With the highly-anticipated Implementation Day — a day designated in the July nuclear agreement with the six world powers that marks the official lifting of sanctions against Iran and the…
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The state-owned Turkish Airlines has decided not to increase the bank guarantee it had recently demanded from Iranian travel agencies.
Previously, the airline had sought to increase the 300…
With the Oman-Iran Trade Exhibition set to open on January 19 in Khasab, Oman, the Persian Gulf Arab state aims to lure Iranian businesses and foreign investment.
Tourist taxis in the historical city of Yazd in central Iran were launched on Friday, in the latest measure to boost local tourism. Masoud Soltanifar, the head of the Iran Cultural Heritage,…
A senior official at the Civil Aviation Organization of Iran has warned travel agencies against selling plane tickets at inflated prices.
Under legislation officially enacted last week,…
Britain is to review airport retail sales after some businesses were found to be pocketing about half of tax savings meant for passengers, rather than passing on the discount, the UK government…
Twenty days have passed since the launching of the #ThisisEgypt hashtag to promote tourism on social media platforms; but interaction remains low on Facebook and twitter, while Instagram and…
Khorasan Razavi travel agencies will be rewarded $140 for every health tourist they bring to the province, local media reported on Thursday.
The move is supposed to incentivize tour…
Development of tourism infrastructure is on the agenda of the Isfahan Municipality, according to the mayor.
Fire engulfed a 63-storey skyscraper in Dubai on Thursday night, but with the block evacuated and only minor injuries reported authorities went ahead with a New Year’s fireworks display at the…
Paris hotels have seen New Year reservations plunge by 30% in the wake of the Nov. 13 terror attacks, the head of the regional hotel union has said.
“Reservations are down 30 to 40% this…
Restoration work on Aqda’s historical texture in Ardakan County in the central Yazd Province was botched to the point that the provincial office of the Iran Cultural Heritage, Handicrafts and…
Etihad Airways has said it will appeal a decision by a German court that ruled that the UAE-based airline and Air Berlin cannot continue code-sharing on some of their routes beyond mid-January.…
Iran’s first-ever oil industry museum will be launched at the site of one of the oldest gasoline stations in Tehran.
“Once the gas station’s ownership is officially transferred to the Oil…
The first tourist wooden boat was put out to sea in a Qeshm mangrove forest in Hara Protected Area as part of a plan to revive indigenous tradition and culture.
“A modest budget has been…
Despite a slow start to 2015, the industry became more active as the year progressed, especially after the signing of the landmark nuclear deal in July.
As the curtain falls on 2015, here’s…
An ancient arch of the Temple of Bel that survived Islamic State demolition in the Syrian city of Palmyra will be rebuilt in the UK with the use of the world’s largest 3D printer. The life-sized…
Years of labor issues between unions and France’s national airline apparently will continue into 2016, as the General Confederation of Labor (CGT) has called upon its members to stage a one-day…
Inspectors from the World Federation of Tourist Guides Association (WFTGA) accepted and endorsed Iran as a reliable and secure host of the federation’s 17th international convention in January…
Thawing relations between Iran and the West following the signing of the nuclear accord in July has led to an increase in demand to visit the country among western countries, including the US.…
Despite tourism officials’ insistence that recent changes made to the US Visa Waiver Program (VWP) will not undermine Iran’s tourism industry, Iran’s Cultural Heritage, Handicrafts and Tourism…
An investigation is underway after a Malaysia Airlines flight that was meant to be en route to Kuala Lumpur took an unusual turn of direction towards Melbourne.
Flight MH132 left Auckland…
Iran’s Cultural Heritage, Handicrafts and Tourism Organization has decided to concentrate on completing the dossier of Arasbaran Forest for inscription on the World Heritage List as soon as…
Espinas Palace Hotel in Tehran will be inaugurated on Monday, making it Iran’s largest hotel with over 500 rooms, CHTN reported. The 28-floor, five-star establishment has a capacity of 1,500 and…
Iran and Bulgaria signed a memorandum of understanding on Sunday to strengthen cooperation in cultural heritage areas. The agreement was signed by Seyyed Mohammad Beheshti, head of the Research…
