Travel

Iranian businessman Cyrus Etemadi has had a stand at Berlin’s ITB travel trade fair every year for more than 20 years, even when tensions with the West meant few tourists visited the ancient lands…

The 12,000-Year-Old Mirmalas cave will be open to domestic and international visitors of Lorestan Province in time during Nowruz holidays said the director general of Lorestan provincial office of…

Islamic State militants have destroyed ancient remains of the 2,000-year-old city of Hatra in northern Iraq, officials said on Saturday, in their latest attack on Iraqi antiquities which the…

Vice-President and head of Iran’s Cultural Heritage, Handicrafts and Tourism Organization (ICHHTO) Masoud Soltanifar reaffirmed the government’s commitment to promoting and supporting development…

Over 600,000 foreign visitors entered the country through the West Azerbaijan borders in the 11 months of the current Iranian year (ends March 20), announced the tourism deputy of the provincial…

A fter many years and much negotiation, the Islamic Republic of Iran Broadcasting (IRIB) has finally given some airtime to travel and tourism, Rasaneh Miras, the public relations department of…

ITB tourism exhibition in Berlin is “very interested” in having Iran as its official partner country, said the head of the world’s largest tourism fair, Martin Buck in an exclusive interview with…

The European-Egyptian archaeological mission headed by famed Egyptologist Horig Sourouzian, unearthed two busts of the lioness goddess Sekhmet at the north-eastern side of the pillar halls of King…

To introduce the written heritage of Iran to the world, foreign tourists will be able to visit Iranian National Library and Archive as part of their tour package from next Iranian year (starting…

The Internet has long had a love affair with cats — and now has cat-loving tourists flocking to a small, remote island in southern Japan where cats outnumber humans six to…

Based on a research conducted for World Travel and Tourism Council (WTTC) at wttc.org, over 14 million jobs globally are at risk in the travel & tourism industry, if governments and private…

Visitors to Turkey last year spent almost 20 percent of their budget on food, according to a recent gastronomy tourism report by the Turkish Association of Travel Agents (TURSAB), Today’s…

In a joint attempt by Kermanshah provincial office of Iran’s Cultural Heritage, Handicrafts, and Tourism Organization (ICHHTO) and the province’s transportation companies guild and the…

Travelers from the (Persian) Gulf Cooperation Council nations can now enter Georgia a 90-day stay without a visa.

Tour routes have been defined for 300 tourist guides coming to Iran for 17th World Federation of Tourist Guide Associations (WFTGA) Convention to be held in Tehran, CHN reported. The routes are…

Enraged at unremitting flight delays, frustrated Iranian airline passengers have adopted a novel form of protest: spontaneous sit-ins staged inside the idle aircraft, according to the Beacon…

Many Iranian tourist destinations are imbued with myths and legends,” and yet no measure has been taken so far to take advantage of this rich literary and cultural heritage. The 10th century epic…

Iran Touring and Tourism Investment Company (ITTIC) started its activities 40 years ago, building inns and hotels in 200 different locations of the country, under the title of Jalb-Sayahan ‘…

Boosting the tourism industry is key to implementation of the economy of resistance, said managing director of Kish Free Zone Organization (KFZO), Ali Asghar Mounesan.

Economy of resistance…

Ashuradeh is the sole island of the Caspian Sea. No country lets its unique island be sacrificed for financial gain, said environmental activist Hossein Akhani during a meeting on eco-tourism of…

In protest against the horrendous assault inflicted by ISIS on Mosul museum in Iraq, Iranian museums are asked to close down for thirty minutes on March 6. The request was made by national…

Kariz Kish Complex or the Kish Underground City is among the most visited tourist attractions of Kish Island with over 100,000 domestic and international visitors. The city used to provide the…

Hotel Laleh in Tehran is host to the final review session for inscribing Nowruz to UNESCO’s Intangible Cultural Heritage list .  

Nowruz is the start of the Iranian new year marking…

A direct flight has been launched between Tehran and Sana’a, the Republic of Yemen.

A Yemeni delegation traveled to Iran last week to negotiate a deal to start the new route, one of…

Iranian leather handicraft proved very popular with pilgrims visiting Mashhad from the Persian Gulf Arab countries.  The leather was displayed at a special pilgrimage handicrafts exhibition,…