Diversifying Destinations Key to Addressing Tourism Challenges

Iran’s Cultural Heritage, Handicrafts and Tourism Organization has plans to promote travel spots around Tehran in a bid to both diversify destinations and alleviate the mass tourism plaguing northern cities that are huge favorites of the capital’s residents.  
“The fact that in holidays a major number of Tehranis make their way straight to Shomal (Persian for north and referring to south Caspian provinces) can be gradually modified through highlighting other tourist destinations around the capital,” ILNA quoted Mohammad Sabet-Eqlidi, head of tourism development and planning office at ICHHTO.
“Other possible destinations have not been effectively introduced so far; otherwise, people would definitely find alternatives to the Caspian cities,” he said.