Reports emerged in early January that a solution to one of the most striking challenges facing Iran’s nascent travel industry—the lack of an online hotel booking platform—was imminent.
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Work on an aerial tourism center, the first of its kind in Iran, will soon begin in Yazd Province. “Spread over 25,000 square meters, the project will provide balloon trips to tourists,” Mohammad…
The most recent terrorist incident in Turkey, which involved a gun and bomb attack on Istanbul’s Ataturk Airport, has raised concerns among Iranian tourists and tour operators, compelling them to…
The construction of the largest tourism complex project in Sarein, Ardebil Province, will finally restart after an eight-year hiatus.
Designed in 2008, the complex covers a 35,000 sq meters…
Restoration work on Jame’ Mosque of Sanandaj in Kurdestan Province has begun, following the allocation of funds by Iran’s Cultural Heritage, Handicrafts and Tourism Organization.
The…
Kazakhstan’s award-winning airline Air Astana has launched a new non-stop flight from Almaty to Tehran. The route was launched on Thursday.
Flights will operate three times a week (Tuesdays…
The vote by the UK to leave the EU and the subsequent fall in the value of the pound may make France too expensive for many British holidaymakers.
According to Thelocal.fr, with the value…
Hotel owners will receive loans from the National Development Fund of Iran to renovate their establishments under certain terms and conditions. Qualified applicants, who are financially stable and…
The number of Iranians visiting the Republic of Azerbaijan has seen an increase in the first five months of 2016, compared with the corresponding period of last year, according to a statement by…
The drawn-out dispute between hoteliers and Iran’s Cultural Heritage, Handicrafts and Tourism Organization over how much room rates should increase in the current fiscal year (started March 20)…
Oman’s National Ferries Company will launch its first service to the Iranian port city of Bandar Abbas and Qeshm Island on July 28, coinciding with the sultanate’s celebration of Renaissance Day,…
The Tehran-based Omid Entrepreneurship Fund has made supporting ecotourism and rural tourism schemes a priority, which is aimed at creating jobs and generating a decent income for rural residents…
Iran’s Cultural Heritage, Handicrafts and Tourism Organization insists that the process of issuing an Iranian visa will take no longer than five days, citing a statement by deputy foreign minister…
A year after 39 holidaymakers were gunned down on a beach in Sousse, Tunisia’s tourist industry is still struggling to recover from the attack and an earlier raid on a museum in Tunis by the self-…
Following the transfer of 28 historical houses to Shiraz Municipality, which has drawn widespread criticism, cultural heritage officials spearheaded by Masoud Soltanifar, the head of Iran’s…
An ambitious, multimillion dollar project to construct a tourist resort on Qeshm Island was unveiled on Thursday at the Free Zones Organizations’ headquarters in Tehran.
The $753 million…
British Airways pushed back the start date for a new direct flight to Tehran by six weeks on Thursday, blaming “technical issues”. Owned by IAG, British Airways announced plans to renew links with…
More meetings are required between the top brass of Iranian banks and senior tourism officials to expand cooperation between the two key industries, according to Masoud Soltanifar, the head of…
A French association of hotel and tourism companies said on Thursday it had filed a complaint with Paris prosecutors against websites that offer private holiday rentals, such as Airbnb, for unfair…
Iran’s Cultural Heritage, Handicrafts and Tourism Organization has launched a plan to streamline and supervise the activities of online travel agencies by requiring all individuals and groups to…
An effective promotion of attractions, coupled with creative marketing strategies, is essential to improve the global image of the country and help boost inbound tourism figures, something Iran…
Plans are underway by Iran’s Cultural Heritage, Handicrafts and Tourism Organization to expand services to visitors of Behistun historical complex in Kermanshah Province while ensuring the…
Iran’s Cultural Heritage, Handicrafts and Tourism Organization has officially transferred the ownership of 28 historical houses to Shiraz Municipality following the signing of a memorandum of…
European and Middle Eastern hotel groups have wasted no time to enter the Iranian market to secure a share of the tourism pie since the signing of the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action last July…
Certificate courses in a few foreign languages, including Persian, have become “a rage” in Jaipur, the capital of Rajasthan in northern India, due to expanding business ties and an increase in the…
