While Iran’s well-established flight routes makes air travel to every corner of the country a breeze, many people still prefer to travel by land on Iran’s scenic routes.
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The Russian outbound tourist flow decreased by 31.3% last year, the largest drop in 18 years, the Interfax news agency reported Wednesday, citing the Russian Tourism Industry Union.
A total…
Korean Air and Asiana Airlines are jostling for the new route to Tehran now that international sanctions against Iran have been eased.
Both airlines on Wednesday said they applied for a…
Security fears are on everybody’s lips at the ITB travel trade fair in Berlin this year as a battered tourist industry seeks to reassure travelers and tour operators that they need not shy away…
A total of 12 beach resorts will open on Iran’s Qeshm Island in the Persian Gulf by the end of the year (March 19), according to Masoud Karbaschi, the cultural, social and tourism deputy at Qeshm…
People will soon be able to purchase sea travel tickets online, courtesy of the Iran Ports and Maritime Organization, travel news website donyayesafar.com reported.
Due to the impact of tourism on cultural, economic and social development, the government is duty-bound to promote Iran’s nascent travel market and will spare no effort and expense, according to a…
The flow of foreign tourists to Azerbaijan, especially from Iran during the Norouz holidays (March 20 – April 1), is expected to increase, chairman of the Azerbaijan Tourism Association, Nahid…
According to Turkish Hotels Association (TUROB) data, hotel occupancy dropped by 6.2% to 47.6% in January 2016 compared to the corresponding period in 2015, recording the sharpest drop among…
Iran’s Social Security Organization has signed a memorandum of understanding with the French group AccorHotels to help train hotel staff and managers.
A senior UNESCO geoparks evaluator believes establishing ties between Portuguese geoparks and the Qeshm Geopark could help the latter regain its place on the List of Global Geoparks and promote…
After a century of archaeological research in Iran, a comprehensive map of the country’s archaeological heritage will be prepared, according to a senior official at the Iran Cultural Heritage,…
Iran and Armenia’s long-standing cultural ties have done little to sway Iranians to visit the neighboring country, and an Armenian travel agent believes he knows the reason.
Ghana celebrated its 59th year of independence over the weekend and John Dramani Mahama, the country’s president, gave glad tidings.
Mahama announced that the country will begin to offer…
It was only a matter of time before financial experts and economists were dragged into the public clash over hotel prices between the Iran Cultural Heritage, Handicrafts and Tourism Organization…
A private Russian company called CosmoCourse has declared its intent to create a reusable suborbital tourist spacecraft.
According to the company’s CEO Pavel Pushkin, he came up with the…
The Iranian New Year— or Norouz — holiday (March 20 - April 2) is a great opportunity for people to travel, but the problem is they choose to visit a limited number of places every year,…
During the Norouz holiday (March 20 – April 2), the overcrowded Iranian capital becomes a ghost town since a large portion of Tehran residents leave to spend their vacation elsewhere.
To…
A Nigerian-born British man was escorted off an easyJet flight headed to Amsterdam on Thursday after another passenger read the word “prayer” in a message the man sent to friends, Travel Pulse…
The prestigious ITB Berlin, one of the world’s most anticipated tourism fairs, will begin its five-day run on March 9, and Iranians want to capitalize on the buzz generated around the country…
Nova Scotia is moving to capitalize on its moment in the spotlight provided by the leather-lunged billionaire now enjoying a huge lead in the US Republican primary race.
Tourism Nova Scotia…
The public quarrel between hoteliers and the Iran Cultural Heritage, Handicrafts and Tourism Organization over the annual increase in room rates entered a new phase this week when the latter…
The US air traffic management should be privatized to help speed up the employment of new technologies for the air transportation system, IATA’s director general has said.
Archeologists have unearthed Stone Age artifacts in Naav Village, close to Sarvabad County in western Kurdestan Province.
Discovered in a rock shelter, the relics are believed to be 5000…
Iran is getting its first foreign-branded seaside hotel in nearly 40 years, complete with swimming pools, cafés and a spa.
Melia Hotels International SA plans to open the five-star property…
