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The planned reopening date for schools in Turkey has been rescheduled from Sept. 14 to Sept. 28 in line with requests from the tourism sector to postpone schools’ opening until after the Muslim…

While diplomacy is the prevalent method of shedding stereotypes, people like Kristina Palten believe sport to be just effective, if not more.

Iran spent $12 million last year to develop its tourism infrastructure and the same amount is expected to be spent this year, according to development deputy at Iran’s Cultural Heritage,…

France is on course to welcome a record number of tourists this year, helping boost sector revenue by about 4 percent, minister for foreign affairs and tourism, Laurent Fabius, said.

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Setting up tourist information kiosks (or booths) is the responsibility of municipalities across the world, though Iran only has a handful of kiosks.

Iranian visa issuance takes two to four days, director of the Passport and Visa Office at the Foreign Ministry said.

Mojtaba Karimi added that many foreign tourists do not know that they…

Three Spanish ministers are scheduled to make a two-day trip to Iran on September 6, according to Morteza Rahmani Movahed, tourism deputy at Iran’s Cultural Heritage, Handicrafts and Tourism…

Archeologists have discovered a massive ceremonial skull rack from the heyday of the Aztec empire in the heart of Mexico City, a find that could shed new light on how its rulers projected power by…

Iran is planning to nominate three works for global registration in 2015, including the complete works of Persian poet Sa’di, Masnavi by Rumi and Masalik-ol-Mamalek by Persian Muslim geographer Al…

Preservation and promotion of Iran’s cultural and historical heritages are of utmost importance, said First Vice President Es’haq Jahangiri.

In line with Iran’s push to become a popular tourist destination, the country’s Cultural Heritage, Handicrafts and Tourism Organization has been working on a master tourism plan that is expected…

Following a sharp drop in travel to Turkey, Iranian tourists who intended to visit the neighboring country have found a new holiday destination in Maku in West Azarbaijan Province.  Chief…

The number of Malays traveling to Iran every year pales in comparison with over 70,000 Iranians who travel to the Southeast Asian country annually.

However, Malaysia’s tourism authorities…

Recent bomb blasts in Thailand present a new downside risk to the country’s economic activity, as the development obviously impacts its key tourism sector.

Thai authorities have opened the…

The Italian city of Venice has long been a popular tourist destination, boasting 25 million visitors a year, but locals say tourism has hit critical mass, prompting even the city’s…

Iran’s Cultural Heritage, Handicraft and Tourism Organization’s Tourism Office has launched an online campaign to promote the National Tourism Festival scheduled for Sept. 24-27 in Tehran.

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The Cultural Heritage, Handicrafts and Tourism Department of Hamedan Province has devised plans for tourism development in the province, director general of the department said. Reyhan Soroush…

Singapore Airlines Ltd’s premium Indian carrier Vistara has resorted to free tickets as intense competition and low fares add to the task of wooing passengers.

The first direct flight from Ardabil to Istanbul will take off on August 20.

The charter flight is coordinated between an Ardabil-based travel agency named Madar and Turkish airline Atlas…

Indians, whose roots can be traced back to ancient Persia, desire to visit the land of their ancestors, according to the head of Legal Commission of Isfahan’s Tourism Forum, Reza Baradaran…

Rotana, a leading UAE-based hotel management company, is continuing its ambitious expansion plans with the opening of its first two properties in Istanbul, Turkey, representing the group’s first…

Kish Summer Festival is a staple event held on Kish Island in the Persian Gulf, which draws droves of foreign and domestic tourists every year.

The 18th edition of this festival features…

In spite of the economic benefits of ecotourism, low-interest loans to help develop infrastructure in the sector in North Khorasan Province have met with poor response.

Despite the shortage of lodging facilities and the all-pervasive bureaucracy hampering investment in the tourism sector, Iranian officials believe the country is on track to realize its tourism…

Tours operators, hotel managers and those involved in the tourism sector have called for a postponement of festivals in tourist hubs during the peak season, in a meeting with the head of Iran’s…