Thailand’s immigration authorities will begin imposing new charges for visas on arrival beginning next month, raising the current fee from 1,000 baht ($28) to 2,000 baht ($57), local media…
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A Tehran-based tour operator has questioned whether lifting the ban on tours to Turkey was a wise decision, as the lack of security in the country makes it challenging to guarantee tourists’…
Security threats in Turkey and a visa-free regime offered by Georgia have compelled Iranians to ditch the sandy beaches of Antalya for the classic Eastern European feel of Tbilisi.
Latest data from global hotel solutions provider HRS have revealed that major cities across the UK, including London, have seen a decline in average hotel room rates when looking at Q2 2016…
The Interior Ministry has voiced its opposition to the establishment of Marine Tourism Club, announced a senior member of the Marine Development Association.
Speaking to Marine Times News…
Mashhad’s 25 million annual visitors make the northeastern metropolis an ideal location for investment in tourism, according to an academic.
Hamed Bakhshi, a researcher at University Jihad…
The waiver of visa regime between Iran and Armenia has already led to an influx of tourists. In an article published on Armenpress.am, Armenia’s Meghry Customs Checkpoint in the province of Syunik…
Iran has told Turkey that it must strive to uphold the rights of Iranian tourists and make efforts to ensure their safety.
The Zika virus has been identified in Miami Beach, one of the world’s most popular tourist destinations, the Miami Herald reports, citing people familiar with discussions between state and local…
Foreign tourists in Tehran will soon be able to go on sightseeing tours around the sprawling capital city aboard double-decker buses.
The terrorist attacks of recent months and political upheavals have had a major effect on travel behavior, and the perceived level of threat is determining people’s holiday choices, according to a…
Japan seems intent on cornering the market of robot hotels, with Henn-na Hotel set to open yet another location–this time near Tokyo’s Disney Resort.
Quoting a report in the Japan-based…
Iran’s hospitality sector has once again found itself in the midst of contradictory statements made by tour operators and hotel owners.
Reports circulated last week that top quality hotels…
Demand for construction permits to build sea resorts in Gilan Province is growing, indicating that the marine tourism potential of Iran’s coastal regions has attracted the private sector.
Regulations surrounding the carriage of lithium batteries, which have been implicated in several fires on board airliners, must be more strictly enforced, the International Air Transport…
In order to ease into the resumption of tours to Turkey, Iranian travel agencies have announced reductions in capacity.
Tour capacities have been cut by 50%, Econews.ir reported.
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Three marine tourism schemes along the banks of Karoun River in Khuzestan Province are complete and will open to the public next week, a senior official at Karun Development Organization has…
Mashhad officials have closed down Qasr International Hotel, one of the top lodging facilities in the city, for failing to address problems with its parking.
Tourists flocking to Rio de Janeiro for the Olympic Games now have the option to stay in favelas, or slums.
Slum tourism, as it was dubbed years ago, may have raised some ethical issues in…
Some 17 member countries of the World Crafts Council have sought to attend the WCC’s 18th General Assembly scheduled to be held in Isfahan from September…
Roughly 35,000 Iranians traveled to Russia in 2015, making Iran a top 20 source country for tourists visiting Russia, according to Moscow’s ambassador in Tehran.
Findings from a recent study, conducted by the University of Florida’s Tourism Crisis Management Initiative, show more than 70% of potential visitors are concerned with the mosquito-borne Zika…
One of the most chronic challenges facing Iran’s tourism industry, which refuses to go away, pertains to statistics, or lack thereof.
Iran’s Restoration and Utilization Fund for Historical Places is organizing a one-day seminar on September 4 in the city of Qazvin to introduce its range of activities and investment opportunities…
The president of Iran’s largest union of lodging facilities has launched a scathing attack on tourism officials, accusing them of failing to carry out their duties.
