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Iran 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…

The 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…

Iran 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.

The 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…

As 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…

Despite 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…

Iran 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…

The 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 (…

The 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.

Iran 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…

The 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…

The number of trips made by Azerbaijani citizens to Iran has seen a 53.2% rise during the first nine months of 2018 compared with the same period of last year.

This is while 32.7%…

Japan’s Sasakawa Peace Foundation will work with Iran Cultural Heritage Handicrafts and Tourism Organization on a joint research project centered on “women and handicraft” next year, the head of…

Iran’s passport ranks 99th in the world in terms of the access it grants the holder to other nations, according to the latest global ranking of the Henley Passport Index.

Based on the…

Iran Airports Company registered 230,136 takeoffs and landings during the first half of the current Iranian year (March 21-Sept. 22), which show a 10% decline compared with the similar period of…

Representatives from India’s Export Promotion Council for Handicrafts met the country’s commerce secretary, Anup Wadhawan, recently to discuss issues faced by exporters to Iran, especially due…

Serbia has abolished vise-free travel with Iran apparently in response to European Union pressure after the system was abused by migrants trying to reach the bloc.

More than 15,000…

As a months-long currency crisis continues to afflict Iran's economy, a number of foreign embassies in the country are offering visa issuance services in rials to facilitate the process.

As currency fluctuations continue to batter Iran's economy and increase travel costs, the number of Iranians visiting other countries since the onset of the crisis has fallen noticeably. This…

The Achaemenian bas-relief that was slated for auction in New York at a base price of $1.2 million has been repatriated by President Hassan Rouhani following his recent visit to the United…

The visa waiver program initiated by Iran for citizens of Oman is poised to boost the Islamic Republic's travel industry in general and health tourism sector in particular.

At least 105,000 foreign tourists visited the northern Mazandaran Province in Iran during the first six months of the current Iranian year that ended on Sept. 22.

The number of foreign tourists travelling to Iran jumped by 51% during the first six months of the current fiscal year (March 21-Sept. 22), despite the fact that the reimposition of US sanctions…

Khorasan Razavi Province registered the highest rail passenger throughput in the first six months of the year (March 21-Sept. 22). 

The 17th Golden Eagle train is scheduled to arrive at Sarakhs Border Crossing, Iran’s frontier with the neighboring Turkmenistan, on October 7, from where it will enter the Iranian territory for…