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  • Pledge to Create Tourism Jobs in Ardebil
    A senior tourism official in Ardebil Province vowed to create hundreds of jobs in the northwestern province using the budget allocated for supporting sustainable employment in rural and nomadic...
  • Trade in Cultural Movables Regulated
    Trading any sort of privately-owned movable cultural property will only be permitted with a license from Iran’s Cultural Heritage, Handicrafts and Tourism Organization. Movable cultural properties...
  • Booking.com is restricting its services for Iran following US withdrawal from JCPOA.
    The leading hotel reservation website Booking.com's wind-down of operations regarding Iran is unlikely to have a significant effect on the country's tourism industry, according to a top official...
  • Iran is among the world's top three producers of handicrafts, along with China and India.
    Negotiations are underway with domestic hypermarkets to make space for permanent sale of handmade artworks in an effort to boost handcrafts trade, the director general of Handicrafts' Export Office...
  • More Azeri Visitors
    The number of tourists from the Republic of Azerbaijan to Iran saw an 11.6% increase over the first four months of 2018 as compared to the same period last year. The Azeris' general outbound travel...
  • Call for Easing Travel Restrictions in Ilam
    The top tourism official in Ilam Province called for the expansion of tourism ties at border areas with Iraq to help boost local businesses and livelihood in the western province, which is beset...
  • Fed-Up Spanish Cities Restrict Peer-to-Peer Rentals
    Spain may be one of the world's top tourist destinations, but many people in its biggest cities have...
  • Historical Garden May Serve as Museum
    Khorasan Razavi Province's office of Cultural Heritage, Handicrafts and Tourism Organization is seeking a trilateral agreement with the municipality of the provincial capital Mashhad and Keshavarzi...
  • At most four million Iranians travel abroad for leisure and spend $1,000 per person on average.
    A high-ranking tourism official has voiced suspicion about the recent statistics on the amount of capital outflow through tourists' spending overseas.  Mehrdad Baouj Lahouti, a member of the...
  • Ancient Structure  Discovered in Isfahan
    A stone water pool and canal has been recently discovered on the north-wing roof of Ali Qapu Grand Palace in Isfahan Province, head of the provincial office of Iran's Cultural Heritage, Handicrafts...
  • Viral Bug Hits Indian State's Tour Industry
    Tourism in the Indian state of Kerala is bearing the brunt of the sudden outbreak of the Nipah...  
  • Plan to Restore Shiraz Old Texture
    Two houses of heritage value in the Shiraz historical texture in Fars Province, which were injudiciously demolished in late February, along with other destroyed structures in the area will soon be...
  • Si-o-Se Pol Railings to Be Up Soon
    A long-debated project will become operational within days to set up railings at the Si-o-Se Pol to prevent fatal falls from the high openings of the historic bridge over Isfahan's Zayanderoud, a...
  • Volcano Eruption Squeezing Hawaii Tourism
    Cruise ships have canceled stops on Hawaii's Big Island. Hotel rooms will sit vacant this summer...
  • Drive to Draw World's  Most Splurging Tourists
    The Iranian government is making efforts to tap the big-spending Chinese travelers through organizing international conferences aimed at bridging the gap of knowledge for the citizens of the Asian...
  • Yazd Historical Texture Under Restoration
    A budget of 35 billion rials ($830,000) has been allotted for the restoration of the historical texture of Yazd Province and the project has already been underway since the beginning of the current...
  • Flights Grounded Due to French Strike
    The latest strike by French air-traffic controllers has grounded hundreds of flights and is delaying...
  • Embassies Urged to  Promote Iran Worldwide
    The head of Iran’s Cultural Heritage, Handicrafts and Tourism Organization has called on Iranian embassies in foreign countries to help promote the county as a favored travel destination.  “...
  • It took the artists more than six months to weave the seven pieces of carpet.
    Precious hand-woven carpets prepared to be offered as gifts during the 2018 FIFA World Cup event were unveiled during a ceremony held on Saturday in Tabriz, East Azarbaijan Province.  It took the...
  • Online Gem Shop Opens
    The first online shopping website offering gems and precious stones from South Khorasan Province was launched on Saturday, a deputy head at the provincial office of Iran's Cultural Heritage,...
  • Plan to Revamp, Expand  Ferdowsi Mausoleum
    The tomb of Ferdowsi, the renowned Iranian epic poet, located in the town of Tous near Mashhad, Khorasan Razavi Province, is to be revamped and expanded as per a memorandum of understanding between...
  • Chinese Imports Chipping Away at Local Pottery Industry
    Made-in-China products have flooded the pottery market in Lalejin, an international hub for the craft in Hamedan Province, threatening to transform the industrial landscape of the city two years...
  • Japan's New Rental Law Could Cut Both Ways
    Rental platforms like Airbnb are hoping for a boost from a new law coming into force next month...  
  • Russian Carrier Out of Business
    Saratov Airlines has confirmed it will terminate all flight operations after Russia's Federal Air Transport...
  • Two New Year handicrafts sales festivals attracted a huge attention from both the public and officials.
    A permanent exhibition of handicrafts was launched on Wednesday at the premises of Iran's Cultural Heritage, Handicrafts and Tourism Organization, during a ceremony in which selected artisans were...

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