Travel

Following suit from their southern neighbors, the United Arab Emirates and western Turkey, the northern Azeris are planning an ambitious program for boosting their tourism industry.  

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Funds amounting to $1.12 million will be allocated to the handicrafts artisans in Fars Province, the provincial deputy head of the Cultural Heritage, Handicrafts and Tourism Organization (CHHTO)…

There are many things that make Tehran a great city to live in, but what immediately makes it stand out from most other cities is the beautiful majestic mountains that envelope it’s sprawling,…

Gulf Air, the national carrier of the Kingdom of Bahrain, announced that it will be recommencing flights to Shiraz, starting with 3 weekly flights from 15 December 2014,…

Several tourism companies from West Azarbaijan Province will attend the sixth ‘Iran Opportunities for Investment Expo’ being held in Kish, CHTN reported. The aim of the expo is to provide…

No bacon for breakfast, a room for prayers and Qur’an on your bedside table: A hotel in Moscow has launched a special ‘halal’ service as Russia tries to attract visitors from the…

“Tourism contributes to a 5.6% share of the country’s GDP,” ISNA reported quoting Morteza Rahmani Movahed, deputy of Cultural Heritage, Handicrafts and Tourism Organization (ICHHTO), on October 20…

Masuleh is undoubtedly one of the most scenic mountain towns in Iran. Inscribed as a national natural and cultural heritage, the likes of this old terraced town are rare to find elsewhere in the…

The twitter “#Must See Iran campaign” has been acclaimed by Vice-President and Head of the Department of Environment (DoE) Masoumeh Ebtekar, and Gary Lewis, the UN Resident Coordinator in…

The touristic complex of Dehkade-Sib ‘apple village’ in Firuzkuh county, Tehran Province, is under construction, IRNA quoted Hamid-Reza Mashhadi-Abbasi, the representative of Firuzkuh and Damavand…

The Saudi Commission for Tourism and Antiquities (SCTA) created permanent jobs for 750,000 employees at the end of 2013, said a Trade Arabia report citing a senior official.

The internationally acclaimed sculptor Jason deCaires Taylor has been in love with the blue seas of Malaysia where he spent much of his early childhood exploring the coral reefs.

Hoping to recapture some of the romance of the original Orient Express, the ‘Jewels of Persia’ tour is taking passengers on a fortnight’s journey that will carry them from Hungary to Iran.

Since 2011, when the hydroelectric dam of Karun-4 was constructed, and waters of Karun river were stored behind it, many access roads submerged, including that of Ardal city which used to connect…

The first scientific-strategic conference on tourism closed on October 20. Supported by Civilica, the official publisher of the country’s conferences, the event was organized under the auspices of…

Expanding the international tourism industry will be a cultural challenge for Japan.

The ceremony to celebrate the 350th anniversary of Vank Cathedral’s establishment will be held in Isfahan on October 21.

The prime minister of Armenia and researchers from the USA, Armenia…

The astronomical observatory of Maragheh, once the greatest scientific center of the region, an emblem of Iran as the seat of science and astronomy, today lies in near ruins.  What survives…

Maragheh observatory, located on the heights west of Maragheh, East Azerbaijan, is an institutionalized astronomical observatory, established in 1259 under the patronage of the …

The sixth ‘Iran Opportunities for Investment Expo’ will be held in Kish international exhibition centre from 21-24 October. Assistant director of planning and investment of Ilam Province cultural…

The fifth annual congress of China-Iran Friendship was held on October 18 in Niavaran Cultural Center.

Deputy of the Iran Cultural Heritage, Handicrafts and Tourism Organization (ICHTO), Mohammad-Hassan Talebian, visited the ancient site of Tel-Ajori or ‘Brick Hill’, CHTN reported, quoting the…

In his visit to Neyshabur in Khorasan Razavi Province, the head of Cultural Heritage and Tourism Organization (CHTO) Masud Soltanifar reminded the historical significance of Shadiakh site, and…

Several media sources across the world, including the Associated Press, have now noticed the ever increasing surge of foreign tourists into Iran.

Close to of 2,227 local flights took off with a delay in Shahrivar, the last Iranian Calendar month (23 Aug-22 Sep), reported CHN. Three major local carriers: IranAir, Aseman and Mahan accounted…