The Research Institute of Cultural Heritage and Tourism has expressed willingness to cooperate with the Cultural Institute of the Economic Cooperation Organization.
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The Intergovernmental Committee for Safeguarding the Intangible Cultural Heritage of UNESCO is to consider adding Iran’s chogan (Persian for polo), a horse-riding game accompanied by music and…
To extend their outreach to the European travel market, Kerman's tourism officials have organized a familiarization tour of the province for 15 Spanish tour operators on Sunday.
The tour…
More than 28,000 foreign tourists spent at least a night in Iranian free trade zones in the first seven months of the Iranian year (ended Oct. 22), marking a 34% growth compared with the same…
Vehicles with two differentials and off-road cars are banned from entering Maranjab Desert in Isfahan Province, in an effort to protect the environment.
Antarctic tourism is booming and visitor numbers are higher than ever seen before, with the original huts from the Heroic Era proving to be a growing attraction.
In the late 1980s,…
As part of a scheme to boost tourism in Mehriz, Yazd Province, eight historical gardens will be restored to host foreign and domestic travelers.
A group of illegal traffickers of ancient relics in Markazi Province were arrested by the protection unit of Iran's Cultural Heritage, Handicrafts and Tourism Organization late last week. …
Euromonitor International unveiled on Tuesday the Top 100 City Destinations Ranking 2017 Edition1 at World Travel Market London, the leading travel and tourism event worldwide. This year's…
The project on converting the historical Imam Square to a walkway has been censured for ignoring the need for vehicle tracks.
According to Mohammad Hassan Talebian, the deputy for…
The construction of a tourist and recreational complex and beach park in Bandar Torkaman, Golestan Province, has been approved, the head of the provincial office of Iran's Cultural Heritage,…
Renowned for its world-famous historical monuments, UNESCO heritage sites and natural beauty, Iran is expected to be mainly favored by cultural visitors and Nature enthusiasts. Although that's…
Although Iran has been ranked the most affordable travel destination in the World Economic Forum's Travel & Tourism Competitiveness Report for 2017, tourists visiting Iran on package tours…
A specialized conference was recently held at the headquarters of Iran's Cultural Heritage, Handicrafts and Tourism Organization in Tehran with the aim of offering practical insights on how to…
The 16th round of archeological explorations at the ancient urban settlement of Shahr-e Sukhteh (Burnt City) in Sistan-Baluchestan Province has begun in collaboration with Italian and German…
The exhibition of ancient South Korean relics at Iran's National Museum opened in Tehran on Saturday following a ceremony attended by Ali Asghar Mounesan, the head of Iran's Cultural Heritage,…
The ancient Meymand Village in Kerman Province has seen a 55% hike in the number of tourists since the beginning of the current Iranian year (March 21), compared with the same period of last…
More travelers are crowding into fewer destinations, putting stress on infrastructure and causing headaches for residents.
Mass tourism has tipped into over-tourism—a word the travel…
World Travel Market, the UK’s leading annual travel trade show, opens today and will continue until Nov. 8. The three-day trade exhibition is held at London’s ExCel Conference Center and is a…
The newly discovered ancient structure in the vicinity of Golestan Palace in Tehran will be refilled with sand after documentation, as it is located in an urban area, an archeologist at the…
The International Air Transport Association announced global air passenger traffic results for September, which indicate that demand rose 5.7% compared with the same month in 2016. This was the…
Several tourism programs have been submitted by officials for the Tabriz 2018 event following a seven-day deadline set by Iran’s Cultural Heritage Handicrafts and Tourism Organization in late…
The office of Iran's Cultural Heritage, Handicrafts and Tourism Organization in Kerman Province has banned the entry of any unlicensed tour to Lut Desert to organize tourism activities in the…
Health tourism requires the provision of infrastructure in other sectors and medical services alone cannot help improve the industry, the head of Avicenna Infertility Center said.
The 2017 meeting of International Council of Museum- Asia-Pacific Alliance concluded in Iran's Chabahar, Sistan-Baluchestan Province, on Thursday. The meeting, which opened on Oct. 31, was…
