iranian government waived the visa requirement for Chinese nationals willing to visit the country. The Chinese tourists visiting…
Abyaneh, an astonishing historical village
MNA – Abyaneh, an exceptional village 40 km northwest of Natanz in central Iran in the foothills of Karkas Mount is a…
World’s most valuable house in Tehran
MNA – The unique and ancient objects collected at Moghadam Museum in Tehran made this 1960s’ monument as the most expensive house…
Iran had courted Western tourists. After sanctions, it’s turning to neighbors
Los Angeles Times | MELISSA ETEHAD and RAMIN MOSTAGHIM: Kristina Nemeth was one of the U.S. travelers curious enough about Iran to make the…