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…
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Iran hosts 5mn foreign tourists in 6 months: Tourism min.
MNA – Iran’s Cultural Heritage, Tourism and Handicrafts Minister Ali Asqar Mounesan announced on Wednesday that about five million foreign tourists have…
Photos: Autumn in Hamadan
YJC | Mohammad Amin Najafi: The city of Hamadan and its surroundings are highly attractive for tourists looking for the beauties of…
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.…
Photos: Ali Qapu; unique palace in heart of Iran
IRNA | Morteza Aminoroayayi: The ancient palace of Ali Qapu in Iran’s Isfahan province dates back to the beginning of the eleventh…
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…
Iran: Forex fluctuations impact domestic travel behavior
Financial Tribune – A weak local currency has proved to be a boon to Iran’s inbound tourists while a nemesis to its…
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…
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…
US sanctions are blessing in disguise for Iran tourism
Press TV – Sauntering through the teeming traditional markets of Isfahan, the erstwhile capital of Iran during the Safavid rule, Daniel and…
Iran tourism grows 1.9% to account for 6.5% of GDP
Tehran Times – Iran’s travel and tourism sector grew at 1.9% to contribute 1,158 trillion rials ($8.83 billion) or 6.5% of overall…
Iran, Austria hold tourism meeting in Vienna
MNA – The second meeting of Iran-Austria Working Group on Tourism kicked off in Vienna Wed. with the aim of implementing the…
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…
Photos: Heavenly heights of Lordegan
Young Journalists Club | Reza Kamran Samani: Lordegan heights, surrounded by oak forests with numerous fountains, look just like heaven during May.…
Photos: Anzali port
Tasnim | Mohammad Ranjbar: The port city of Anzali is located in the west of Gilan province in northern Iran. As a…
Photos: Virgin nature of Dehdez
IRNA – The astonishing beauty of areas surrounding Dehdez town in Iran’s Khuzestan province would surprise every visitor coming to the region…
Photos: Gilan, a paradise in northern Iran
MNA | Behnam Yousefi: The northern province of Gilan, which encompasses the western end of the Alborz Mountains and lies along the…
Rudkhan Castle, marvelous stronghold on peak of mountain
Tehran Times – Rudkhan Castle is a brick and stone medieval castle in Iran. It is 30 km away from the city…
Photos: Filband village covered in snow in middle of spring
Mizan | Mehdi Mohebbi pour: Filband, a village in northern Iran famous for its skies which are full of interconnected cumulus clouds,…
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…
Photos: Pol-e Dokhtar lagoons
Tasnim | Aziz Babanezhad: The city of Pol-e Dokhtar in Lorestan province, western Iran, is home to numerous historical and tourist attractions,…
Yaleh Gonbad village famed for mineral spring
Tasnim – Yaleh Gonbad is a village in the mountainous region of Kuhin in Qazvin Province, north of Iran. Kuhin area, positioned…
Photos: Isfahan filled with foreign tourists in spring
IRNA | Zahra Bagheban: The historical city of Isfahan in central Iran is nowadays hosting scores of foreign tourists who have booked…
Photos: The Tabatabaeis’ House in Kashan
Tasnim | M.Hossein Movahedinejad: The Tabatabaeis’ House is a historic house in Kashan, Iran. The house was built in early 1880s for…
Austrian tourists in Sistan-Baluchestan
IRNA – A 20-people tour of Austrian tourists arrived in Sistan-Baluchestan province on Saturday to visit the historic sites in it, deputy…
Iran ranked among top 10 tourism hubs in world
MNA – Iran Cultural Heritage, Tourism and Handicrafts Organization (CHTHO) Chief Ali Asghar Moonesan said on Monday that Islamic Republic of Iran…
Photos: Asalem to Khalkhal road; most beautiful route in Iran
ILNA | Aboozar Hamidi: Asalem is a city and capital of Asalem District, in Talesh County of Iranian Gilan Province. This region…
Iran: Azerbaijanis’ top travel destination in 2018
Financial Tribune – As many as 4.9 million Azerbaijanis travelled overseas in 2018, of whom 33.6% headed for Iran, the State Statistics…
Photos: Iran’s historic city of Masuleh turns white by heavy snow
YJC | Mani Pourahmad: Heavy snow has blown the historic city of Masuleh in northern Iran turning it completely white and creating…
Iran to expand cooperation with Spain in tourism
IRNA – Head of Iran’s Cultural Heritage, Handicrafts and Tourism Organization (CHTO) Ali-Asghar Mounesan and Spanish Minister of Industry, Commerce and Tourism…
Top 10 things to do in Iran
Philippine Tatler – Have you ever wondered about the appeal of travelling to Iran? Anthony Bourdain’s impression resonates with many who have…
Photos: Deir-e Gachin; mother of Iranian caravanserais
ILNA | Mostafa Meraji: Deir-e Gachin Caravanserai is one of the greatest caravanserais of Iran which is located in the centre of…
Photos: ‘Wakeful Winter’ festival underway in Iran’s Ardabil
FNA | Reza Khanbabaei: A winter festival is being held in the northwestern Iranian province of Ardabil, the hub of snow and…