Travel

A total of 242,000 tourists from China visited Abu Dhabi between January and August, making the country the largest source of tourists, the head of the city's tourism department said on Thursday…

The Boeing 787-9 will begin flying from Heathrow non-stop to Perth in Australia from March 25 next year. The flight will continue to Melbourne after touching down in Perth following the 18-hour…

The National Museum of Qur'an in Tehran is not known even to many of the city's residents.

In their first practical step toward promoting the cultural and tourism event known as Tabriz 2018`, the authorities of East Azarbaijan Province invited the ambassadors of several countries to…

A five-star passenger train will be launched on Zanjan-Mashhad route by Oct. 24, the head of General Office of Northwest Railways said. "Titled 'Fadak', the 400-seat train will serve passengers…

To develop ecotourism in Isfahan, a large campsite will be set up in the vicinity of Maranjab Desert to address the issue of lodging in the province's most popular natural destination.

The number of tourists visiting Kish Island has reached a record low, which is unprecedented in the past 20 years.

"The 2017 Kish Summer Festival attracted fewer tourists compared to…

Recent data on Dubai's tourism show the number of Iranian travelers has declined over the summer month of August while Turkey and Georgia experienced significant growth in tourist inflow from…

A disharmonious brick wall built by the Majlis Technical and Engineering Office to protect Tehran's old parliament building has raised the hackles of heritage and municipal authorities for…

The online reservation portal Booking.com announced plans to resume operations in Turkey, after access to the website was suspended by Turkish authorities in March. The travel agency's…

Although Yazd's selection as a pilot tourism city has been welcomed by tourism officials, Iran's Cultural Heritage, Handicrafts and Tourism Organization has not yet devised practical guidelines…

Iran's outbound tourism compared with inbound travel has been disproportionate for much of the past four years, as more people exited the borders than those who have entered.

UNESCO experts have started assessing Arasbaran Forest in East Azarbaijan Province as part of preliminary studies for the global inscription of the site, following their visit to survey Fars…

Tehran will become one of the top ten countries with the most number of world heritage sites, if the US pulls out of UNESCO.  Late last week, the US government announced the decision to…

Turkish Airlines will soon launch direct flights from the capital Ankara to four major cities in Europe, the flag carrier has announced.

Scheduled flights to Frankfurt will begin on Oct…

Yazd will be introduced as a pilot tourism city, based on a memorandum of understanding that is to be signed between Yazd Municipality and Iran’s Cultural Heritage, Handicrafts and Tourism…

Iran’s favorable income from issuing hunting permits in exclusive natural zones last year has encouraged officials to promote this type of tourism to empower local communities while preserving…

The European Commission-funded Partnerships in European Tourism project will be implemented in Beijing at the China Outbound Travel & Tourism Market in April 2018.

The security line at an airport, commonly acknowledged as one of the worst places on earth, just got a bit less distressful, with the Dubai International Airport announcing that next year it…

To boost tourism in Sardroud, located about 18 km from Tabriz, East Azarbaijan Province, the authorities are supporting investment in the city’s lodging sector.  

The Kashan Toy and Puppet Museum in Kashan, Isfahan Province, which was closed for about a year for renovation, will be reopened within a month. According to Amir Sohrabi, director of the museum…

A speleological working group at the Iranian Cave and Speleology Association has prepared a guideline that will limit human access to vulnerable natural sites to protect caves from harm by…

In the absence of the Tourism Satellite Account, a standard statistical framework for the economic measurement of tourism, figures about the industry are considered estimates, often…

Qatar Tourism Authority and Qatar Airways have announced that they will continue to offer their stopover package until the end of the year, following the excellent results from phase one.

Iran's Atrak Airline hit the worst record in flight punctuality with 72% delayed cases in the last month of summer (Aug. 23-Sept.  22), a report released by the Civil Aviation Organization…