The city of Bushehr in southwestern Iran will launch tourist taxis to facilitate travel for foreign visitors unfamiliar with the local language and attractions.
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The Statistical Center of Iran, the country's foremost authority on facts and figures, released a report on Monday detailing travel statistics for the peak season of spring—that is, spring of 2014…
Traces of Neanderthal settlements have been found in Maku's famous castle and its surrounding areas, located in West Azarbaijan Province, during archeological excavations.
Ryanair and Aer Lingus’s parent urged on Monday that a post-Brexit UK should stay in the EU’s Open Skies system following a meeting with members of the British government.
Tourism and hospitality associations are reassuring travelers that most of New Zealand is largely unaffected by Monday’s earthquake. A number of visitors were stuck in Kaikoura and Hanmer Springs…
Iranian investors are pouring money into Kish Island in the Persian Gulf, hoping its white sand beaches and coral reefs could make it a major tourism destination.
From the pristine beaches…
Successive days of heavy, dangerous smog in the Iranian capital Tehran has led to the cancellation of most city tours, compelling provincial tourism officials to issue an apology.
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One luxury tour company in the US is promoting a new trip to Iran, describing it as the first opportunity to see an Iran opening up to the West after last year’s nuclear deal.
Some 1,600 hotel projects are underway in Iran, work on many of which had started over a decade ago but made little progress due to a variety of reasons.
Tourism potentials and investment opportunities of the Iranian province of Kurdestan were introduced to a Japanese delegation on Saturday, during a meeting with local tourism and cultural heritage…
Tourism, overcrowding and sky-high living costs are pushing out residents from the city of Venice in Italy.
The population dropped below 55,000 this month, compared to about 78,000 in 1990…
Turkey warned its citizens about traveling to the United States on Saturday in response to what the foreign ministry called increasingly violent protests against president-elect Donald Trump.
To increase the number of Iran's inbound tourists from five million to 12 million in the next five years, $13 per tourist need to be spent on advertising and marketing, while the current figure is…
Kerman Province's top tourism office has declared that construction of lodging facilities, particularly ecolodges, in the south of the province will face no problems in obtaining construction…
The Global Wellness Institute recently reported that global health tourism revenues grew an impressive 14% from 2013-15 (to $563 billion), more than twice as fast as overall tourism (6.9%), while…
A senior tourism official in the Iranian capital Tehran has outlined the authorities' latest measures to tap into the city's tourism potentials.
The inauguration of four marine tourism projects along the banks of Karoun River in Khuzestan Province has been put off once again, although they are claimed to be complete and ready to start…
During construction operations in Tehran's Baharestan Street last week, a skull dating back to 3,000 years was discovered.
Since the launch of a scheme a week ago by Iran's tourism body to authorize online travel agencies, 20 permits have been issued.
The scheme aims to streamline and supervise the activities…
The new head of Iran's Cultural Heritage, Handicrafts and Tourism Organization has reportedly shifted focus onto cultural heritage and handicrafts, which has raised worries among some groups that…
With the anniversary of the terrifying Paris terror attacks approaching, France will splash the cash to boost security around tourist spots in the hope of encouraging visitors to return.
On…
Rotana Hotels and Resorts, a Dubai-based group, is planning to open 100 hotels worldwide by 2020, with at least four establishments in Iran.
The group is planning to launch the hotels by…
Qeshm Air has outlined its proposed European operational network weeks after it secured its Third Country Operators license from the European Aviation Safety Agency.
The construction of a floating five-star hotel with 100 suites has started in Bushehr to boost the province’s tourism facilities.
The first phase of Bushehr Tourism Village is underway…
The management rights of Vakil Bazaar in Kerman Province has been transferred back to the Revitalization and Utilization Fund for Historical Places after the private company that had leased the…
