Two major US airlines have started selling no-frills discount fares that do not permit most passengers to bring large carry-on bags to stow in the overhead bins.
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JetBlue is trimming capacity to Cuba, becoming the third US airline to do so since regular commercial passenger service to the island nation resumed in August.
Cultural heritage sites in the southern Bushehr Province survived the recent flooding and heavy rainfall, thanks to the local authorities' preemptive measures, said a senior official at the…
Hong Kong Disneyland posted a wider annual loss on Monday, as attendance by mainland Chinese tourists dropped amid a softer tourism market.
The park said it lost 171 million Hong Kong…
Italian and Spanish cultural heritage experts will begin collaborating with Iranians to save the renowned world heritage site Persepolis from lichens, according to a Fars Province's top cultural…
Around 300 travel agencies in Tehran have had their licenses revoked while 558 have received warnings since July for a variety of reasons, ranging from poor service to breaching the law.
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Following reports of attempts to extract and trade parts of SS Raffaello, the Italian single-screw steamship sunk in the waters of the Persian Gulf, Iran's cultural heritage officials declared…
InterContinental Hotels Group Plc , one of the world's largest hoteliers, reported a slightly better-than-expected yearly profit rise and said it would return $400 million to investors via a…
The classic Qazvin Grand Hotel, Iran's first "European-style" hotel, is a step closer to restoration after an Iranian investment firm won a bid to revive the dilapidated structure.
The…
Hoteliers are willing to invest in the revival of historical buildings and repurpose them into lodging facilities, the head of Kerman Province's Hoteliers Society said.
"Old structures, if…
Any regular traveler knows that in-flight entertainment is an important part of making long flights enjoyable. But soon, the way travelers get that entertainment could change.
Airlines are…
Tehran hotels will offer up to 40% discounts to Norouz (Iranian New Year) tourists during March 21 - April 2, said the head of the Association of Tehran Hotels and Hotel Apartments.
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New Zealand sits atop a previously unknown continent—mostly submerged beneath the South Pacific—that should be recognized with the name Zealandia, scientists said on Friday.
Tehran's tourism authority plans to launch the much-touted "hop-on hop-off" bus tours of the city before the two-week Norouz (Iranian New Year) holidays start on March 21.
Similar to London…
Mexico enjoyed a banner year in 2016 for tourism, hitting "historic highs" in part due to a spike in the number of US travelers drawn in by the weakened peso, the government said on Wednesday. A…
Following the unexpectedly high turnout of visitors to museums on Feb. 9 (an admission-free day), officials are considering instating more free museum days to encourage more people to visit. No…
The highly anticipated proposal to overhaul Iran's weekend structure has been rejected by lawmakers before even making it to the Majlis floor.
During a meeting of Majlis Social Commission…
To improve the quality of services offered to travelers in the upcoming Norouz (Iranian New Year) holidays and enhance tourists' experience, officials in Tehran Province are implementing measures…
When it comes to bed and breakfast accommodations, hoteliers have vastly different opinions: Some call for banning them while others believe their supervised operation can be a boon for the…
Singapore forecasts slower growth in tourist arrivals this year, citing global economic and political uncertainties and stiffer competition from neighbors in the region.
Argentina's civil aviation authority approved on Monday 135 new routes for five airlines looking to operate in Latin America's No. 3 economy at more competitive prices.
President Mauricio…
The Global Business Travel Association, representing business travel managers, has reported that a travel ban imposed by US President Donald Trump has cost the country's travel sector $185 million…
Ryanair's average fares fell more than expected in the last three months of 2016 amid a capacity glut in Europe's short-haul aviation market, but the low-cost giant said it remains on track to…
Iranians helped Armenia register a 5.7% growth in inbound tourism in 2016 compared to the previous year, according to official figures released by Armenia's State Tourism Committee.
Rescue archeology operations in Kafari Canyon (known in Persian as Tang-e Kafari) in Ilam Province have led to the discovery of a building dating back to the Sassanid Empire (224–651). The…
