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Financial Tribune – Iran has been ranked first worldwide in terms of price competitiveness in the World Economic Forum’s “Travel & Tourism…
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Number of Turkish tourists visiting Razavi Khorasan up by 90%
MNA – The number of Turkish tourists visiting Razavi Khorasan northeastern province of Iran, has increased by 90% in recent years. Head…
22% rise in visits to historical, recreational sites in West Azarbaijan
Tehran Times – Visits to historical and recreational sites in West Azarbaijan province rose 22 percent during the first five months of…
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 issues tourist visa for Qatari nationals at airport
IRNA – Qatari Foreign Ministry announced that Iran issues tourist visa for Qatari nationals at airport upon arrival. The ministry quoted an…
Eye-opening experience: As many Americans as possible should visit Iran
Tehran Times – Judith Bello, a long-time American peace activist, who has visited Iran for two times, believes such a journey “will…
Gilan province’s foreign tourist arrivals rise 10%
Tehran Times – Foreign arrivals in the northern province of Gilan has increased by 10 percent since the beginning of the current…
No more ban on foreign travelers riding big motorcycles
Tehran Times – Foreign travelers with motorcycle above 250cc are now allowed to enter and ride in Iran, deputy tourism chief has…
Guardian Council agrees with formation of ministry of tourism
MNA – The Guardian Council, which is empowered to vet legislation in Iran, has given its approval to the formation of Ministry…
Health tourists visiting Iran hit record high in four months
Financial Tribune – A record high of 600,000 health tourists visited Iran during the first four months of the current Iranian year…
Akbarieh garden: Tourist resort, Iran cultural heritage
IRNA – Akbarieh Garden and Historic Mansion is a precious collection in the city of Birjand, South Khorasan province, registered as a…
Photos: Joy of climbing snowy summit in summer
Tasnim | Mojtaba Esmaeil Zade: Bozsina, which means the Icy Chest in local language, is the name of a mountain in Iran’s…
Health tourism: Iran is the world capital of rhinoplasty
Tehran Times – If you have chosen Iran as your destination for rhinoplasty, you need to know that you’re traveling to the…
Iran to woo Chinese tourists with visa-free entry
Financial Tribune – Iran is hoping to attract up to one million Chinese tourists from next month to shore up its economy,…
15% rise in visits to historical sites in Rey
Tehran Times – Visits to historical sites in Rey surged 15 percent during the first three months of the current Iranian calendar…
Interest in Iran tours rising globally despite Americans’ fears
Skift – While the U.S. State Department has long issued strong advisories against traveling to Iran, leisure tourism from the U.S. and…
Is Iran safe for traveling by tour?
MNA – If you pay attention to the westerns media propaganda you will see that they don’t show the real face of…
Foreign nationals’ travel to Mashhad surges 5% in Q1
MNA – The travel of foreign nationals to the shrine city of Mashhad via railway network system increased in the first three…
Joy of staying at pipe hotel near world’s largest gas field
Iran Front Page – It’s been four years that attractive tourist sites including a pipe hotel have been set up in a…
Kharanagh village: An amazing village in Yazd, Iran
Tasnim – Kharanagh village is placed in Ardakan’s suburb, 84km eastern of Yazd city in Iran’s central province of Yazd. Kharanagh village…
Atmospheric caravanserai being restored to former glory
Tehran Times – The third round of a restoration work has recently been commenced on Hojaib caravanserai with the aim of bringing…
Iran stops stamping passports
Al-Monitor | Saeed Jalili: To calm tourists’ fear that a visit to Iran might prevent them from being able to enter the…
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…
Mirror of the sky: Visit Hoz-e Sultan in central Iranian plateau
Tehran Times – Salt lakes sometimes appear like giant expanses of mirror, making it hard to differentiate between the sky and the…
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 not to stamp passports of visiting foreigners
MNA – Iranian President Hassan Rouhani issued an order to the Interior minister on Sunday, according to which Iran will not put…
Tabriz to host major exhibits of tourism, handicrafts
Tehran Times – The Iranian city of Tabriz, which was once an influential adherent of the Silk Road corridor and a gateway…
Iran not to stamp tourists’ passports
IRNA – Foreign tourists can visit Iran without their passports being stamped, said spokesman of the Government Ali Rabiei on Wednesday. “President…
Photos: Isfahan, perfect destination for culture aficionados
MNA | Morteza Rahmani: The mesmerizing Safavid architecture and world heritage sites have made Isfahan province a popular destination for both Iranian and…
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…
Foreign tourist arrivals fetch Iran $11.8b in calendar year
Tehran Times – International travelers have spent some $11.8 billion in Iran over the past Iranian calendar year 1397 (ended March 20),…
Foreign tourists visit to Iran grows 52%
IRNA – About 7.8 million tourists traveled to Iran in the past Iranian year, ended on March 20, 2019, registering 52.5 percent…
Italian team to partially restore Persepolis
Tehran Times – A team of Italian archaeologists and restorers is scheduled to partially rehabilitate some ruined monuments and bas-relief carvings in…
US sanctions ineffective to reduce foreign tourists to Iran
IRNA – Deputy head of Cultural Heritage, Handicrafts and Tourism Organization (ICHTO) described as ineffective US sanctions on tourists visiting Iran. Speaking…
Iran to lift import tariffs on tourism-related equipment
Tehran Times – Iran tourism chief has said that the country will exempt tourism-related equipment from import tariffs in a bid to…
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…
Pak PM Iran visit should be on the cards: Pak MP
IRNA – Chairperson of Pakistan Senate Standing Committee on Maritime Affairs has said that Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan should visit Iran…
Photos: China delegation visits Iran ancient sites
ISNA | Haniyeh Hosseinpour: A Chinese delegation pays visit to the ancient city of Persepolis (Takhte-Jamshid), located at the southwestern province of…
President underlines reinforcing Kish tourism infrastructures
IRNA – President Hassan Rouhani stressed the need for creating and strengthening Kish Island tourism infrastructures to help attract further foreign tourists,…
Abbas Abad historical complex, Behshahr: Iran
Tasnim – Abbasabad complex inspired its name from the name of Shah Abbas (1571-1629 AD), is one of the special Persian gardens…