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Turkish Airlines passengers flying from Turkey to the US or vice versa before Jan. 9 can change their flights for free or get a free refund regardless of standard fare rules for any tickets…

The allocation of about 20 billion rials ($480,000) for the restoration of buildings within Yazd's historical texture is expected by the end of the current fiscal year on March 20, 2018, a…

Officials at Iran's Cultural Heritage, Handicrafts and Tourism Organization held a forum with lawmakers on Monday to discuss the most feasible ways of promoting Iranian handicrafts in domestic…

The number of medical tourists to Iran has declined in the first half of the current fiscal year (started March 21) due to the lack of organized services that led to fraudulent activities in the…

The private sector plans to launch Sound Museum in Tabriz, East Azarbaijan Province, in preparation for the Tabriz 2018 event.

In December 2015, Tabriz was selected as the capital of…

Decades of conflict and political instability have all but destroyed Afghanistan’s once-thriving heritage and tourism industry, but new efforts are being made to promote the country’s…

While highly diverse insurance services have been designed for hotel businesses worldwide, Iranian hoteliers have to make do with the most limited coverage, which is one of the reasons for the…

Dubai airline Emirates has canceled 10 flights on Sunday morning due to heavy fog and its rival Abu Dhabi-based Etihad Airways also expected delays, the two airlines said.

The recent earthquake in Kouhbanan County, Kerman Province, has inflicted serious damage to at least 26 historical monuments, a senior heritage official said.

On Thursday night, a 5.2…

Officials from the Ministry of Culture and Islamic Guidance and the Revitalization and Utilization Fund for Historical Places (known by its Persian acronym Sabta) discussed the importance of…

The 5.2-Richter earthquake on Wednesday did not inflict any serious damage on historical sites and relics of Tehran, Alborz and Qazvin provinces, but only led to the closure of museums and…

Three articles of the scheme to support the preservation and revitalization of historical textures and empower cultural heritage property owners have been reviewed and approved by Majlis…

To attract foreign investors to the tourism sector, Iranian opportunities should be properly introduced, Iran’s Cultural Heritage, Handicrafts and Tourism Organization's deputy for investment…

Countries that share cultural rituals related to Yalda Night with Iran have until March 30, 2018, to start a joint effort on preparing a multinational dossier for the inscription of the event on…

Supersonic passenger travel, which died out with the Concorde’s demise in 2003, will make a comeback by the mid-2020s if three entrepreneurial US-based companies can make jets quiet and…

Global travel company Cox & Kings has published its ‘Travel Style 2018’ study, highlighting the popular destinations and trends that will shape the travel behavior in 2018.

The collapse of the southern side of Arg Square structure, one of the valuable structures in Kerman Province, last Tuesday compelled heritage authorities to investigate the incident.

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A ceremony was held in Tehran's Carpet Museum on Monday to mark the conclusion of the first phase of the renovation project in the four-decade-old building.

The officials of Iran's…

Japan International Cooperation Agency has conducted preliminary studies on tourism development projects in Iran.

During a meeting with Iranian heritage authorities early this week,…

A freezing fog to sweep the UK has caused cancellations at Heathrow Airport and Manchester Airport just days after struggling with snowy conditions. The freezing fog is sweeping across the UK,…

Iran has embraced the principles of halal tourism for decades, but the country's key advantage has failed to gain global recognition due to lack of promotion.

The Neighborhood Profile Plan, a project designed to identify, record and update information on cultural, recreational and historical places in Tehran’s District 7, has been completed, announced…

An official website for Pasargadae world heritage site was launched early this week to provide the latest information on the ancient monument.

As reported by Fars Province's Cultural…

A new report by the World Travel and Tourism Council, in partnership with McKinsey, a worldwide consulting firm, has pinpointed some of the destinations struggling most with overcrowding. The…

Europe was the most important tourism market for Egypt in October 2017, after a majority of European countries lifted travel restrictions to Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt’s most popular tourist…