Kyrgyzstan will facilitate visa requirements for Iranians to boost its tourism industry. During a press conference in Tehran on Thursday with Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif,…
Travel
Iran travel news, Want to know more about Iran's travel and tourism industry? Check the latest news on Iran hotels, airports, destinations
The establishment of six quality hotels and 23 restaurants in the last Iranian year (March 2016-17) indicates plans to turn Aras Free Trade Zone into a holiday destination are progressing well.
Maku Free Trade Zone Organization has signed a memorandum of understanding with Iran’s Cultural Heritage, Handicrafts and Tourism Organization to safeguard the historical and cultural features of…
Hundreds of activists have demanded the Islamic Revolution Mostazafan Foundation give up its ownership of Niavaran and Sa’dabad palace museums.
United Airlines is changing its policy on giving staff last-minute seats on full flights after a man was dragged screaming from an overbooked plane. The airline said that in future crew members…
The chief executive of Marriott International, the world’s largest hotel operator, warns that US President Donald Trump’s immigration policies are damaging the country’s tourism industry because…
Russia’s Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev said on Monday tourists and businessmen from 18 nations, including Iran, can visit the Russian Far East without visas.
The number of Iranian tourists who traveled to Georgia in March saw a staggering 195% increase compared to the same period of the previous year.
Based on figures released by the Georgia…
After a dramatic downturn in visitors to the French capital over the past two years, Paris attracted as many tourists at the end of 2016 as it did before the wave of deadly terrorist attacks that…
Only a fraction of all registered tour guides in Iran actually possess the skills to conduct tours for foreign tourists, the chief executive of Iranian Tour Operators Association said.
Some 530 ecotourism schemes have been implemented since the current administration took office in 2013, the head of Iran's Cultural Heritage, Handicrafts and Tourism Organization said.
Chinese travelers venturing abroad spent $261 billion on foreign travel in 2016, a 12% increase over 2015, which represents a new record for global outbound tourist spending.
Around 50,000 airline passengers a year are bumped off British flights, many of which have been deliberately overbooked, according to the aviation watchdog.
Paying customers can be forced…
After over a decade, Iran's campaign to bring the quality of hotels up to global standards is still a matter of dispute between hoteliers and tourism authorities.
Hotel owners complain…
Oman’s Ministry of Tourism has signed agreements with Iran, China and Russia to speed up visa processes, an official said in a presentation made at Get Connected, a forum held to promote tourism…
Sunny, the first-ever cruise ship to dock at Kish Island in nearly 40 years, is scheduled to make its maiden voyage today.
Carrying 400 passengers and crew members, the ocean liner is…
TripAdvisor has released a list of top 10 airlines as reviewed by its users and Emirates, the world's largest airline, has been named as the best.
The travel site, known for its consumer…
A two-millennia-old subterranean city has been unearthed in Samen, Hamedan Province, after more than a decade of excavations.
The city, located 400 km west of Tehran—provisionally dubbed…
Preliminary studies by cultural heritage experts show the area in Fahraj County, Kerman Province, uncovered by powerful sand storms is historical.
A dust and sand storm in late March…
United Airlines sparked outrage on Monday for the treatment of a passenger who was physically dragged off a plane the airline had overbooked and one of the security officers involved in the…
The German city of Bonn will hold an exhibition showcasing ancient Iranian artifacts dating back to seventh millennium BC later this week, said the director of Iran's Museums and Historical…
Top Iranian and Japanese cultural heritage officials signed an agreement in Tokyo on Saturday to boost cooperation on the protection of cultural heritage.
All 46 hotels on Kish Island enjoyed an enviable 98% or above occupancy rate during the two-week (March 20-April 2) Norouz (Iranian New Year) holidays, the head of Kish Hoteliers Society said.…
Tourism to the southeastern province of Sistan-Baluchestan saw a 6% increase during the Norouz (Iranian New Year) holidays (March 21-April 2), said the head of the provincial office of Iran's…
Two-thirds of travel booking websites provide misleading information on prices and breach EU consumer protection rules, the European Commission said on Friday.
