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French group AccorHotels announced on Monday it will become the first international hotel group to operate in Iran, as the country opens up to the West following the deal on its nuclear program.…

Spain’s Minister of Industry, Energy and Tourism Jose Manuel Soria has extended an invitation to tourism officials of Isfahan and Iran to visit the Southern European country and study the latest…

China has blacklisted four tourists for “uncivilized behavior” after they created a stir at the Bangkok airport by singing Chinese national anthem to protest against an eight-hour flight delay.…

Greece would have benefited from an additional €1 billion from tourism this year had it not been for all the speculation about its possible exit from the eurozone and the consequences of the…

Excessive withdrawal from illegal water wells around Persepolis has caused land subsidence in some areas of the ancient ruin, according to Tahmoures Yousefi, director of the regional office of the…

Isfahan is set to become the first Iranian city that boasts two separate tourism organizations.

Isfahan Municipality proposed the establishment of a tourism organization a few years ago,…

The end of summer is fast approaching and kids are getting ready for school again. While this may spell the end of traveling time for families with kids, it signals the beginning of a…

Thailand expects tourism to exceed its targets, with more than 30 million arrivals this year, despite a bomb blast that killed 14 foreigners last month in Bangkok, the country’s prime minister…

Drawn by its Communist past and visa-free regime, Chinese tourists are flocking to Russia in droves as it develops new routes touting “red tourism”.

Nearly 410,000 Chinese came to Russia…

A prestigious Italian exhibition has called on Iran to have a more prominent presence in its upcoming edition.

Following an invitation by Azadi International Tourism Organization, Antonio…

Convenience in deciding tourism policy is one thing and the compulsion to deliver is something else. By the same token, decision and policy makers of this industry in Iran should know that “…

Iranian and Spanish officials expressed willingness to expand tourism ties and hinted they may sign an agreement in the near future.

During a meeting on Monday, Spain’s Minister of Industry…

The precise documentation of heritage and artifacts is key to combating trafficking of cultural heritage, which is enmeshed with international crime and terrorism, an International Council of…

Austrian tour operators are set to visit in October to evaluate Iran’s tourism potential as a new holiday destination for the Central European nation, according to the head of Iran’s Chamber of…

Iran’s Cultural Heritage, Handicrafts and Tourism Organization is planning to open handicraft outlets in Azerbaijan and Tajikistan, the organization’s handicrafts deputy, Bahman Namvar Motlaq,…

The Sixth Handicrafts Exhibition of Tabriz will be held in the International Fair Ground from September 14-18.

About 240 artisans are expected to attend the expo to showcase their crafts in…

Thailand has admitted that the Erawan shrine bombing incident has taken a toll on its tourism with the Tourism Authority of Thailand reporting a loss of 64 billion baht ($1.8 billion) in revenues…

A Foreign Ministry official denied pursuing plans to waive visa requirements with 28 countries.

Iran’s Cultural Heritage, Handicrafts and Tourism Organization announced plans last week to…

Seventeen people went on trial Friday, accused of robbing foreign tourists at Paris’s main attractions, such as Eiffel Tower, Louvre, Musée d’Orsay and Château de Versailles.

Some of the…

The world heritage site of Chogha Zanbil in Khuzestan Province is set to undergo restoration operations before the onset of fall when most of Iran’s average rainfall occurs, director of the site,…

Adventurous tourists will gather in Kerman Province’s Shahdad Desert to participate in the International Desert Marathon scheduled for April 27-29, 2016.

Charee Stanley is a flight attendant by trade as well as a practicing Muslim. Dictated by her faith, she cannot imbibe or serve alcohol—the latter, of course, a common task for air hostesses.…

For the second year in succession, Geneva has been named “Europe’s Leading City Break Destination” at the World Travel Awards 2015 ceremony that took place at Forte Village in Sardinia on…

Hoshino Resort Co. mulls expansion of its new chain of hotels in Japanese cities to as many as 20 after the luxury-resort operator first bought four such properties last month to meet rising…

The Second International Halal Tourism Conference, a three-day annual event initiated by CM Media under the sponsorship of Turkey’s Culture and Tourism Ministry and Turkish Airlines, will be held…