5.1 Million Foreigners Visit Iran (March 2017-18)

The number of foreign tourists visiting Iran over the past Iranian year, which ended on March 20, saw a 4.33% rise compared to the previous year.
According to the latest stats released by Iran's Cultural Heritage, Handicrafts and Tourism Organization, 5.1 million foreign travelers visited Iran last year, registering an increase compared to the previous year's 4.9 million, ICHHTO's public relations office reported.
Mohammad Sabet-Eqlidi, director of Tourism Development and Planning Office at the organization, provided the details of the statistics.