Tourism Industry

While the outbreak of coronavirus pandemic has cancelled the tours and flights in nearly all countries across the world, a German doctor has packed up and visited Iran to travel an ancient route near the ruins of Persepolis in southern Iran on horseback.

Iran’s Minister of Cultural Heritage, Tourism and Handicrafts says the ministry is pursuing the allocation of about $250,000 to compensate for the damages to Iran's tourism infrastructure.

Iran says after the implementation of the social distancing plan, people's trips decreased by 80 percent during the Nowruz holidays.

The coronavirus outbreak has forced an Iranian traveller to cut short his trip around the world on camel.

Iran has offered explanation on the procedure for granting visas to those who would like to travel to the country.

While people are strongly advised to refrain from traveling after the outbreak of the novel coronavirus in Iran, the hotels in the historical city of Yazd have closed up of their own volition as a precautionary measure.

The first hut hotel of Iran which opened in the underprivileged city of Ghalehganj in 2016, is now a symbol of the development of city, and it is now known for this hotel.

Iran’s Minister of Cultural Heritage, Tourism and Handicrafts has unveiled the country’s national tourism brand.

The 13th International Tourism Exhibition and the 33rd edition of the National Handicrafts Exhibition of Iran have gotten underway simultaneously in Tehran since Wednesday, February 12.

Iran’s minister of cultural heritage, tourism and handicrafts says around eight million foreign tourists have visited the country over the past ten months.

The historical village of Esfahak has won the TO DO 2020 Award of Germany, which is awarded annually to a project which focuses on participation in tourism, profits the local people, is environmentally friendly and avoids gender discrimination.

Tehran Municipality’s offer to host a world conference on urban tourism in 2021 has been welcomed by the President of World Tourism Organization.

Fears over the possible spread of the coronavirus has cancelled New Year celebrations by Chinese nationals in Iran.

Qeshm is an Iranian island in the Persian Gulf with many natural, cultural and tourist attractions. The island is considered a tourist hub which has the capacity to absorb more domestic and foreign travellers.

Iran recently attended the Fortieth edition of FITUR International Tourism Fair in Spain to introduce itself as a safe and favourable destination to foreign tourists.

Tehran's Marble Palace, a historical building of Pahlavi era, will open to public after decades.

An Iranian official says a national event entitled “Splendid Iran” will be held in Hamadan Province from 24 January to 9 February, when a host of Chinese tourists are expected to arrive as the event coincides with the New Chinese Year.

Direct flights have been officially launched between Iraq’s Sulaymaniyah and Iran’s Kish Island, and the first passenger plane carrying the Kurdish tourists landed on the Persian Gulf island earlier this week.

The minister of cultural heritage, tourism and handicrafts has approved a plan to renovate the Portuguese castle on the Hormuz Island in southern Iran.

Iran’s Minister of Culture Heritage, Tourism and Handicrafts says the country is planning to boost its tourism revenues, and turn it into its top source of income as a replacement for oil.

The number of Europeans visiting Iran has decreased since the US left the nuclear deal in 2018, which escalated tensions in the Persian Gulf. But now the director of culture and tourism at the Italian Confcooperative has a solution to change that situation in Iran.

Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Islamic Republic of Iran has issued an advisory, warning Iranian citizens about traveling to France in the wake of strikes and violent protests in the European country.

Representative of 17 foreign travel agencies have been filled with admiration for the safety, cleanliness and modern infrastructures of Iran after a Famtrip to the country.

Officials from Iran and the World Tourism Organization (UNWTO) have discussed arrangements for the development of a tourism master plan for the Islamic Republic.

The famous Canadian food blogger and influencer, Trevor James, says Iran means the smell of colourful and delicious food whose videos can be shared with people around the world. “I think the taste of Iran is like sweet saffron.”