International Tourism Approaches Pre-Pandemic Levels While few industries have been spared by the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic over the past three years, even fewer have been hit as hard as the tourism sector. After Covid-19 had made 2020 “the worst year in tourism history“, international tourist arrivals increased by just 13 percent in 2021, as […]
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Iran, Saudi Arabia discuss cancelling visas, developing tourism
Iranian Deputy Minister of Cultural Heritage and Tourism Maryam Jalali Dehkordi announced the continuation of Iranian and Saudi efforts to develop tourism relations and cancel visa requirements between the two countries. Maryam Jalali Dehkordi, who is currently in the Saudi capital, Riyadh, to participate in World Tourism Day activities, confirmed: “I met and talked with […]
GCC visa ‘on the table’ in bid to boost tourism
Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) countries are planning to launch a single visa system, which would simplify travel within the region and boost tourism across all six of its member states, according to Bloomberg, which cited a UAE minister. During the Future Hospitality Summit held in Abu Dhabi, UAE Economy Minister Abdulla Bin Touq Al-Marri said […]
Qeshm Geopark plans to promote sustainable tourism
TEHRAN – The UNESCO-designated Qeshm Geopark plans to promote sustainable tourism and launch a campaign to empower local communities and foster job creation, its director said on Wednesday. Source
Over 2,500 tourism projects worth $7.2 billion underway across Iran
TEHRAN – More than 2,500 tourism projects worth more than 3.600 trillion rials (some $7.2 billion) are currently underway across Iran, a tourism official said on Tuesday. At present, 2,582 tourism-related projects including hotels, apartment hotels, eco-lodges, traditional restaurants, and tourist complexes are under construction in various provinces, Ahmad Tajari said. The developing projects are […]
Tourism ministry uncovers scheme for rural revive
TEHRAN – Iran’s Ministry of Cultural Heritage, Tourism and Handicrafts has uncovered a new scheme based on which a selection of 100 villages will be revived for tourism in two years. Source
Greece and China deepen ties with talks of reviving post-pandemic tourism
Greece’s Tourism Minister Vassilis Kikilias held a meeting on Saturday with China’s Culture and Tourism Minister HU Heping with the aim of deepening the cooperation between the two countries and exchanging views in light of the celebration of the year of friendship between Greece and China. More specifically, they discussed ways to revive travelling after… […]
Developing health tourism in Uramanat leads to economic growth, expert says
TEHRAN – Economic and social development of the UNESCO-designated Uramanat can be achieved through strengthening health tourism in the western Iranian region, a tourism expert has said. Source
Egypt taps private firms and long-delayed museum to revitalise tourism
Egypt, home to ancient pyramids and Red Sea resorts, aims to boost tourism by up to 30 per cent annually over the next five years, bringing in private firms to operate sites and inaugurating a huge museum around the end of 2023, its Tourism Minister said. Tourism is a crucial source of foreign currency […]
National conference to discuss tourism in Makran
TEHRAN – The tourism capacities of the Makran coastal strip in southern Iran will be discussed during a national conference in Bandar Jask, Hormozgan province on February 28, CHTN reported on Wednesday. Source
The northern Greek city of Kastoria presents a new all-seasons tourism promotion logo
The new logo for the promotion of Kastoria as an all-season tourist destination was presented on Friday, ANA reports. It was unveiled in two versions, Greek and English, at a special event organized by the vice-mayorship for culture and tourism of the rural municipality in Western Macedonia. “For the first time, the municipality of Kastoria […]
Tourism projects worth $125m underway in Kermanshah
TEHRAN – Tens of tourism-related projects worth 50 trillion rials ($125 million) are currently underway across the western province of Kermanshah, the provincial tourism chief has said. Source
Iran sets up fund for tourism development
TEHRAN – Iran has set up a new fund dedicated to supporting private businesses and non-governmental enterprises that are active in the tourism industry. Source
Turkey looks to strengthen tourism ties with Iran
TEHRAN – Turkey is willing to forge a closer partnership with Iran in the tourism sector, the Turkish consul general in Tabriz has said. Source
Centuries-old pigeon towers under restoration for tourism
TEHRAN—Teams of cultural heritage restores are busy restoring arrays of abandoned pigeon towers, now deemed as emerging tourist destinations in Falavarjan county of Isfahan province. On Monday, several local authorities paid a visit to the centuries-old mud-brick towers to personally inspect the restoration process, CHTN reported. The physical condition of pigeon towers, historical values of […]
