- The number of international tourists visiting Iran surged 52.5 percent in the past Iranian calendar year 1397 (ended on March 20) from a year earlier, deputy tourism chief has said.

How Iran’s tourism industry has performed over the current Iranian calendar year 1397 (ending on March 20)? Well, according to data compiled by the Cultural Heritage, Handicrafts and Tourism Organization, it has experienced a solid growth.

Forget about Persepolis and Isfahan’s blue mosques! These places are must-see in Iran, however, the country is far from being limited to these famous monuments. Few people know how diverse and surprising the country is. Some developing tourism companies in Iran, such as TasteIran, try to change this by introducing visitors to unexpected experiences in […]

TEHRAN – Iran has turned to other sources of revenues and tourism is one of them which has forced the country to invest over $12b in its tourism sector, Ali Asghar Mounesan, head of Iran Cultural Heritage, Handicrafts and Tourism Organization (ICHHTO). IRAN NEWS NATIONAL DESK Addressing the opening ceremony of the 12th Tehran International […]

 The New York Times has included Iran in its 2019 edition of Places to Go list, noting the country takes “the top spot.” The inclusion comes among escalating tensions between Iran and the United States as Prescient Donald Trump pulled America out of the Iran nuclear deal in May 2017 and restored sanctions against the […]

For centuries Menar Jonban (“shaking minarets”), which is located in Isfahan, central Iran, has been a source of charm for Iranians and even foreign visitors because its dual minarets are really prone to vibrate! The minarets are almost 17 meters in height from the ground level, and in a distance of about 10 meters. The […]

 Iran is set to host two international conferences on medical tourism in 2019, a senior official at the Ministry of Health and Medical Education said. Mohammad Jahangiri, head of International Healthcare Association, said on Tuesday that the “5th Conference on Health Tourism in Islamic Countries” and the “2nd Conference and Exhibition of Health Tourism for […]

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 […]

 Some Iranian companies have taken part in the 2018 Tourism Expo, introducing Iran’s tourism attractions. Tourism and Automobile Club of Iran along with three other tourism companies have established an exclusive pavilion for Iran in the event to promote Iran’s tourism attractions. The pavilion was inaugurated with the Iranian ambassador to Japan Morteza Rahmani-Movahed in […]

TEHRAN – Tourist arrivals in Iran surged 30.66 percent in the first three months of the current Iranian calendar year (started in March 21) from a year earlier, led by visitors mainly from four neighboring countries, a tourism official has said. “Travelers from Azerbaijan, Iraq, Afghanistan and Turkey constituted topmost arrivals in the first three […]