November 2018
Tehran TimesNew travel book details destinations in Iran
New travel book details destinations in Iran
New travel book details destinations in Iran
A book entitled “Iran Travel Guide”, which details hundreds of destinations in Iran, has recently been published in Tehran.
Source: www.tehrantimes.com/news/429202/New-travel-book-details-destinations-in-Iran
October 2018
Iran Front PageIranian Woman Abandons City for Ecolodge in Remote Village
Iranian Woman Abandons City to Breathe Life into Remote Village
Iranian Woman Abandons City to Breathe Life into Remote Village
Raheleh Ahmadi is an Iranian woman who has given up living in the city and departed for a remote village to turn it into an ecotourism destination, providing inspiration for the local women.
Source: ifpnews.com/exclusive/iranian-woman-abandons-city-to-breathe-life-into-remote-village/
Oriental Institute helps return stolen Persepolis artifact to Iran
Oriental Institute helps in return of stolen Persepolis artifact to Iran
Oriental Institute helps in return of stolen Persepolis artifact to Iran
Source: news.uchicago.edu/story/oriental-institute-helps-return-stolen-persepolis-artifact-iran
Iran’s fascinating way to tell fortunes
Iranâs fascinating way to tell fortunes
Iranâs fascinating way to tell fortunes
The tradition of fal-e Hafez has been practised in Iran and elsewhere in the Persian-speaking world, such as Afghanistan for centuries.
Source: www.bbc.com/travel/story/20181023-irans-fascinating-way-to-tell-fortunes
Cheap Prices Fail To Attract Western Tourists To Iran
Cheap Prices Fail To Attract Western Tourists To Iran
Cheap Prices Fail To Attract Western Tourists To Iran
Although the cost of visiting Iran as a tourist has halved in the past six months, the number of Americans and Europeans visiting the country has dropped by 42 percent, according to Chief Executive of the Iranian Tour Operators Association Ebrahim Farajpour.
Source: en.radiofarda.com/a/cheap-prices-fail-attract-western-tourists-to-iran/29561676.html
Anthony Bourdain let Iranians lead the dialogue
What would Bourdain do? How to honor the intrepid traveler’s legacy
What would Bourdain do? How to honor the intrepid traveler’s legacy
When Bourdain arrived in Iran, a country he said “Americans probably have the most contentious relationship with on Earth,” he didn’t seek to solve anything or to wrap it all up nicely in a one-hour episode.
Instead, he showed viewers what he saw, tasted and heard. Asking Iranians what their hopes were for their country, Bourdain let the people of Iran lead the dialogue.
Source: www.cnn.com/travel/article/honor-anthony-bourdain-legacy/index.html
UNESCO considering designating Iran’s Hyrcanian Forest
UNESCO experts in Iran weighing Hyrcanian Forest
UNESCO experts in Iran weighing Hyrcanian Forest
A delegation of international experts has commenced assessing Hyrcanian Forest (also known as Caspian Forest) for its possible inclusion in the UNESCO World Heritage list, CHTN reported.
Source: www.tehrantimes.com/news/428914/UNESCO-experts-in-Iran-weighing-Hyrcanian-Forest
Yazd to be first destination for “water tourism” in Iran
Yazd to be first destination for water tourism in Iran
Yazd to be first destination for water tourism in Iran
Yazd will be the first destination for “water tourism”, an initiative focused on visiting qanats and other water sources.
Source: www.tehrantimes.com/news/429004/Yazd-to-be-first-destination-for-water-tourism-in-Iran
Iran’s tourism ranked 20th among in 2011-17 growth
WTTC ranks Iranâs tourism 20th among 185 in 2011-17
WTTC ranks Iranâs tourism 20th among 185 in 2011-17
TEHRAN – Iran’s budding travel sector has come 20th in the latest World Travel & Tourism Council (WTTC) report that has ranked performance of 185 countries over 2011-17.
The WTTC Travel & Tourism Countries Power Ranking accounts for foreign visitor spending (visitor exports), domestic spending and Travel & Tourism capital investment that is based on absolute growth seen between 2011 and 2017.
According to the report, which was released late in September, visitor exports in Iran grew at an average rate of 19.9% pa during 2011-17 with the strongest growth witnessed during 2013 and 2014, when a newly elected government adopted a looser visa policy.
Source: www.tehrantimes.com/news/429007/WTTC-ranks-Iran-s-tourism-20th-among-185-in-2011-17
New York Times shuts down Saudi Arabia tours; keeps Iran tours
New York Times shuts down $11,995 Saudi Arabia tours
New York Times shuts down $11,995 Saudi Arabia tours
The New York Times is shutting down three planned guided tours to Saudi Arabia as a result of the disappearance of Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi. The paper will issue refunds on the 10-day tours, which included lodging in five-star hotels and started at a cost of $11,995 per individual.
Source: www.cnn.com/2018/10/15/media/new-york-times-saudi-arabia-tours/index.html
Why Iran should be on your travel bucket list
Friendly locals, great food, stunning buildings: why Iran should be on your travel bucket list
Friendly locals, great food, stunning buildings: why Iran should be on your travel bucket list
Europe, the United States or Japan are where my husband and I usually try to head mid-year when cabin fever sets in. Last year, however, we opted for Iran.
A friend who had done an organised tour a few months earlier couldn’t stop raving about this off-the-tourist-trail nation of 81 million people.
Cyrus the Great anniversary could become a tourism event
Aban 7th can be turned into tourism event, Mounesan says
Aban 7th can be turned into tourism event, Mounesan says
The seventh day of the seventh Iranian calendar month of Aban – the anniversary of the entrance of Cyrus the Great (r. 559-530 BC) into Babylon – can be turned into a tourism event, Iran’s tourism chief Ali-Asghar Mounesan said on Tuesday.
Source: www.tehrantimes.com/news/428401/Aban-7th-can-be-turned-into-tourism-event-Mounesan-says
Cultural ambassadors of 56 countries due in Iran
Cultural ambassadors of 56 countries due in Iran
Cultural ambassadors of 56 countries due in Iran
The western Iranian city of Hamedan will host 150 cultural elites and ambassadors from 56 countries in early October, IRNA reports.
Iran revives several Persian Gulf cruises to boost tourism
Iran Boosts Marine Tourism to Attract More Foreign Travelers
Iran Boosts Marine Tourism to Attract More Foreign Travelers
Iran has mostly capitalized on its southern ports on Persian Gulf and the Sea of Oman. Plans are also underway for northern Iran that borders the Caspian Sea.
To counter Trump, Iran stops stamping passports
Iran Relaxes Visa Process to Incentivize Foreign Tourists
Iran Relaxes Visa Process to Incentivize Foreign Tourists
The most important initiative Iran has concocted to boost tourism in recent months aims to eliminate official stamps put on visas of foreign tourists visiting the country.
Also keeps expanding visa-on-arrival agreements.