Tourism industry is the gateway to Qeshm Island for foreign investors, according to Meysam Rafie’ Parhizkar, director of strategic planning at Qeshm Free Zone Organization.
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Top 30 participants in the 26th National Handicraft Exhibition will be sent to international handicraft events by Iran’s Cultural Heritage, Handicrafts and Tourism Organization as representatives…
Turkey experienced its biggest drop in foreign tourist arrivals on record last month, as tensions with Russia and a series of deadly bombings kept visitors away from the country’s beaches.
Three more of Thailand’s most stunning islands are being shut down as a result of what the local media call “excessive tourism.”
The Thai government, in an effort to save the idyllic white…
Tourism professionals in Gilan Province want to take advantage of the province’s vast expanse of natural landscapes to boost tourism and the local economy. As such, there are plans to establish a…
The Iranian Hoteliers Society has responded officially to the demolition of the illegal construction of additional floors of a hotel building in Shiraz, Fars Province.
According to Mehr…
An antique bronze rhyton was discovered last week in Ilam Province by law enforcement officials.
A rhyton is a container from which fluids were intended to be drunk or poured, often made…
As a commitment to its foray in the Iranian market, AccorHotels is creating several short- and long-term plans to develop the existing and future staff at its hotels.
All references to Australia were removed from a UN report on climate change and world heritage sites after objections from Canberra, in a move scientists and activists Friday called “extremely…
Iran’s declared goal is to use its potential for halal tourism to turn the nascent travel industry into a force that can help push the country out of the economic morass. It is here that the…
The protection unit of Iran’s Cultural Heritage, Handicrafts and Tourism Organization will hold special courses for its staff in a move aimed at improving the security of cultural and historical…
Mahan Air passengers traveling from Qeshm International Airport can now use the airline’s online portal to check-in and choose their seat from the comfort of their homes.
Airport screening delays have caused more than 70,000 American Airlines customers and 40,000 checked bags to miss their flights this year, an executive for the airline told a US congressional…
An increasing number of foreign trade delegations are traveling to Iran to claim a stake in the country’s emerging market following the lifting of economic sanctions earlier this year. The…
To ensure the safety of cultural and historical sites, an impact assessment will be carried out on the mega project to transfer water from the Persian Gulf in the south to Kerman and Yazd…
The Fifth International Handicraft Exhibition will open today (May 25) in Tehran without foreign participation.
Tunisian officials have urged the UK government to relax its advice warning against all but essential travel to the country, after a 90% drop in British visitors in the first part of 2016.
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As officials continue to investigate what happened to EgyptAir Flight 804, many travelers can’t help but question the risks they face when boarding their next flight.
Is it becoming unsafe…
Turkey’s national flag carrier is set to launch weekly flights between Tehran and Konya, in the Central Anatolia region of Turkey. The launch of the new route, which is set to operate twice a week…
Despite being one of the most profitable and ecofriendly industries across continents, tourism in Iran has failed to realize its potential due to poor management and misplaced priorities in recent…
Not one, but two large tarantulas stowed away in a recent passenger flight to Canada, terrorizing all on board.
The spiders scurried across the floor of an Air Transat flight from the…
Halal tourism is now making its mark in the global tourism market. The State of the Global Islamic Economy 2015/2016 report, produced by Thomson Reuters in collaboration with DinarStandard, USA,…
Three international airports will be closed for four hours on June 3 to commemorate the 28th death anniversary of Imam Khomeini, the founder of the Islamic Republic. Based on an announcement by…
Semnan Province’s largest museum in terms of collection is in danger of being closed down by the municipality for “unpaid rent.”
Shahroud Municipality has reportedly acquired a court order…
Ten Iranian tourism firms who traveled to Iraqi Kurdistan last week have signed 47 contracts with the autonomous region’s tour operators to expand bilateral ties.
The contracts, whose…
