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Iran can use tourism to improve its global image: Omani minister
IFP – Oman’s minster of heritage and culture has praised the huge number of tourist attractions in Iran, stressing the country’s great…
Iran’s ancient village of little people
BBC | Shervin Abdolhamidi: In the first part of Jonathan Swift’s book Gulliver’s Travels, Lemuel Gulliver washes ashore on the island country…
300% increase in departure tax sparks controversy in Iran
IFP – The sharp rise in departure tax, proposed to the parliament in the budget bill for the next fiscal year (starting…
Photos: Iran’s Kerman province beauties
ISNA | Sare Tajalli, Rahim Bani Assad Azad: With 11 ancient qanats and Lut Desert added to the UNESCO World Heritage List,…
Ramsar: A beautiful town North of Iran
Tasnim – Ramsar is the westernmost county and city in Iran’s northern province of Mazandaran. It borders the Caspian Sea to the…
Photos: Wonders of Iran you shouldn’t miss
IFP- “A journey to Iran means the discovery of breathtaking landscapes and an extraordinary heritage; an unforgettable experience,” wrote Le Figaro in…
Iran, one of most welcoming countries in world: Report
IFP- The ease with which a person can travel to another country depends on their passport. Some countries are more forthcoming in…
World media invite tourists to visit Iran in 2017
IFP- Since late 2016, several articles have been published by international media outlets about the tourist attractions and monuments in Iran, to…
34 incredibly beautiful reasons to visit Iran
CNN– For good or bad, it seems like everyone’s talking about Iran these days. One look at this collection of images reveals…
Over 150,000 migratory birds arrive in western Iran wetlands
IRNA – Head of Borujen Department of Environment said that over 150,000 aquatic and flocks birds arrived in Choghakhor and Gandoman wetlands…
Footprints: Land of Emperors and Kings
Dawn| IFTIKHAR SALAHUDDIN: IRAN, an ancient land with a vibrant culture and absorbing history, is our next-door neighbour, but surprisingly, is not…
Incredible pictures reveal beautiful ceilings in Iran’s mosques, bazaars and public baths
Mirror– These stunning photographs reveal the remarkably detailed ceilings in Iran ‘s mosques, bazaars and public baths. For the past few decades,…
Iran is the Paradise on Earth: Indian-Japanese tourist couple
IFP- Somewhere out in the heights of Himalaya, they fell in love with each other at first sight and now miles away…
Iran holiday guide: from Tehran to Isfahan and beyond
My beloved British friends! It has been 25 years since I threw that goodbye party in Brixton, complete with saffron-laden rice dishes,…
Holidays in Iran: readers’ travel tips
Winning tip: Aberkooh The desert town of Aberkooh, between Yazd and Shiraz, was a flourishing city on the Silk Road in the…
Photos: Int’l train brings foreign tourists to Isfahan
The tourists are from the US, Britain, Germany, France, Switzerland, Austria, Lithuania, and Singapore. By IRNA
Iran, land of the thousand welcomes
We left Shiraz, the city of poets, around 7am. During our walking tour of the city, we visited the imposing Arg-e Karim…
Country of Four seasons: Iran a world inside a country
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – Iran is one of the only countries in the world which has the complete four seasons. The land whose…
Two weeks in Iran
Many delights and surprises await the western traveller to Iran, the modern-day Persia. I returned from a two-week lecture tour in early…
Ali Sadr, the most marvelous cave
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – The Ali Sadr Cave originally called Ali Saad (meaning dam) or Ali Saard (meaning cold) is a cave located…
Photos: Damavand: Highest peek in Middle East, highest Volcano in Asia
Mount Damavand, a potentially active volcano, is the highest peak in Iran and the Middle East as well as the highest volcano…
Photos: Tourists visiting Shiraz in spite of Summer heat
Iranian and foreign tourists still choose Shiraz as the destination of their visits despite the high temperature in the southern Iranian city.…
Six-thousand-year old village unearthed in Kurdestan
Sanandaj, April 9, IRNA – Iranian archeologists have discovered the relics of an ancient six-thousand-year old village in the Sarvabad county in…
Iran Red Crescent Society to prioritize health tourism
Tehran, April 5, IRNA – Managing Director of the Pharmaceutical and Medication Department of the Islamic Republic of Iran Red Crescent Society…
Vocation Sets In
Iran’s emerging travel market is expecting better times and will continue on the growth path, according to industry insiders. Iranians welcomed the…
Tehran and its 2,000 tourist spots
TEHRAN, Mar. 30 (MNA) – Deputy of Tehran Municipality says the Iranian capital has over 2,000 tourist attractions that will take 35…
Iran to lift visa with 28 countries
Iran said on Saturday that it is pursuing a plan to lift visa requirements with 28 countries in an effort which is…
Vice-president: Five million tourists spent $8bn in Iran last year
Tehran, March 14, IRNA – Vice president and head of Iran Cultural Heritage, Handicrafts and Tourism Organization (CHTHO) said on Monday during…
Iran tourism on developing trend: Vice president
Karaj, March 6, IRNA – Vice President and Head of Cultural Heritage, Handicrafts and Tourism Organization Masoud Soltanifar said that Iran’s tourism…
Peer of the Pyramids: World’s second oldest tree lives in Iran
Sarv-e Abarkuh, the second oldest tree around, grows in the town of the same name in Iran’s central Yezd province. A major…
7 reasons to visit Iran in 2016
Persian cuisine comes in two categories: you’ll find the first, kebabs accompanied by basmati rice and a grilled tomato, just about anywhere,…
Lorestan’s Shiraz Valley up for global registration as geopark
Khorramabad, Feb 21, IRNA – Shiraz Valley in Kouhdasht, Lorestan province, will be registered on the global heritage list as a global…
Turkey lures Iranians as tourism wilts
Turkey is pitching a series of plans to attract more tourists from Iran as the number of visitors from Russia and Europe…
Yazd witnesses five-fold rise in tourism
Tehran, Jan 26, IRNA – Yazd Province in central Iran has seen a five-fold rise in the number of tourists in 2015,…
Sanctions removal to boost tourism: VP
Qeshm Island, Jan 13, IRNA – Vice president and head of Cultural Heritage, Handicrafts and Tourism Organization welcomed withdrawal of sanction within…
Sistan’s Rostam Castle
Tehran, Jan 12, IRNA – Rostam Castle from the Islamic era is the largest of its kind in the southeastern Iranian province…
Iran set to construct 125 luxury hotels in 2016: Report
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – Iran plans to construct 125 luxury hotels in 2016 in an attempt to attract more visitors to the Islamic…
1st Forum on Communication and City Art Tourism to open in Tehran
Tehran, Dec 29, IRNA – The First International Forum on Communication and City Art Tourism will be held on January 3 and…
Iran says constructing 125 luxury hotels
Iran’s top tourism official says the country is constructing 125 new four- and five-star hotels, stressing that the figure is a record…