KISH, Feb. 04 (MNA) The beautiful Kish Island will be the host to the 9th International Tourism and Travel Exhibition in March, announced deputy director of Kish Free Zone Organization (KFZO) on Wednesday.
Tourism industry has been recently regarded as one of the effective factors of Irans development. There is no doubt that this industry can affect economic development and decrease unemployment rate. As a result of that policy, tourism in Iran has experienced a 12 percent growth during last 2 years.
Aaccording to the Irans Sixth Development Plan, tourism is one of the highest priorities of the countrys agenda and the number of tourists is planned to experience a 5 times increase. Today, following the implementation of Iran's nuclear deal and the subsequent lift of sanctions, the prospects for the tourism industry in Iran seems much more promising and requires more attention than ever.
For this reason,Kish Island whichranked among the worlds 10 most beautiful islands by The New York Times in 2010 andthe fourth most visited vacation destination in Southwest Asia, is going to host the 9thInternational Tourism and Travel Exhibition on 1-4March, 2016.
A broad range of companies, institutions, accommodation centers and tourism organizations of the country are going to be present in this event, to be held at Kish International Convention Center.
During the eventscientific conferences attended by local and foreign experts will be held and will coverareas including tourism and transportation, tourism and branding, and tourism capacities of the city.