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  • A series of historical objects kept in France's Louvre Museum were transferred to Tehran early this week to be displayed in an exhibition titled "The Louvre in Tehran" at the National Museum of…

  • A temporary steel structure will soon be built to protect rock carvings excavated in Shahar Yeri historical site in Ardabil Province, a senior official of Iran's Cultural Heritage, Handicrafts…

  • A majority of foreign tourists to Iran are experienced travelers, which makes it necessary for tour guides to update their knowledge and gain considerable expertise. 

  • Bali’s tourism industry faced substantial challenges last year, particularly because of increased activity from the Mount Agung volcano.

    Despite the stranding and evacuation of thousands…

  • Malaysian airline AirAsia has suspended flights to three destinations in Thailand, Philippines and Iran.

    Flights from Kuala Lumpur to Tehran will be suspended effective April 23. The…

  • To better measure tourism growth and development in Africa, UNWTO signed a cooperation agreement with the Nigeria Tourism Development Corporation for strengthening the National Tourism…

  • Several tourism facilities were launched in the coastal province of Mazandaran in northern Iran on Saturday.

    Ali Asghar Mounesan, the head of Iran's Cultural Heritage, Handicrafts and…

  • Temporary handicraft fairs, the biggest ever in terms of scale, are to be launched nationwide during the Norouz (the Iranian New Year) holidays, a senior official at Iran's Cultural Heritage,…

  • The number of trips to foreign destinations is expected to see a major decline in Norouz (the Iranian New Year holiday coinciding with March 21-April 2) due to forex rate fluctuations and a hike…

  • The Administrative Court of Justice has recently issued a verdict, prohibiting state administrations from establishing accommodation and lodging facilities in a bid to organize the country's…

  • From February, New Yorkers will be encouraged to visit Cape Town, South Africa, as the country's new president, Cyril Ramaphosa, eyes major growth in tourism sector.

    Cape Town Tourism…

  • In an attempt to attract tourists from the (Persian)Gulf Cooperation Council countries, the UK's national tourism agency has initiated its latest campaign.

  • A two-day rally of half-a-century-old cars was launched at Niavaran Cultural Complex in north Tehran on Thursday. 

    Co-organized by Touring and Automobile Club of Iran and…

  • Electronic visas have replaced paper visas at Tehran’s Imam Khomeini International Airport as of early February. 

    Travelers formerly received a sticker in their passport whose…

  • Iran's Cultural Heritage, Handicrafts and Tourism Organization has planned cheap tours to four destinations for the citizens of Turkey, Iraq and Azerbaijan between March 16 and April 4,…

  • China is entering the week-long lunar New Year holiday and 6.5 million travelers are expected to spend that break overseas, splashing billions of dollars over the break, according to a report by…

  • Pakistan has started issuing visa on arrival to business travelers from 68 countries, including Iran. 

    According to Morad Nemati, Iran’s commercial attaché in the South Asian…

  • Turkish Airlines has started publicizing tourist attractions in five popular cities of Iran following a request by Iranian authorities, a deputy at Iran's Cultural Heritage, Handicrafts and…

  • With the approval of the State Forestry Administration, two forest parks in east China's Anhui Province have been upgraded to national park, thanks to their stunning scenery and improving…

  • The average price of a trip to Kish, Iran's popular Persian Gulf island, has declined by 25%, a senior official at Kish Free Zone Organization said.

  • Plans are underway to perform chogan, the UNESCO-inscribed traditional polo, at Isfahan's Naqsh-e-Jahan Square during the Iranian New Year holidays (March 21-April 2).

  • A historical tourist complex in Abarkouh County of Yazd Province was opened on Saturday in a ceremony attended by top officials from Iran's Cultural Heritage, Handicrafts and Tourism…

  • Europe’s leading low-cost carrier Ryanair has introduced 14 new direct flight routes between Europe and Jordan, starting in March.

  • A number of magnificent 19th-century paintings, currently kept in Tehran's Golestan Palace, will soon undergo restoration to be featured in a retrospective exhibition slated for March 28 at the…

  • Iran’s Cultural Heritage, Handicrafts and Tourism Organization has announced that the refusal to refund the room reservation fee of guests whose trip has been cancelled due to the recent…