A total of 4.1 million tourists visited Iran in 2022, indicating a 315% rise compared to the year before, according to the United Nations World Tourism Organization. The whopping rise in the…
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Iran and Russia have signed an agreement for enhancement of tourism cooperation. The agreement was signed on Friday by Iran’s Deputy Minister of Cultural Heritage, Handicrafts and Tourism Ali-…
For a long time, the unfavorable state of Iran’s tourism sector has been talked about and compared to that of neighboring countries, until the Covid-19 hit the final blow, reads an article in…
Iran’s tourism industry has suffered 320.94 trillion rials ($1.14 billion) in losses due to the Covid-19 pandemic as of February 2020 until the spring of the current fiscal year (started March…
The outbreak of coronavirus has caused 120 trillion rials ($490 million) in losses to Iran’s tourism industry to date, says Minister of Cultural Heritage, Tourism and Handicrafts Ali Asghar…
The outbreak of the new coronavirus inflicted 53 trillion rials ($330 million) in losses on Iranian tourism industry during the two months to April 19, the president of Iranian Hoteliers…
The new coronavirus has shut down Iran’s tourism industry for two months now and it seems that at present there is no end in sight.
Iran’s Ministry of Cultural Heritage, Handicrafts and Tourism has identified 30 target countries (out of 84 under study) to attract tourists from. These countries have been selected using 13…
The inflow of foreign tourists to Iran has been shifting from Europe to regional and neighboring countries, mainly Iraq, Oman, China, Turkey and Azerbaijan, since the last Iranian year (March…
A total of 5,890,952 tourists visited Iran during the first seven months of the current fiscal year (March 21-Oct. 22) to register a 24% growth compared with the same period of last year,…
A total of 4,998,215 tourists visited Iran during the first half of the current Iranian year (March 21-Sept. 22) to register a 26.34% growth compared with the same period of last year, according…
Iran has been ranked first worldwide in terms of price competitiveness in the World Economic Forum's "Travel & Tourism Competitiveness Report 2019" with a score of 6.7. Scores range from 1…
The visa waiver program for Chinese tourists has gone into effect.
The Cabinet has approved no-visa policy for Chinese tourists visiting Iran, the deputy head of Iran Cultural Heritage, Handcraft and Tourism Organization said. “As per the policy, Chinese…
Iran's travel and tourism sector grew at 1.9% to contribute 1,158 trillion rials ($8.83 billion) or 6.5% of overall GDP and 1,334 jobs (5.4% of total employment) to the economy in 2018. This is…
Sixty Iranian online hospitality service providers received calls at the weekend from Iran Cultural Heritage, Handicrafts, and Tourism Organization (ICHHTO) warning them that if they do not…
A tourism startup accelerator was launched on Tuesday by Iran’s Research Institute of Cultural Heritage and Tourism (RICHT) in cooperation with Allameh Tabataba'i University to support companies…
The economic potential and investment opportunities in tourism and agriculture sectors of the northeastern province of Khorasan Razavi were introduced to Spain’s Ambassador to Iran Eduardo Lopez…
Tehran ranked as the second fastest growing city in travel and tourism employment during 2007-17 after Abu Dhabi, from among 72 cities reviewed by the World Travel and Tourism Council in its…
Tourism industry awaits brighter days thanks to the recent approval of a bill which envisages the conversion of Iran's Cultural Heritage, Handicrafts and Tourism Organization into a ministry,…
The historical Shah Abbasi caravansary sitting in Karaj, Alborz Province, opened to the general public on Monday during a ceremony attended by government officials.
Two Iranian-made catamarans are set to operate between Iran’s Khorramshahr and Iraq’s Basra ports, in a bid to attract more tourists to Arvand Free Trade Zone.
Both catamarans have…
Since Iran's nuclear deal with the world powers in June 2015 and the lifting of economic sanctions on Tehran in January 2016, Iran has been constantly named by international tourism media and…
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…
