Head of Iran’s Cultural Heritage, Handicrafts, and Tourism Organization (ICHTO) Ali Asghar Mounesan has travelled to China to attend the 22nd General Assembly of the World Tourism Organization.
The Serbian government has agreed to promote bilateral relations with the Islamic Republic of Iran with the abolition of visa requirements for Iranian citizens.
The largest private hospital in western Iran is set to open by March 2018 with the aim of offering health services to Iranian and foreign medical tourists.
Official statistics show that the number of tourists from Iraq and the Persian Gulf littoral states visiting Iran has decreased in 2016 and 2017, while that of European and American visitors to the country has witnessed a remarkable growth since August 2015.
While Trump’s administration has done its utmost to stop the American and non-American tourists from visiting Iran in the past few months, officials say the number of US visitors of Iran has not decreased at all.
An Iranian surgeon and entrepreneur says the country should prepare the grounds for attracting medical tourists who would like to receive VIP services.
Some of the foreign officials travelling to Iran to attend President Rouhani’s swearing-in ceremony have visited Tehran’s historical monuments and museums.
Speaker of South Korea’s National Assembly, Chung Sye-kyun, has used the opportunity of a diplomatic visit to Iran to tour the heritage sites in the central Iranian city of Isfahan.
Russian Ambassador to Tehran Levan Dzhagaryan says Iranian citizens will be able to visit Russia without obtaining a visa as of the next couple of months.
Khorasan Razavi province in northeastern Iran is widely known for the millions of Shiite pilgrims it annually attracts, but it is also home to various tourist attractions.
Foreign tourists usually visit Iran for its historical attractions; however, now that the country is being listed among the world’s top tourist destinations, two Iranian women are organizing tours of Iranian cuisine to make foreigners more familiar with Iranian foods and eating traditions.
The food cooked in metal dishes are not totally healthy as they may release toxic materials. Potteries, however, are healthy handicrafts in which one can keep foods and water for a long time.
The representative of Zoroastrians in Iran’s Parliament has pointed to the inscription of the central city of Yazd as a world heritage, and hailed the peaceful coexistence of the three monotheistic religions of Islam, Judaism and Zoroastrianism in this city.
The northern Iranian province of Mazandaran is home to beautiful lagoons, the surface of which is decorated with a large number of lotuses. They provide visitors with spectacular scenery during summer.
Iranian tourism officials will discuss the possibility of relaxing visa regulations with China, Japan, and South Korea in the next few months, according to the head of Iran's Cultural Heritage, Handicrafts and Tourism Organization.
