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As part of a plan to boost tourism in Iran’s southern islands, the Kish Free Zone Organization has shifted focus toward Hendorabi, an Island to the west of Kish and administratively in Kish rural…

Discoveries from archeological excavations in Tehran will be exhibited at the National Museum of Iran for a month in celebration of the new Iranian year, or Norouz (starts March 20).

The…

Cultural heritage officials have commended the recent attention given to historical sites in the proposed economic, cultural and social development plan (2016-21), but at least one section of the…

Iran’s top oil and tourism officials signed a memorandum of understanding on Monday to help develop the nascent industrial tourism sector and help the Oil Ministry in its mission to familiarize…

Egypt’s tourism revenue has declined by roughly $1.3 billion since a Russian plane was allegedly brought down by terrorists in the Sinai last year, Prime Minister Sherif Ismail said in a televised…

Police said Monday they will have to tighten security on the tiny island of Koh Kut in eastern Thailand after four French tourists were brutally assaulted, including two women who were raped.

The Swiss are eager to launch direct flights between the Central European country and Iran, according to Jurg Schmid, director of the national tourism organization Switzerland Tourism.

As part of an initiative by the Social Security Organization that aims to build 100 lodging facilities across Iran, construction of 30 hotels will begin in the next Iranian year (starts March 20)…

The uncontrolled flow of refugees and migrants to Greece is putting such pressure on Greek tourism that it is posing a direct threat to the national economy.

The moments that defy stereotypes and preconceived notions are both big and small when it comes to a trip to Iran.

New York resident Kaja Olcott, for instance, recalls walking along the…

A sum of 150 billion rials ($4.3 million) has been invested in the first phase of Bushehr’s beach resort, which is set to open before the Persian new year in mid-March, according to Hamid Heydari…

Suspended for nearly half a decade, the National Travel Card scheme is about to make a comeback, according to the CEO of the National Travel Card Company Mustafa Qahremani.

The head of the Russian Federal Tourism Agency, Oleg Safonov, hopes for an increase in the tourist flow from Russia to Iran after the easing of the visa regime.

The director of the Iran Cultural Heritage, Handicrafts and Tourism Organization has broken his months-long silence on the divisive issue of setting hotel rates, saying that his organization is…

A total of 19,500 chartered flights have been scheduled for the Nowruz holiday season; a 14% rise compared to the same period (March 15-April 13) last year, according to the Iran Civil Aviation…

Kazakhstan’s flag carrier Air Astana will launch its first flights to Iran and Mongolia in summer.

Silicon Valley leaders believe the United States government has overstepped its bounds, once again.

In the shadow of the very public Apple-FBI fight over encryption, tech titans have been…

Several airlines have raised concern that the rapidly spreading Zika virus may be discouraging travel in the Americas, the director of the International Air Transport Association (IATA) Tony Tyler…

Successful promotion of a destination requires a strong, recognized and consistent brand and image; a concept which is woefully neglected in Iran.

A senior official at the Qeshm Free Zone Organization has announced the launch of an airline in collaboration with Chinese investors.

Speaking to ILNA, chief executive of QFZO, Hamidreza…

Turkish Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoglu unveiled a plan on Monday to support Turkey’s tourism sector, hit by tensions with Russia and domestic insecurity, including a 255-million-lira ($87 million…

The handicrafts industry is set to receive a financial boost to the tune of 500 billion rials ($14.5 million) in the next fiscal year (starts March 20), a deputy at the Iran Cultural Heritage,…

Egypt cut its economic growth forecast for the current fiscal year after the downing of a Russian passenger jet last year battered tourism, Finance Minister Hany Kadry Dimian said Monday.

Dubai-based Shaza Hotel, an affiliate of the prestigious Kempinski Hotel chain, is exploring the possibility of opening five hotels in Iran.

Although there is no precise date of entry…

In an effort to stem the tide of tourists flooding the Cinque Terre, Italian officials are going to cap the number of visitors to the region, beginning this summer.

The small villages on…