Travel

Aeroflot is the number one airline by seats on long-haul routes between Europe and Asia in summer 2017.

The airline’s capacity on Europe-Asia flights over 4,000 kilometers grew 12% versus…

The revised US travel ban could hit the country's tourism industry upwards of $18 billion over the next few years, Reza Marashi, National Iranian American Council's research director, said in an…

The Foreign Ministry has urged health tourists to apply for visas online and not fall for the tricks of profiteers.

"The fastest way to obtain a health tourism visa is to apply for it…

On average, 55% of Iranian families travel every year, registering some 250 million trips annually, an official at the Statistical Center of Iran said. According to Seyyed Hassan Peyman, 13% of…

The British Airline Pilots Association is warning of catastrophe unless drones are subject to tougher regulation.

The association demanded compulsory registration of drones on Monday after…

Tourism authorities should bring their criteria for issuing online business licenses in line with the ministry's to help reduce bureaucracy, the head of the Economy Ministry's Business…

Iranian travel agencies that plan to offer FIFA World Cup tour packages next year must offer match tickets to their clients, otherwise they cannot promote the packages as world cup tours.

Auctioning the ancient structure of Nasereddin Mirza Mansion in Tehran to a private owner has no legal obstacles since it is not currently owned by the government, the director of the mansion's…

Countries with a high number of inbound tourists spend around $2 per visitor, while the figure is closer to $9 in countries such as Malaysia and Turkey that need to expand their global profile.…

The dossier of Arasbaran Forest in East Azarbaijan Province and three cities in Fars Province listed collectively as “The Ensemble of Historical Sassanian Cities” have been submitted to the…

Cypriot airline Cobalt will launch its Larnaca-Tehran route next week, a promotional banner on the airline’s website announced.

Cobalt, which is only the second airline to be established…

A delegation of Iranian business owners and officials will travel to Spain in two months to explore avenues for expanding tourism cooperation.

The International Air Transport Association has welcomed the decision by the United States Department of Homeland Security to enhance security measures as an alternative to banning laptops in-…

Thailand’s tourism bounty comes with a big challenge for the head of state-run Airports of Thailand Public Company Limited: expanding passenger capacity in Bangkok by about the size of South Korea…

Online tourism businesses no longer need to apply for permits from Iran’s Cultural Heritage, Handicrafts and Tourism Organization, an official at the E-Commerce Development Center said.

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A senior official in Sistan-Baluchestan Province has called on environment authorities to help map the territory of the mugger crocodile to allow tourists to safely venture in areas where the…

Iran will take the fight to protect its priceless artifacts collection to the International Court of Justice in The Hague, the Netherlands, if the US Supreme Court rules in favor of seizing the…

A disabled passenger was allegedly forced to crawl up a set of stairs to board a Vanilla Air plane in Japan after the airline said his friends could not help him due to “safety reasons”.

Malaysia’s tourism department expressed concern over the reported cancellation of trips by 3,000 Chinese travelers to Malaysia due to a new tax the country is planning to impose on tourists.

The number of foreigners visiting Turkey increased by 16.3% in May compared to the same month of last year, according to official data revealed on Thursday. Almost 2.89 million foreign visitors…

Iran uses less that 5% of its tourism potential, the head of Iran’s Cultural Heritage, Handicrafts and Tourism Organization said.

The average hotel occupancy rate in Mashhad, Khorasan Razavi Province, reached 70% during the two-day Eid al-Fitr holidays last week, the head of the provincial Hoteliers’ Association said.

Unnecessary regulations imposed by Iran’s tourism body are preventing the growth of online tourism businesses that have already received permits from the Ministry of Economic Affairs and Finance,…

The latest results from the Air Travelers’ Traffic Barometer produced by European Cities Marketing and ForwardKeys highlight the persistence of recovery for international arrivals in Europe in the…

More than 45,000 Ukrainian nationals had crossed the European Union border with no visas in their biometric passports by June 25 after the EU started to implement the visa-free travel regime for…