Severe coral bleaching on Australia’s Great Barrier Reef could cost it more than a million visitors a year and huge sums in lost tourism revenue, a survey said on Tuesday.
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To promote the tourist attractions and investment opportunities of Qazvin Province, the provincial office of Iran’s Cultural Heritage, Handicrafts and Tourism Organization has organized a one-day…
Industry insiders are hoping to overturn the rejection by the government of a key proposal to help renovate Iran’s fleet of tour buses by hashing it out with the Iran Customs Administration.
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When heads of state from across Africa arrive in Kigali, Rwanda, next month for the African Union Summit, they will be among the first Africans issued the new electronic African Union passport.…
Iran’s top tourism goal is to attract 20 million foreign visitors a year by 2025.
To realize that, Iran’s Cultural Heritage, Handicrafts and Tourism Organization, in cooperation with the…
Recent dust storms across the western provinces of Iran have had a negative impact on tourism in Kermanshah Province, as the number of visitors to the province’s attractions has significantly…
The UN World Tourism Organization and the World Committee on Tourism Ethics have launched the UNWTO Ethics Award, which will recognize companies committed to making their business more responsible…
Tourism is widely regarded by industry insiders as one of (if not) the best ways to lift Iran’s economy out of the mire and put it on a path to recovery and, subsequently, prosperity.
Its…
The president of Thai Airways International, which is set to launch its Bangkok-Tehran flight in October, is excited about the latest addition to the airline’s expanding network.
Iran’s ATA Airlines has launched flights on Tehran-Baku-Tabriz route, the company’s representative Nader Shayesteh was quoted as saying by Azerbaijan-based Trend News Agency on Thursday. “The…
The Touring and Automobile Club of the Iran has been selected by Iran’s Cultural Heritage, Handicrafts and Tourism Organization to represent the country in four tourism exhibitions in the current…
Concerns have been raised about the participation of a UK science vessel in an Arctic tourist voyage.
Funded by the UK government, the RRS Ernest Shackleton normally carries out support…
Following a rise in the number of complaints filed by Iranians who fell victim to fraudulent practices in Turkey, Iran’s Consulate in Istanbul issued a notice offering safety tips to people…
Out of the loop for far too long, Iran has ceded its potential place in marine tourism to small Persian Gulf states that have seized the opportunity and made significant strides to gain a foothold…
With the advent of the post-sanctions era, world museums have expressed willingness to cooperate with the National Museum of Iran for holding joint exhibitions, exchanging curators, restoring…
Regular summer travel to and from Zika-affected areas will place some parts of Europe at risk of the local spread of virus in the coming months, a new study suggests.
Barcelona, Milan and…
Iran’s self-declared tourism goal is to attract 20 million foreign visitors a year by 2025, which could potentially generate $25-30 billion—an objective most observers say is unrealistic and the…
Turkish police have caught a man trying to sell a jeweled dagger allegedly pillaged from the palace of former Libyan dictator Muammar Gaddafi, according to the state-run news agency.
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Malaysia’s first Islamic-compliant airline, Rayani Air, has been barred from flying for breaching regulations.
The Department of Civil Aviation said it was revoking the airline’s…
The ruins of Anahita Temple in Kangavar, Kermanshah Province will take years before its dossier can be reviewed for inscription on the World Heritage List, the historical site’s new director said…
The fate of the Middle East and North Africa’s first and only geopark will be decided during the Seventh International Conference on UNESCO Global Geoparks on September 27-30 in the seaside resort…
Dubai International Airport, the world’s busiest airport for international travel, closed its airspace for 69 minutes due to an unauthorized drone activity on Saturday, causing 22 flights to be…
Seventy percent of investors in Saudi Arabia’s tourism entertainment sector have pulled out and turned to other sectors.
Their action was blamed on frustrating bureaucratic procedures and…
It is almost impossible for a tourism official to give a speech or an interview without mentioning that Iran’s inbound tourism numbers have increased by 12% in the past two years, which is three…
Flights between Bushehr in southwestern Iran and Dubai in the UAE, which were suspended last year, will recommence in the first week of the Iranian month of Tir (starting June 21) in cooperation…
