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December 16,2018Construction work has begun to build a 7-star hotel on the southern Kish Island. A groundbreaking ceremony was held last week on Wednesday in the presence of parliamentarian Mohammad Reza Aref,... -
December 16,2018A total of 4,704,509 Iranians left the country for foreign destinations during the first seven months of the current Iranian year (March 21-Oct. 22), indicating an 11% decline compared with the... -
December 15,2018Iran Airports Company registered 295,698 takeoffs and landings during the first eight months of the current Iranian year (March 21-Nov. 21), which showed a 12% fall compared with the similar period... -
December 11,2018The key railroad connecting Mashhad to Tehran and Qom is to be equipped with 4G coverage, as per an agreement signed between mobile operator Mobile Telecommunication Company of Iran (MCI) and the... -
December 10,2018Iran Airports Company registered 262,235 takeoffs and landings during the first seven months of the current Iranian year (March 21-Oct. 22), which marked an 11% decline compared with the similar... -
December 09,2018Iraqi tourists accounted for the highest number of foreigners who visited Iran during the seven months to Oct. 22, Ali Asghar Mounesan, the head of Iran’s Cultural Heritage, Handicraft and Tourism... -
December 05,2018A soon-to-be operationalized terminal at Imam Khomeini International Airport will handle some of the foreign flights now being hosted at Terminal 1. According to the caretaker of Imam Khomeini... -
December 02,2018The traditional grape cultivation in Malayer County’s Jowzan Valley rural district, Hamedan Province, was formally recognized as a Globally Important Agricultural Heritage System on Friday. -
December 01,2018The consulate of Lithuania in Iran has held talks to increase bilateral cooperation in the field of tourism, especially health and medical tourism, a representative said. "We are very committed to... -
December 01,2018More than 4.7 million foreigners travelled to Iran during the seven months to October 22, according to Ali Asghar Mounesan, the head of Iran’s Cultural Heritage, Handicraft and Tourism Organization... -
November 27,2018West Azarbaijan, the northwestern border province of Iran, has seen a 10% boost to its visiting tourists during the current fiscal year that began in March, a provincial official said. About 1.11... -
November 26,2018Iran has been deemed as safe as a majority of European countries when it comes to travel security, according to the 2019 Travel Risk Map, launched by global risk experts International SOS in... -
November 19,2018Tehran ranked as the second fastest growing city in travel and tourism employment during 2007-17 after Abu Dhabi, from among 72 cities reviewed by the World Travel and Tourism Council in its latest... -
November 18,2018Fifty-four travel agency companies in Iran have had their operation licenses revoked as part of more stringent supervision exerted over firms that committed violations amid the currency turmoil in... -
November 14,2018Iran Airports Company registered 5,378 international takeoffs and landings during the Iranian month ending Oct. 22 to register a 27% decline in traffic compared with the similar period of last year... -
November 13,2018The 40th Plenary Session of the United Nations World Tourism Organization Affiliate Members is currently underway in Hamedan, which is expected to put Iran's budding tourism sector on the... -
November 11,2018Iran was one of the top five origins that sent a considerable number of tourists to Georgia during the first 10 months of 2018, according to a Georgian official. -
November 10,2018The southwestern Shiraz metropolis, capital of Fars Province, is already one of Iran's top tourist destinations, but it is increasingly focusing on health and medical tourism as a major revenue... -
November 05,2018As Iran's national currency has lost considerable value in recent months, local hotel operators are now calling for a two-tier pricing system. The proposal is fiercely opposed by tour operators... -
November 04,2018Despite claims by the Central Bank of Iran, air travel agencies say they have yet to receive their foreign currencies at the cheaper rates offered in the government's system designed to meet... -
October 26,2018The Iranian government earned 4.1 trillion rials ($29.39 million) from departure tax, which it charges outbound tourists upon departure, during the first five months of the current fiscal year (... -
October 26,2018Iran is increasingly focusing on citizens from neighboring Iraq to boost its tourism sector. Iraqi citizens have traditionally constituted a major share of total inbound tourists to Iran, but... -
October 24,2018Iran and Japan will sign a memorandum of understanding in the near future for bolstering tourism ties between the two nations. On Tuesday, Iran's ambassador to the Asian island nation, Morteza... -
October 24,2018The number of Iranian citizens' outbound air travels to their most popular destinations has halved in recent months due to skyrocketing prices caused by a freefalling national currency. "Istanbul... -
October 23,2018The World Travel and Tourism Council ranked Iran 20th from among 185 countries in its 2017 power ranking, which evaluates countries in terms of absolute size growth measured in US dollars in the...
