Travel

Iraq was the top foreign destination of Iranians in the first half of the current Iranian year (started March 20), knocking Turkey down to second place, the tourism deputy at Iran's Cultural…

The world's biggest cruise ship has docked at Puerto Rico for the first time, as the US territory reports a boost in tourism amid an economic crisis. Royal Caribbean's Harmony of the Seas arrived…

After over a decade of offering academic courses on hotel management in state-run and private universities, Iran is still lacking definitive, up-to-date Persian textbooks on the subject.

SolarStratos, a Swiss startup, has unveiled an airplane that uses solar power to lift people to the edge of space and return them gently to earth.

Vacation rentals have been popular with Iranian travelers for years, which help meet the country's demand for lodging places, especially in the absence of quality hotels.

Japan will lend a hand to restore the ruins of Persepolis, one of Iran's most famous world heritage sites.

Persepolis is threatened by land subsidence due to depleting groundwater resources…

Iran has seen an 11.5% increase in American visitors year-on-year, as of September 2016, according to the US National Travel and Tourism Office's latest data.

The conflict zone information repository created a year ago in the aftermath of the 2014 shoot-down of Malaysian Airlines MH17 over Ukraine has come under criticism by airlines for what the…

The agency promoting the UK worldwide as a holiday destination faces a £2.5 million cut in its budget because of the fall in the pound’s value following the vote for Brexit.

VisitBritain’s…

In spite of all the challenges facing Iran's travel sector, medical tourism has been one of the most profitable and stable branches, thanks to the quality medical services that draws health…

Iranians' love of travel is well known and the passion they have for traveling to Turkey is unrivaled.

In the course of the past year-and-a-half, Turkey has been the subject of all forms of…

China plans to raise tourism revenue to 7 trillion yuan (about $1 trillion) by 2020, the Chinese government has said.

A state council's Five-Year Tourism Plan (2016-20) mandates China to…

A project to draw up an archeological map of Pasargadae, an ancient city and world heritage site in Fars Province, has begun.

"This project is a follow-up on studies carried out in the past…

The historical Tughrul Tower and Ibn Babavey Cemetery in Rey, Tehran Province, which were at risk of construction activities at Tehran Subway's Line 6, are no longer in danger thanks to the…

Hotels in the Middle East reported mixed November 2016 results, while hotels in Africa posted positive results in the three key performance metrics, according to data from STR, a leading hotel…

This was a good year for Iran's nascent tourism sector. Old flight routes resumed operations while new ones were established, the UNESCO World Heritage List featured two more Iranian sites and…

Expressing disappointment over India not being part of the global pact to reduce emission in the aviation sector, global airlines grouping IATA has said it will be a "major concern" for Indian…

Foreign and private sector investors who put their money in Iranian historical buildings can get 100% tax exemption for five to 13 years, based on the scale and location of the project, said the…

About 190 billion rials ($4.7 million) have been allocated to key tourism projects in Bushehr Province to help develop the southwestern province's infrastructure and, by extension, realize Iran's…

Pana, a travel companion that organizes your plans and sends personalized trip alerts, is now making its app free to challenge rivals like TripIt, Google Trips and others.

During the first meeting of the workgroup that surveyed rural tourism schemes, 42 projects in 16 provinces managed to gain the final approval, paving the way for their implementation.

The changes in Iran's political ties with neighboring countries over the past year has negatively affected the country's inbound tourism during the first half of the current Iranian year (started…

With plans to develop Hendurabi’s tourism infrastructure, the Persian Gulf island is expected to become ready to host travelers during the upcoming Iranian New Year holidays known as Norouz (…

The grandson of Gio Ponti, the renowned Italian architect, has called for help from the Committee for Conservation of Historical Houses in Tehran to save his grandfather’s work, Villa Namazee in…

Construction on Iran’s largest ski resort in Zardkouh, Chaharmahal-Bakhtiari Province, will commence next year, according to a provincial tourism official.

A sub-range in the central Zagros…