Tehran Times - Irans Cultural Heritage, Tourism, and Handicrafts Organization is stepping up efforts to improve the quality of countrywide eco-lodges that have been on the rise over the past couple of years. At this time we should focus on training courses for eco-lodge associates before pursuing any standardization developments, Mehr quoted Mohammad-...

Tour operators are now obliged to adhere to ecotourism regulations updated by Irans Cultural Heritage, Handicrafts and Tourism Organization. The news comes just a few days after new adventure tourism regulations were announced. Travel agencies used to conduct ecotours without the organizations approval, which proved to be detrimental to the environment,...

Tehran, Sept 13, IRNA - Thirty rural districts have been identified for implementing Boomgardi Tourism Scheme across the provinces, said Mohammad Ali Fayyazi, a senior official of Irans Cultural Heritage, Handicrafts and Tourism Organization (ICHHTO). Boomgardi means using local houses, particularly in villages, which have tourism potentials, wrote ...