The Iranian Handicrafts Exporters’ Association is targeting a 50% increase in exports in the next fiscal year that starts on March 20, 2016.
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Tourism ministers of Islamic countries have endorsed the selection of the historical city of Tabriz as the capital of Islamic tourism in 2018.
Construction of the largest tourism complex in Sirjan, Kerman Province, officially began on Thursday following a simple ceremony a day before, local media reported.
A string of British airlines have again delayed the resumption of regular flights to the Egyptian resort of Sharm el-Sheikh following a plane crash earlier this year.
The airlines first…
More than 100 NGOs signed a letter urging UNESCO to favorably consider the dossier of Yazd at the upcoming session of the World Heritage Committee.
Beijing police tightened security around a bar and shopping area popular with foreigners on Thursday as embassies issued warnings for their citizens to be on guard against possible threats against…
Iranian water officials’ affinity for dam construction has not only been harming the environment, but it has also taken a toll on ancient sites.
A Belgian French-language daily has ranked Iran as 2016’s top new destination. Pointing to Iran’s selection as a top holiday spot by National Geographic UK and the World Travel Market, La Libre…
Masoud Soltanifar, the head of Iran’s Cultural Heritage, Handicrafts and Tourism Organization, has made good on his promise to follow up on recent changes made to the United States’ Visa Waiver…
While nobody should believe everything they come across online, an overwhelming number of travelers say they trust online hotel reviews, according to a recent study conducted by Canadian company…
In response to a significant drop in inbound figures and to help the government promote medical tourism, state owned Turkish Airlines is offering 50% discount on tickets to medical tourists.
Australia has lowered its travel warning level for Iran, becoming the latest western country to do so following the landmark nuclear deal signed in July.
In a meeting in the city of Anzali, Gilan Province, attended by Reza Masrour, director of Anzali Free Zone Organization, and Sergei Miloshkin, head of Russia’s Lotus Astrakhan Special Economic…
Qeshm Geopark’s application to reenter the list of global geoparks has been sent to UNESCO for review, the park’s direction was quoted as saying by Mehr News Agency.
“Experts from the…
Officials in Yazd Province scrapped plans to build 40 tourist resorts which were previously approved. Since 2007, about 45 regions in the central region had been designated as so-called “exemplary…
In a statement published Sunday, Iran’s Cultural Heritage, Handicrafts and Tourism Organization denounced a new US law that imposes restrictions on people who have traveled to Iran in the past…
China’s tourism authority named and shamed another five tourists for bad behavior and says it is working with airlines on a possible flying ban.
Those added to the list of “uncivilized…
The president of Iran-China Business Council has called for encouraging investors in the Hong Kong Trade Development Council to finance tourism projects in Iran.
Tour operators in Ardebil Province are gearing up for one of the world’s largest travel exhibitions in Germany, but a lack of funds is a constraint they need to overcome, according to an…
Iran on Saturday awarded a deal to the Netherlands Airport Consultant Company for the development of a town in the vicinity of the Imam Khomeini International Airport, Iran’s largest airport 35 km…
The world’s most affordable destination has become too expensive for its residents, claims a report by Mehr News Agency.
Earlier this year, the World Economic Forum named Iran as the most…
According to a United Nations’ World Tourism Organization report, the November 13 terrorist attacks leaving 130 people dead in Paris significantly hit Europe’s tourism industry, which lost…
While the United States debates the feasibility of closing its doors completely to Muslim immigrants and visitors, Japan has quietly been adopting the opposite approach and rolling out the welcome…
Twenty companies are set to represent Iran in Fitur 2016, one of the most reputable travel and tourism exhibitions in the world, held annually in Madrid.
A five-day event (January 20-24,…
Commercial flights between the US and Cuba are set to be restored which could see thousands of tourists visit the island on a daily basis. The pact, which was announced on Thursday, will allow US…
