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Taleb Rifai, the head of the UN World Tourism Organization, said traveling is the best response to those who seek to hinder it by putting up walls and employing an isolationist policy.

A tourism expert has renewed calls for ditching petrodollars and moving away from the oil-dependent economy in favor of green industries, such as tourism.

Despite fierce opposition from hotel and business owners, Barcelona officials agreed on Friday to curb the number of rooms for tourists in the city center in a move aimed at appeasing residents…

A plan to tax tourists for hotel stays in London was condemned by a leading travel trade body even before it was officially announced. The plan, endorsed by London Mayor Sadiq Khan at a cross-…

Islamic Azad University is planning to host health tourists at its 11 hospitals across the country, announced a senior figure at IAU.

“Medical tourism is the most profitable and stable…

The city of Barcelona is expected to introduce a law to curb tourism, as visitors have begun to overwhelm the city and anger local residents.

Last year the city’s 1.6 million residents were…

Hoteliers are willing to cooperate with public officials and travel agencies to make traveling more affordable, the head of the Association of Tehran Hotels and Hotel Apartments said.

Austrian Airlines has announced that it will be operating four weekly flights from Vienna to Shiraz starting on July 2, with a stopover in Isfahan.

The flights will be made on Mondays,…

London welcomed a record 14 million international visits in the first nine months of 2016, putting the city on course for another bumper tourism year, according to International Passenger Survey…

Iran’s cultural heritage officials are pursuing the inscription of Mount Damavand on the UNESCO World Heritage List, according to a senior official at Iran’s Cultural Heritage, Handicrafts and…

Tehran Municipality’s Tourism Headquarters will organize tours of the city to mark the Islamic Revolution’s anniversary (Feb. 1-11).

The celebration of the Islamic Revolution commemorates…

Azerbaijan has invited Iranian travel agencies to participate in AITF 2017, an international tourism and travel fair that will be held in Baku on April 6-8.

Iran is proving to be an increasingly and consistently popular destination with air travelers, according to a recent study by ForwardKeys.

The leading travel intelligence analyst revealed…

The initial phase of a plan to establish seven holiday resorts along Makran coastal strip in southeastern Iran shifts into gear, according to a tourism official at Iran's Cultural Heritage,…

Attracting Russian tourists is a priority for Iranian tourism officials, but tapping into the market is a costly affair.

"Entering the Russian market is expensive," said Ebrahim Pourfaraj,…

China’s tourism administration has urged tour operators to sever ties with the APA hotel chain after an escalating row over the hotelier’s denial of the 1937 Nanking Massacre.

Across three continents, the kind of futuristic high-speed transport that sends passengers far faster than a speeding bullet train to where they want to go is being built. It may be ready much…

In spite of a visible increase in the number of ecolodges, Iran is still facing a shortage in the sector. 

A Chinese tourism expert said tourists from China and other East Asian countries are shunning France due to rising crime and violence, and turning to Russia as a safer destination. Jean-François…

The historic nuclear deal between Tehran and the six major world powers completed its first anniversary on Jan. 16, prompting a number of international media outlets to write about Iran's growing…

The cost of traveling will go down before the end of the Iranian year (March 20) and just in time for the Norouz (Iranian New Year) holidays, according to a lawmaker.

To exploit the full tourism potentials of Qeshm, local authorities are making efforts to reduce the costs of travel to the key Persian Gulf island. 

Hamidreza Momeni, director of Qeshm…

Indians will no longer have the visa-on-arrival facility when traveling to Hong Kong and would have to complete a pre-arrival registration. The move, announced by the Hong Kong government in…

With six million Chinese tourists expected to travel abroad over the Lunar New Year break, China's Jan. 27 to Feb. 2 holiday is crucial for Taiwan tour agency operator Li Chi-yueh who relies on…

Leylaneh, a village in Sardasht County, is now home to West Azarbaijan Province's first ecolodge. 

Previously a rundown structure, the building was renovated and repurposed by a…