Travel

RAJA Rail Transportation Company will resume its high-speed train services as of Jan. 16. The resumption comes as CEO of the company, Mohammad Rajabi, announced last week that RAJA had stopped…

New guidelines are being drafted for startups in the field of tourism by Iran's Cultural Heritage, Handicrafts and Tourism Organization. It defines a transparent legal framework for activities…

Eight flights have been launched between the cities of Tehran and Bushehr, the director general of Bushehr Province Airports Company announced. "Four of these flights are operated by ATA…

Norwegian Air Shuttle said on Friday one of its Boeing-737s has been stuck in Iran for three weeks after an unscheduled landing due to engine problems, as United States restrictions reportedly…

About 5.2 million tourists traveled to Iran during the first eight months of the current Iranian year (March 21-Nov. 21) to register a 57% growth compared with last year's corresponding period,…

The decline in foreign travels by Iranians has not been offset by domestic travels, the head of Travel Agents Guild Association said.  “Those who can no longer afford to travel abroad have…

A terminal at Iranshahr Airport was inaugurated in the presence of First Vice President Es'haq Jahangiri on Tuesday.  The terminal has an area of 2,775 square meters, IRNA reported.…

Arvand Free Trade Zone, located in southwest Iran, is ready to resume a visa-free program for Iraqi citizens visiting Abadan, Khorramshahr and Minoo Island without the need to obtain visas, the…

More than 46,350 people entered Iran from Turkmenistan through Incheh Borun, Golestan Province’s only land border terminal, during the first nine months of the current Iranian year (March 21-Dec…

There may be a need to make new decisions regarding a visa-free travel agreement signed between Iran and Georgia, if the issue of deportation or entry ban of dozens of Iranian citizens from the…

On the eve of the first day of winter, the winter solstice, sometime between December 21 and 22, a nocturnal celebration is observed in Iran. It is generally called Yalda, or Shab-e-Chelle, for…

A total of 4,704,509 Iranians left the country for foreign destinations during the first seven months of the current Iranian year (March 21-Oct. 22), indicating an 11% decline compared with the…

Construction work has begun to build a 7-star hotel on the southern Kish Island. A groundbreaking ceremony was held last week on Wednesday in the presence of parliamentarian Mohammad Reza Aref…

Iran Airports Company registered 295,698 takeoffs and landings during the first eight months of the current Iranian year (March 21-Nov. 21), which showed a 12% fall compared with the similar…

The key railroad connecting Mashhad to Tehran and Qom is to be equipped with 4G coverage, as per an agreement signed between mobile operator Mobile Telecommunication Company of Iran (MCI) and…

Iran Airports Company registered 262,235 takeoffs and landings during the first seven months of the current Iranian year (March 21-Oct. 22), which marked an 11% decline compared with the similar…

Iraqi tourists accounted for the highest number of foreigners who visited Iran during the seven months to Oct. 22, Ali Asghar Mounesan, the head of Iran’s Cultural Heritage, Handicraft and…

A soon-to-be operationalized terminal at Imam Khomeini International Airport will handle some of the foreign flights now being hosted at Terminal 1. According to the caretaker of Imam Khomeini…

The traditional grape cultivation in Malayer County’s Jowzan Valley rural district, Hamedan Province, was formally recognized as a Globally Important Agricultural Heritage System on Friday. The…

The consulate of Lithuania in Iran has held talks to increase bilateral cooperation in the field of tourism, especially health and medical tourism, a representative said. "We are very committed…

More than 4.7 million foreigners travelled to Iran during the seven months to October 22, according to Ali Asghar Mounesan, the head of Iran’s Cultural Heritage, Handicraft and Tourism…

West Azarbaijan, the northwestern border province of Iran, has seen a 10% boost to its visiting tourists during the current fiscal year that began in March, a provincial official said.

Iran has been deemed as safe as a majority of European countries when it comes to travel security, according to the 2019 Travel Risk Map, launched by global risk experts International SOS in…

Tehran ranked as the second fastest growing city in travel and tourism employment during 2007-17 after Abu Dhabi, from among 72 cities reviewed by the World Travel and Tourism Council in its…

Fifty-four travel agency companies in Iran have had their operation licenses revoked as part of more stringent supervision exerted over firms that committed violations amid the currency turmoil…