A project to turn Jajroud River into a tourist hotspot to better cater to the needs of travelers was launched last week.
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Iran is becoming an increasingly popular destination for global travelers after it signed the nuclear deal with six world powers on July 14.
Revival of the portion of the Silk Road that passes through North Khorasan Province in northeastern Iran will take up to 10 years, according to the director of the provincial Cultural Heritage,…
The High Council of Architecture and Urbanization has declared that compliance with laws aimed at preserving historical texture nationwide, especially Shiraz, is mandatory.
Distressing news…
Sahoulan Cave has been inscribed on the Natural Heritage List as the 89th heritage of Mahabad, West Azarbaijan Province.
Halal tourism has been gaining currency worldwide in recent years, with Turkey and Malaysia drawing large numbers of Muslim travelers every year.
A Muslim majority country and home to…
About 270 hospitals have expressed readiness to admit foreign tourists seeking medical treatment, according to Shahin Mohammad Sadeqi, a member of Majlis Health Commission.
Residents of a French coastal town are angry about a beach on the French Riviera being closed for the personal use of the visiting king of Saudi Arabia.
Officials in Vallauris, located on…
Iran has proposed hosting the next ministerial meeting of Asia Cooperation Dialogue, director of Cultural Heritage, Handicrafts and Tourism Department of Fars Province, Mossayyeb Amiri, said…
The Ministry of Culture and Islamic Guidance has agreed to resume the monthly payment of pension to veteran craftsmen.
Bahman Namvar Motlaq, the deputy for handicrafts at Iran’s Cultural…
A tourist resort will be established in Ardabil Province, Akbar Torkan, senior advisor to President Hassan Rouhani, said during his visit to areas targeted for the plan. Counties of Meshkinshahr,…
Only 30% of lodging units in Mashhad are certified by the city’s Firefighting and Safety Services Organization, according to the organization’s chief, Hassan Jafari.
“Many certified hotels…
With the economy on its way to recovery and western-imposed sanctions mere months away from being lifted, it is high time Iran prepared for the highly anticipated surge of tourists, said the head…
The northern city of Kelardasht in Mazandaran Province is set to host an ethnic festival, according to the head of Kelardasht Chamber of Guilds, Farhad Karimaei. Artisans and cultural activists…
Tech-savvy, younger and more affluent Chinese form a substantial part of a 20% growth in outbound mainland Chinese travelers, reaching 107 million last year.
But hoteliers need to cater to…
Governor-General of Isfahan Province Rasoul Zargar recently said the hotels of provincial capital Isfahan are fully booked until late December.
While on the surface this may indicate the…
A Goa tourism organization on Sunday blamed a section of the media of “blowing out of proportion” the presence of a crocodile on a popular beach in the state, and claimed the episode could be the…
The UN’s cultural wing has reported the destruction of precious mausoleums during a violent takeover of northern Mali to the International Criminal Court, its head said on a visit to witness their…
Following the final nuclear agreement struck in Vienna last week, Iranian and foreign media have been abuzz with the effect of the accord on Iranian tourism.
The agreement eased over a…
Iranian travelers are contributing greatly to Turkey’s tourism industry through frequent travels to the country, particularly southern cities, and their significant spending sprees.
Iran’s Cultural Heritage, Handicrafts and Tourism Organization is scheduled to attend 12 tourism exhibitions in cooperation with the private sector by the end of 2016, five of which will be held…
The first-ever direct flight between Tehran and the Russian city of Sochi took off on Wednesday to mark a new chapter in relations between Iran and Russia. The Airbus A310-300 took 143 passengers…
Iran’s Cultural Heritage, Handicrafts and Tourism Organization about a month ago raised the amount of bank guarantee furnished by travel agencies and tour operators to obtain tour licenses.
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Just weeks after the US Department of Justice announced it would investigate American, Delta, Southwest and United airlines for collusion and price-fixing, a small group of flight attendants…
Tehran will host the Second National Tourism Festival in September. The festival includes competitions in four areas: photography, 60-second films, diary writing and new ideas on tourism. This…
