A five-year tourism scheme devised by the office of Iran’s Cultural Heritage, Handicrafts and Tourism Organization in Yazd Province will go into effect from the beginning of the next fiscal year (…
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Diplomats from the 28-member European Union on Monday warned they could respond in kind if the United States makes good on plans to end visa-free entry for some EU nationals.
A Spanish tour operator is planning to launch direct flights between Tehran and three Spanish cities next summer to expand bilateral tourism.
Speaking to the Spanish news agency EFE in…
The world’s airlines will post record net profits of some $33 billion in 2015 — exceeding the cost of capital for the first time — while predicting a staggering $36.3 billion in profits in 2016,…
The 2nd Greek Tourism Workshop will be held in Tehran on January 12, 2016. The event will be held in a luxury hotel and will be attended by Greek Deputy Tourism Minister Elena Kountoura.
Tehran’s transport and tour officials have agreed to cooperate to upgrade old tour buses that ply the sprawling metropolis.
Officials from the Foreign Ministry and representatives from the Iran Chamber of Commerce, Industries, Mines and Agriculture will meet on December 20 to discuss tourism and issues related to the…
Tourism and health officials in Tehran have yet to make the final decision on how to capitalize on the medical prowess in developing the country’s underachieving health tourism sector.
Tourism officials from Iran and Tunisia have signed a memorandum of understanding on promoting tourism cooperation.
As reported by the Persian daily Donya-e-Eqtesad, Masoud Soltanifar, head…
The 1st International Tourism Brand Conference will be held in the tourist city of Isfahan on January 3-4, 2016 at Abbasi Hotel. It aims to provide a platform for experts to discuss ways to…
Syria’s antiquities chief has accused Turkey of refusing to return looted objects from ancient heritage sites in Syria or to provide information about them, allegations denied by the Turkish…
A conference on developing sustainable tourism in protected areas is scheduled for December 15 at Allameh Tabatabaei University in Tehran.
Organized by the university’s Tourism Research…
The Armenian government has decided to transfer the rights to the Blue Mosque in Yerevan to Iran, IRNA reported, quoting Russia-based news website Sputnik.
A contract will be signed with…
Africa’s struggling tourism industry has reacted with outrage this week over a “worldwide” travel alert recently issued by the US State Department following the deadly terrorist attacks in Mali,…
Iran’s top three tourist cities will be named during the upcoming Norouz holidays (March 20 – April 3, 2016), according to the country’s tourism chief.
Hotel rates will rise by a solid 20% this winter, according to president of Iran’s Hoteliers Society.
“Hoteliers have been instructed to apprise their guests and travel agencies of the…
The Isfahan governorate has stepped up efforts to restore and repair historical heritage in the tourist province by transferring their ownership to the private sector. “We’ve devised plans to…
Yazd Province stands to gain from ecotourism thanks to its unique ecology, according to the head of the Department of Environment.
“Investing in ecotourism will pay dividends, and Yazd has…
New York-based Travel + Leisure magazine has ranked Iran the 5th “biggest, buzziest” destination in 2016.
In their annual list of the best holiday destinations in the upcoming year, which…
Russia’s tourism chief got himself into hot water on Monday by claiming there is no need for Russians to go abroad on beach holidays, after Moscow severed air ties with Egypt and warned against…
The German city of Dresden, known for its Baroque architecture and romantic Christmas market, worries about the damage to its image caused by the xenophobic protests of the PEGIDA movement.
The tourism industry in Russia say losses from the ban on holidays to Turkey could be worse than those suffered as a result of losing Egypt as a destination.
The travel restriction was…
Developing maritime tourism is a priority of Bandar Mahshahr Municipality, as the southern port city seeks to capitalize on its geographic location to attract tourists from across the country.
Airlines are not allowed to increase fares without improving their service, a lawmaker said at the weekend.
Earlier this month, airfares were deregulated on 170 domestic routes, prompting…
Iran’s top tourism official has reaffirmed Iran’s Cultural Heritage, Handicrafts and Tourism Organization’s commitment to developing Silk Road tourism by contributing to efforts to revitalize the…
