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English-Speaking Police Forces to Serve Tourists in Iran’s Yazd

Fatemeh Askarieh -
Iran’s Cultural Heritage, Handicrafts and Tourism Organisation is working to establish tourism police in the central city of Yazd with good command of English to protect tourists in the historic neighbourhoods of the city.
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Number of Americans Visiting Iran on Rise

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The number of American citizens who visited Iran as tourists in the first eight months of the current Persian calendar year has increased significantly compared with the similar period last year, an official says.
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Tourism Official Invites World to Spend Christmas in Iran

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A tourism official invited people from across the world to choose Iran as the destination for their Christmas vacation, in a bid to lure tourists who worth a lot to the country’s economy amid the tightening of US sanctions.
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House in Tehran; Historical Hostel for Tourists

Fatemeh Askarieh -
The Pahlevan Razzaz guesthouse, a historical building in downtown Tehran, has been turned into a hostel for foreign tourists.
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Iran to Use Startups for Boosting Tourism Industry

IFP Editorial Staff -
The head of Iran’s Cultural Heritage, Handcrafts and Tourism Organisation (ICHTO) says Iran seeks to use the activities of youths and their startups in the field of tourism to promote its tourism industry in the country.
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Number of Foreign Tourists Visiting Iran on Rise

IFP Editorial Staff -
Iran says the number of foreign tourists visiting the country has been on the rise recently despite the US sanctions and the Iranophobia project pursued by the country’s enemies.
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Turkmen Food; New Attraction for Tourists Visiting Iran

Fatemeh Askarieh -
Traditional meals cooked in Turkmen communities in Iran are among the most interesting tourist attractions of the country.
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Tochal Ski Resort Wildly Popular for Proximity to Tehran

Seyedeh Maryam Hosseini Lahijani -
Tochal, five kilometres away from the Iranian capital of Tehran, is the closest ski resort to an urban area in Iran, and has gained an increasing popularity as it is always accessible to those interested in skiing and mountaineering.
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Danish Man Travelling Whole World without Flying

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Torbjørn C. Pedersen, a goodwill ambassador for the Danish Red Cross, has for the past five years used public transport to tour the entire world on a shoestring, without taking even a single flight.
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Two Iranian Cities, One Village Registered by World Crafts Council

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Two Iranian cities and a village have been officially registered by the World Crafts Council for their outstanding handicrafts, said the head of Iran’s Cultural Heritage, Handicrafts and Tourism Organization (ICHTO).
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Iran to Host WTO Centre of Tourism, Handicrafts

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Iran is to host a new centre affiliated with the World Tourism Organization linking tourism demands and handicrafts supplies, says a high-ranking tourism official.
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Iran’s Mashhad to Host Int’l Food Tourism Exhibition

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An international food tourism exhibition will be held in Iran’s northeastern city of Mashhad with the participation of businesspeople and economic advisers from 11 countries.
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Chinese Reporters Give Compatriots First-Hand Account of Iran

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Five reporters from China’s Central Radio recently visited Iran to produce a program aimed at making their fellow countrymen more familiar with Iran.
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Iran Waives Visa Stamping Rules to Boost Tourism

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Iran’s top tourism official says the country will no longer stamp and put sticker on the passports of foreign tourists visiting Iran in a bid to ease their concerns about travelling to other countries after leaving the Islamic Republic.
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Traveler Safety in Iran Matches Europe: Report

IFP Media Wire -
A new report on global security has portrayed Iran as safe as much of western Europe for travelers in what could be an evidence that the country’s tourism industry has a good potential to provide a serious source of revenues in face of draconian US sanctions.
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US Tourist: Iran Best Country I’ve Ever Visited

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An American tourist, who has travelled to almost all parts of the world, says Iran is the best of all 175 countries he has visited so far, and his mindset about the country changed completely after the visit.
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Iran to Establish Four Space Tourism Parks

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An Iranian official says the country plans to establish four space tourism parks in the desert cities of Kashan, Damghan, Qeshm and Kerman to further promote the tourist attractions of these cities.
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Iran to Host Some 2022 World Cup Teams If FIFA Agrees: Qatar

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A Qatari official says some of the teams participating in the FIFA World Cup 2022 may be accommodated in Iran’s Kish Island as the Arab country lacks enough accommodation facilities to host all the guests.
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40th World Tourism Organisation Summit Opens in Iran

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The 40th Annual Meeting of the World Tourism Organisation (UNWTO) was kicked off on Monday in the western Iranian city of Hamadan.
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UNWTO Chief in Iran to Support Iran’s Tourism amid US Bans

Fatemeh Askarieh -
Secretary General of the World Tourism Organization Zurab Pololikashvili, who is in Iran to attend a  summit, says his visit to the country is aimed at putting the global body’s weight behind Iran’s tourism industry amid the US sanctions.
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ECO Agrees to Allocate Seat to Iran’s Hamadan in Vienna

Fatemeh Askarieh -
The ECO Cultural Institute in Tehran, as the representative of the Economic Cooperation Organisation, has agreed to allocate a seat to the World city of Avicenna (Hamadan) in the Austrian capital of Vienna.
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Iran Pavilions Warmly Received at London Tourism Fair

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A huge number of tourists and tour operators, in defiance of US anti-Iran propaganda, visited Iranian pavilions at an international tourism event recently held in London.
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UNWTO Meeting to Be Held in Iran despite US Propaganda

Fatemeh Askarieh -
The 40th Plenary Session of the Affiliate Members of the World Tourism Organization (UNWTO) will be held in the Iranian city of Hamadan next week despite efforts by the US to tarnish Iran’s image in the world.
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Number of Foreign Tourists Visiting Iran’s Yazd on Arba’een Up by 30%

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While Iran is witnessing a considerable decrease in the number of foreign tourists during the current Persian year, a new report says the number of foreign tourists who visited Yazd province during this year’s Arba’een ceremony has increased by 30 percent compared with the previous year.
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Iran’s Kish Island Joins World Tourism Organisation

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Kish Free Zone Organisation has officially joined the UN World Tourism Organisation (UNWTO), a United Nations agency responsible for the promotion of responsible, sustainable and universally accessible tourism.
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