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 amid the tightening of US sanctions. Ali Asghar Mounesan, the head of Iran’s Cultural Heritage, Handicrafts and Tourism Organization (ICHHTO), said in a tweet on Saturday he assures people around...Read More

 Tehran is ranked second after Dubai in terms of tourism market size and share of the country’s GDP from the span of 2007-2017, according to the latest World Travel & Tourism Council (WTTC) report published in October. Based on the report, the travel & tourism contribution to GDP in the Iranian capital has become more...Read More

Western Iranian city of Hamedan is hosting the 40th UN World Tourism Organization (UNWTO) Affiliate Members Plenary Session which began on Monday and will end on Wednesday. Hosting the world’s biggest tourism event in 2018 in the Iranian city has helped Hamedan, as the capital of the Iranian history and civilization, to become the flag-bearer...Read More

Several Iranian travel businesses and exhibitors are scheduled to participate in the 40th International French travel market (IFTM Top Resa 2018), a four-day tourism exhibit running at the Paris Expo Porte de Versailles from September 25 to 28. Iran’s pavilion, which will span 155 square meters in area, will be run by the Touring &...Read More