Iran Front Page - Iran says it plans to make health and treatment services more affordable for Afghan migrants, as there is a great potential for attracting Afghan health tourists. Minister of Cultural Heritage, Handicrafts and Tourism Ali-Asghar Mounesan says efforts are underway to moderate hospital fees forAfghan nationalsin Iran. However,...

ISNA | Farzad Khabooshani: The Iranian tourism department has unveiled a first capsule hotel in the country as authorities seek to expand tourism amenities for budget-conscious travelers. Irans minister of tourism Ali Asghar Mounessan unveiled a first sample of the new capsule hotel in the ministrys headquarters in downtown Tehran on Saturday.  ...

Iran Front Page - The Iranian tourism department has unveiled a first capsule hotel in the country as authorities seek to expand tourism amenities for budget-conscious travelers. Irans minister of tourism Ali Asghar Mounessan unveiled a first sample of the new capsule hotel in the ministrys headquarters in downtownTehran on Saturday. A report ...

Tasnim Irans Minister of Cultural Heritage, Handicrafts, and Tourism Ali-Asghar Mounesan ordered the reopening of open-air recreational centers, parks and mountaineering sites in compliance with the health protocols. Mounesan announced on Tuesday that people in Iran can visit open-air places of recreation as well as hiking and mountaineering sites ...

Tehran Times - Irans traditional skills of crafting and playing the dotar won world heritage status on Thursday, joining UNESCOs culture list as one of the most prominent social and cultural components of the folkloric music of the nation. UNESCO accepted traditional skills of crafting and playing the dotar on the world bodys list of the Intangible ...

Press TV - Iran aims to attract 1.5 million tourists from China in the next four to five years, an exponential increase compared to the past, as the government seeks new resources for hard currency that could compensate for losses inflicted on the countrys oil industry. Irans minister of tourism Ali Asghar Mounessan made the target announcement ...

Financial Tribune - Iraq, Azerbaijan, Afghanistan, Turkey and Pakistan are the main source of tourists to Iran A total of 5,890,952 tourists visited Iran during the first seven months of the current fiscal year (March 21-Oct. 22) to register a 24% growth compared with the same period of last year, according to the Ministry of Cultural Heritage,...

MNA The 60th anniversary of Iran-Italy collaboration in cultural heritage and archaeology in a conference, which was held on Sunday at the National Museum of Iran in downtown Tehran. The 60th anniversary of Iran-Italy collaboration in cultural heritage and archaeology kicked off on Sunday in the presence of Irans Tourism Minister Ali-Asghar Mounesan,...

Financial Tribune - Oman has now gained a noticeable share in Irans tourism market overtaking Europe in the number of visitors, as 30,000 Omani tourists travelled to Iran in the last fiscal year while the total number of tourists from Europe to Iran stood at 26,000 I ran and Oman are working to strengthen cooperation in the tourism sector. A ...

MNA Talks with Oman are underway to implement visa-free program for Iranian tourists visiting the country, Iran's Cultural Heritage, Tourism and Handicrafts Minister Ali Asqar Mounesan announced on Wednesday. Oman is to cooperate with Iran in this regard and if a no-visa policy is not possible, visa-receiving fees asked to be reduced, he told reporters ...

MNA Iran's Cultural Heritage, Tourism and Handicrafts Minister Ali Asqar Mounesan announced on Wednesday that about five million foreign tourists have visited Iran in the first half the current Iranian calendar year (starting March 21, 2019). As he added, the data shows a 27 percent growth compared to the first half of the preceding year. The ...

MNA After gaining confidence votes from the parliament, Ali Asghar Mounesan and Mohsen Haji Mirzaei were appointed by President Rouhani as Minister of Cultural Heritage, Tourism and Handicrafts and Minister of Education, respectively. Based on Article 87 and 133 of the Constitution of the Islamic Republic of Iran and vote of confidence ...

ISNA | Erfan Khoshkhou: President Rouhani attended a vote of confidence session at the Parliament today to defend his choice for the ministry of education, Mohsen Hajimirzaei, and ministry of tourism and cultural heritage, Ali Asghar Mounesan.   ...

MNA Iran's Parliament has given the vote of confidence to both candidates proposed by President Hassan Rouhani to fill in the position of minister of education and minister of tourism. Rouhani had nominated Mohsen Hajimirzaei as minister of education, and Ali Asghar Mounesan as minister of cultural heritage, tourism and handicrafts. After extensive ...

MNA Irans tourism industry is progressing well despite the US undermining measures, according to Rouhanis candidate for the newly-established Ministry of Cultural Heritage, Tourism and Handicrafts. Speaking to reporters on the sidelines of todays Parliament session, Ali Asghar Mounesan, the head of the Iran's Cultural Heritage, Handcrafts and Tourism ...

MNA Iranian President Hassan Rouhani has appointed Ali Asghar Mounesan as the acting head of the newly-established Ministry of Cultural Heritage, Tourism and Handicrafts. In a decree on Wednesday, Rouhani appointed Mounesan as the head of the new ministry. Mounesan was serving as the head of Iran's Cultural Heritage, Handcrafts and Tourism Organization ...

MNA Ali Asghar Mounesan, the head of Iran's Cultural Heritage, Handcrafts and Tourism Organization, said that a center has been formed in his organization to explore ways to boost the tourism industry under US sanctions. Speaking on a visit to the northern province of Gilan, Ali Asghar Mounesan, said on Monday that Iran's Cultural Heritage, Handcrafts ...

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 GDP and 1,334 jobs (5.4% of total employment) to the economy in 2018. This is according to the World Travel and Tourism Councils annual research into the economic impact and social importance of the sector. The WTTC ...

Tehran Times - Iran earnestly seeks the return of some 1,300 historical relics, which have been previously smuggled out of the country, tourism chief said on Saturday. Cultural Heritage, Handicrafts and Tourism Organization Director Ali-Asghar Mounesan said that the country is following up on the return of a package containing as many as 1,300 stolen ...

MNA The Turkish Ambassador to Iran Derya Ors says that Turkeys will to continue trade with Iran despite the risk of US sanctions is as always strong. The Turkish Ambassador to Iran Derya Ors made the remarks in a meeting with Ali Asghar Mounesan, the head of Iran's Cultural Heritage, Handcrafts and Tourism Organization, in Tehran on Sunday. Ors ...