Iran’s share of the $162-billion halal tourism sector is a meager 3%, which in no way reflects the country’s potential in this key category of tourism, according to the country’s top tourism…
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As part of plans to develop the country’s health tourism, Iran’s Cultural Heritage, Handicrafts and Tourism Organization has issued licenses for 14 tour companies to operate in the sector.
The speaker of the parliamentary tourism and cultural heritage group has lent his voice to widespread calls for abolishing the visa regime with more countries to develop Iran’s tourism industry.…
An influx of tourists to Singapore this year has brought little joy to the city’s hoteliers, as a glut of rooms sends a key revenue measure to a six-year low.
Revenue per available room, a…
Special incentives will be granted to airline companies that actively seek to bring tourists to Iran, the Civil Aviation Organization of Iran has announced. According to Morteza Dehqan, director…
Iran is well known for its Islamic traditions and ancient history, which can be tapped to transform the country into a top halal destination for both Muslim and non-Muslim tourists, for different…
A European Parliament committee on Monday backed visa-free travel to the European Union for Georgia and moved toward granting another ex-Soviet republic, Ukraine, the same right, after migration…
The Russian space agency, Roscosmos, will send the first space tourist to the orbit “within the next two years”, the agency’s head, Igor Komarov, said.
“I believe, within the next two years…
A rising number of euthanasia tourists are flocking to Belgium to end their lives, according to doctors in the country.
Last year, 2,023 people were medically killed in Belgium, more than…
Contradictory statements about occupancy rates have increased tax scrutiny of hotels, compelling Iran National Tax Administration to implement jeopardy assessment.
Russia’s Federal Tourism Agency has proposed mutual visa-free group tourist exchanges with Iran in the latest sign that the Kremlin is looking to facilitate travel between the two countries. Oleg…
Iran’s Cultural Heritage, Handicrafts and Tourism Organization plans to review criteria based on which hotels are judged and awarded star ratings to help improve their quality of services.
Tehran’s health tourism sector is undermined by the presence of unauthorized middlemen.
Intermediaries that arrange for the travel of foreign nationals seeking advanced medical care in Iran…
Situated off the Africa’s Atlantic coast, the twin island nation of Sao Tome and Principe was once the world’s leading producer of cocoa. Today, it is promoting itself as a tourist destination and…
Despite Iran lifting the ban on tours to Turkey in mid-August, Iranians have not shown the enthusiasm they once did for the Near East country.
When the ban was imposed following a failed…
The formation of Tourism Investment Commission in Majlis (parliament) will help attract much-needed investment in Iran’s emerging tourism industry, according to a key player in the sector.
British Airways has resumed direct flights to Iran after a nearly four-year suspension following the lifting of sanctions on the country.
Describing Tehran as “an important destination” for…
Deutsche Lufthansa AG and Air China Ltd. plan to finalize a joint venture this month, sealing a deal to share revenue and coordinate routes after more than two years of negotiations, sources…
The Energy Ministry has agreed to provide free water and electricity for 250 public restrooms across the country to solve the problem of restroom shortage.
The ministry made the…
An expected explosion in US tourism to Cuba will likely take years to materialize even after US airlines resume commercial flights to the Caribbean island this week for the first time since 1961,…
Italian experts are helping with the construction of roofs above the gates leading to the two royal palaces in Pasargadae, a World Heritage Site located just outside of the historical city of…
Iranians looking to book a tour to Turkey should buy travel insurance in the wake of growing safety concerns in the neighboring country, according to a top diplomat in Istanbul.
Iran’s underdeveloped tourism infrastructure has failed to keep pace with the growing demand to visit the long-isolated country, forcing travel agencies to reduce their tour capacities.
Following the first Asia Cooperation Dialogue Ministerial Meeting on Tourism, held on August 28-29, in the northwestern city of Tabriz, East Azarbaijan Province, Bangladesh’s top tourism authority…
Based on reports from Iran’s Cultural heritage, Handicrafts and Tourism Organization, almost all travel agencies in Iran complied with the temporary ban on Turkey tours.
