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  • Ways to tap the employment potential of the tourism sector were explored in talks between Minister of Cooperatives, Labor and Social Welfare Ali Rabiei and Ali Asghar Mounesan, head of Iran's…

  • Construction of the "grand museum" in Kermanshah Province will resume after a long-term hiatus thanks to the allocation of 90 billion rials ($2.1 million) by the Plan and Budget Organization.…

  • An illustrated glossary of Iranian local dishes was unveiled on the sidelines of a conference in Kashan late last week on the role of food in tourism.  It took Nasrin Salehi, a tourism…

  • Hawaiian Airlines is reducing the number of flights between Honolulu and the Big Island starting next month. Beginning July 1, the airline will eliminate three round-trip flights to and from…

  • Recent tensions in Iran's relations with the western world following the US withdrawal from the nuclear deal and the imminent resumption of sanctions have been grounds for worry about the safe…

  • A memorandum of understanding was signed between the Agricultural, Rural and Nomadic Insurance Fund and Iran's Cultural Heritage, Handicrafts and Tourism Organization to provide insurance to…

  • Restrictions on money exchange enforced to balance the forex market in Iran may have side effects on the inflow of currency by incoming travelers who may be discouraged by news of the…

  • The exhibition 'Louvre in Tehran', currently underway at National Museum of Iran, has been extended until July 30, an official at Iran's Cultural Heritage, Handicrafts and Tourism Organization…

  • Hamedan's Mayor Abbas Soufi says talks are underway with Switzerland's envoys to develop cooperation with the European country on promoting the tourism attractions of the historical city…

  • The suspended flight between Tehran and Sulaymaniyah in Iraqi Kurdistan will resume as of Sunday, June 10, according to the head of the Iraqi city's international airport. "Preparations for the…

  • While travelers were hurrying to add to overtourism in their favorite coastal destinations in northern Iran during recent national holidays, the beautiful province of Sistan-Baluchestan on the…

  • Three major Indonesian airlines have had their safety ranking upgraded to the highest level after Indonesia passed a key international audit. Garuda Indonesia, Batik Air and Lion Air have all…

  • Tehran's Imam Khomeini street, formerly Sepah street, plays host to a number of major buildings turned museums that are currently managed by banks.

    Financial Tribune reviews three…

  • A top official with state broadcaster expressed its readiness to launch a specialized radio station for tourism in the upcoming summer during a meeting with the authorities of Iran's Cultural…

  • Iran has for the first time exported some 800 pieces of wickerwork by artisans in Khuzestan Province to its Arab neighbors in the current Iranian year, which started on March 21.

  • The 4th United Nations World Tourism Organization Forum on Gastronomy Tourism was held in Bangkok on Thursday and Friday, attracting a record 475 delegates from 52 countries and regions.Dozens…

  • Australia's Qantas Airways Ltd and Air New Zealand announced a codeshare deal on Friday, amid a redrawing of airline alliances in the region as booming tourism lifts carriers on both sides of…

  • Isfahan Province's office of Iran's Cultural Heritage, Handicrafts and Tourism Organization agreed with a visiting delegation from the Republic of Tatarstan to foster bilateral tourism relations…

  • The Oil Ministry welcomed a proposal by Iran's Cultural Heritage, Handicrafts and Tourism Organization to organize tours to some of the country's oilfields already off limits for public visitors…

  • As per a new rule to address travel agents’ challenges regarding access to foreign currency, Iranian outbound tour operators will be able to receive payment orders after approval of their…

  • 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…

  • Iranian officials have held discussions with an Austrian company to implement a 3D video mapping project in Persepolis, the historical monument located in Shiraz, Fars Province.

  • 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…

  • Iran’s consul general in Iraqi Kurdistan said Monday a system of electronic visa has been launched to ease the application process for Iran-bound Iraqi Kurds.

  • Malaysia’s new government has promised to release a long-awaited report into the disappearance of Malaysia Airlines flight MH370 as a privately funded underwater search ended on Tuesday.