Thai AirAsia X is suspending all of its Middle Eastern operations, just a few months after it entered the region. The Bangkok-based low-cost carrier started flying to Muscat and Tehran in June…
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Kyrgyzstan and Kazakhstan intend to launch direct flights to the Iranian capital Tehran.
President Hassan Rouhani, who is touring Central Asia, met with his Kazakh counterpart Nursultan…
Airbnb plans to spread its wings into air travel, pitching the home-rental startup against the likes of Expedia, Skyscanner and Google.
According to Bloomberg, the new flights service is…
The government's decision to change the current Iranian currency rial to toman by lopping off one zero is expected to have a short-term negative impact on foreign tourists that will gradually fade…
The bill proposed by Iran's Cultural Heritage, Handicrafts and Tourism Organization last year to support artisans is expected to be discussed and approved by the parliament soon.
A section…
Octraves Technology representing Malaysia won the Asia-Pacific ICT Alliance (APICTA) Award in hospitality and tourism category for its travel technology platform and big data solution for national…
An innovative scheme by Tourism Sustainable Development Institute, Iran's first Ideas Bank will soon become operational, creating a safe place for the submission of innovative ideas on small…
A direct tourism railroad from Kazakhstan's Aktau City to Incheh Borun, a city in Gonbad-e Qabus County in Golestan Province, will be constructed soon after an agreement is signed by the two sides…
A pilot plan on electronic departure tax (a charge levied on Iranians traveling abroad) has been launched at Tehran's Imam Khomeini International Airport. Devised in cooperation with the Police…
In an effort to "shatter" Rio de Janeiro's "negative image", the city's mayor-elect Marcelo Crivella has proposed a new tourist tax designed to raise funds that could be used to reimburse visitors…
With the arrival of migratory birds in the wetlands of northern Iran during fall and winter, the provinces of Gilan and Mazandaran are seeing a boom in ecotourism, especially in birdwatching tours…
Having abolished the visa regime with Armenia and Georgia earlier this year, Iran is now in talks with Russia, Azerbaijan, India and China to promote visa-free travel.
Ali Baqer Nemati…
The warming of relations between the United States and Cuba this year has created a boom in tourism for the island country.
A lawmaker said the rise in funding for Iran’s Cultural Heritage, Handicrafts and Tourism Organization next year is negligible, given the rate of inflation (11.2%).
An Italian company is exploring investment opportunities in restoring historical buildings in Iran that are under the control of the Fund for Restoration and Administration of Historical and…
Tehran-based Aseman Airlines says being banned from flying in Europe does not affect its operations, as it does not currently serve European destinations.
The European Union on Thursday…
The buffer zones of Naqsh-e-Jahan Square, Qehi Village and Monar Jonban monuments plus their surrounding landmarks have been demarcated in Isfahan Province.
Just a few weeks ahead of launching the International Year of Sustainable Tourism for Development, which will be celebrated throughout 2017, the UN World Tourism Organization underlined in Cancun…
Iran's Cultural Heritage, Handicrafts and Tourism Organization is placing greater focus on the standardization of lodging facilities to ensure a comfortable stay for the disabled and has initiated…
British tourism company Thomas Cook said it would pay £55.8 million ($71 million) to take full control of a jointly owned network of 764 travel shops in Britain, which it had run with partner The…
The government has earmarked a 12% increase in the tourism authority’s funding in its proposed budget bill for the next fiscal year that starts on March 21, 2017.
President Hassan Rouhani’s…
An innovative, Android-based smartphone application, designed by a private firm, aims to connect artisans with buyers, allowing shoppers to purchase high quality handicrafts…
TourMega, a travel startup based in Silicon Valley, has launched the first search engine dedicated to tours and activities around the world, including Iran.
The startup features more than…
Hotels on Kish Island enjoyed a prosperous week, with the average occupancy rate hitting 90% thanks to two holidays leading to the weekend (Dec. 2).
Speaking to IRNA, Masihollah Safa, the…
An Iranian envoy has called on cultural heritage officials to restore Iran-linked historical sites in the African country.
