For the first time, from 31 provinces of the country, heads of the guilds active in tourism industry, met in the tourism department of Iran’s Cultural Heritage, Handicrafts and Tourism…
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Ashuradeh is the only Iranian island in the Caspian Sea. It is located on the eastern end of the Miankaleh peninsula, a narrow, long stretch of land in the extreme southeastern section of the…
For 15% of the population who suffer from a physical disability, being a tourist is not much of a leisure activity, but rather arduous and riddled with challenges.
The obstacles range from…
During the first 6 months of the current Iranian year (started March 21), 1.08 million visas were issued to Iraqi visitors. By the end of the year, 2 million Iraqis are estimated to enter Iran,…
North Korea is launching a web site to attract tourists. Different areas of the site, dprktoday.com, highlight a variety of North Korea’s attractions, from a pyramid-themed water park to…
Kerman is the land of unusual wonders. It serves as a diverse display of the country’s attractions.
City of Ghosts
Iran should explore the potentials of the vast seas to promote marine and coastal tourism, said Hamid Soleimani-Maqam, a senior official of Iran’s Cultural Heritage, Handicrafts and Tourism…
Names of 6 Iranians are included in the list of 663 hopefuls from around the world to travel to Mars as announced in the website of Mars One Organization at http://www.mars-one.com.
In the presence of head of Cultural Heritage, Handicrafts and Tourism Organization (ICHHTO) Masud Soltanifar, the 5-star botanic hotel of Gorgan, capital of Golestan Province was inaugurated, Fars…
The fortress of Samouran, dating back to the period of Seljuk dynasty (11th-12th Centuries), on a hill in a village in Anbarabad county, Kerman Province was inscribed on the list of National…
For some time now Iran has been a favorite tourism destination for European and American tourists who are mostly interested in Iran’s history, art and culture. Pilgrims travelling to Iran from…
Mashhad, Khorasan Razavi Province, will host the 8th Tour Leaders Festival, Cultural Heritage News Agency (CHN) reported. February 21 is the ‘day of tour leaders’ in the international calendar.…
The biggest and tallest hotel in Iran, designed by the world renowned Iraqi-British architect, Zaha Hadid, will be constructed in less than four years in Tehran, ISNA reported.
The grand…
Foreign tourists coming to Iran have an average age of 50, and are mostly women.
Middle aged and senior visitors fill up the museums and international heritage sites of Iran, which have…
This year a total of $26 million has been approved for tourism projects in the country, 70% of which has been allocated so far, said Masoud Nouri, director general of Iran’s Cultural Heritage and…
With oil and gas prices in freefall, it is apparent that Iran’s revenues from energy exports in the coming months will be of the descending order the ramifications of which are visible in the…
Chang Theng Hwee is a middle-aged man. He is managing director of a travel agency established in 1994 in Singapore. Interviewed by The Straits Times, he is asked why he has selected…
A special working group has been formed to protect Mount Damavand in Mazandaran Province, under the supervision of the National Ecotourism Committee, announced the deputy head of Iran’s Cultural…
Bushehr’s 6th National Handicrafts Exhibition opens on December 7 and will run until December 11 at the international fair ground of Bushehr, capital of Bushehr Province, CHTN quoted public…
There are many westerners who want to travel to Iran and explore the remnants of its glorious history, and the site of one of the world’s oldest continuous civilizations, Travel Pulse reports.
Officials in the Italian city of Venice are denying a reported ban on wheeled luggage, saying they won’t impose a large fine on tourists using them, CNN reported.
Last week they were widely…
Taking a trip to Mazandaran Province, through the serpentine road of Karaj-Chalus is a must for all. Other than the driver who should be alert at all times, looking out for the cars coming from…
About 17 international TV channels from Germany, Netherlands, Spain, US, Italy, South Korea, China, and France visited Iran during the current and previous year to report on the unique tourist…
All the provinces of the country are prepared to meet the surge of pilgrims heading for Karbala, Iraq to observe the religious ceremony of Arba’een; especially the provinces of Khuzestan, Ilam,…
Cafe-confectionaries are among the “sweet” heritage of every country. They are the predecessor of existing confectionaries, writes Firouzeh Mirrazavi in Iran review.
When the early cafes of…