Centuries-old pigeon towers under restoration for tourism
TEHRAN—Teams of cultural heritage restores are busy restoring arrays of abandoned pigeon towers, now deemed as emerging tourist destinations in Falavarjan county of Isfahan province. On Monday, several local authorities paid a visit to the centuries-old mud-brick towers to personally inspect the restoration process, CHTN reported. The physical condition of pigeon towers, historical values of […]
Golestan to develop rural tourism infrastructure
TEHRAN—Authorities in northern province of golestan plan to develop the rural tourism infrastructure, the provincial tourism chief has said. Development of tourism infrastructure will be prioritized in rural areas considering the capacities of the villages, Mohammad Javad Savari explained on Monday. This could lead to overcoming the deprivation in the villages of the province, the […]
Americans boost Greek Tourism- up 50 percent
Tourism stakeholders in Greece have welcomed the return of American tourists after negotiating deals this year with US-based airlines for 63 direct flights a week to Athens. Indicatively, on average, American travelers spend 2,000 dollars a week during their holidays: 25 percent on accommodation and 15 percent on accommodation. According to the American Society of […]
Tourism Through the Ages: The Human Desire to Explore
Although taking a summer vacation is now a standard aspect of modern-day civilization for many, it wasn’t always that way. Tourism was far less common in ancient times than it is today, but that certainly doesn’t mean it didn’t occur at all. Even in ancient times, people had a natural curiosity about the world around […]
Borujerd’s historical core holds potential to become tourism hub
TEHRAN—The historical core of Borujerd could be developed into one of the main tourism hubs of the western Lorestan province, the provincial tourism chief has said. A number of historical structures, especially old mansions, give the 270-hectare historical core of Borujerd great potential to become a tourism hub for the region, Ata Hassanpur explained on […]
Mykonos locals fed up with ‘champagne’ tourism
Celebrity favourite Mykonos island has made mint being the playground for the rich and famous but locals are starting to feel that development has gone too far writes Helena Smith for The Guardian. Another local, Irene Syrianou, who is trying to promote Mykonos’s culture through mosaics inspired by the magnificent examples found among the ruins […]
Iranian tourism insiders, Russian fellows discuss ways to deepen ties
TEHRAN–– Several tourism insiders and officials from Iran and Russia have discussed ways to boost travel between the two nations, IRNA reported on Friday. Knowledge exchange, education, hotel management, holding joint exhibitions, and introducing tours and investments were among the issues they discussed, the report said. In addition, the experts exchanged views on prospects of […]
Tourism projects come on stream in southeast Iran
TEHRAN–Four tourism-related projects have recently been inaugurated in the southeastern province of Sistan-Baluchestan, the deputy provincial tourism chief has said. On the occasion of Government Week (August 24-30), four tourism-related projects came on stream in the provincial capital of Zahedan, Reza Ganjali explained on Wednesday. The projects received an investment budget of 99 billion rials […]
Greece to Set New Record for Tourism in 2022
Greece will probably break records in terms of tourism revenue this summer, Alpha Bank said on Tuesday. In its weekly economic developments report, Alpha Bank highlighted that Greece’s tourism revenue this year is expected to reach 20 billion euros, significantly exceeding the amount generated by tourism in 2019 (18.2 billion euros).“2022 will probably emerge, according […]
Traditional leatherwork, jewelry on show at tourism ministry
TEHRAN–Collections of Seraji (a kind of traditional leatherwork) and traditional jewelry have been put on display at the headquarters of the Ministry of Cultural Heritage, Tourism, and Handicrafts in Tehran. The exhibit, which was inaugurated on Saturday, showcases artworks crafted by Iranian artisans Bita Aminifard and Farnaz Mohammadzadeh, CHTN reported on Tuesday. With 14 entries, […]
Ground broken for tourism projects in southeast Iran
TEHRAN–Implementation of 12 tourism-related projects officially began on Sunday with ground-breaking ceremonies across Sistan-Baluchestan, the deputy provincial tourism chief has said. On the occasion of Government Week (August24-30), the construction of the projects worth 140 billion rials ($467,000) has begun in different cities of the southeastern province, Mojtaba Mirhosseini explained. The projects include boosting tourism […]
Greek island of Rhodes plans for winter tourism
Rhodes expects to have tourists in the island’s hotels right up to November 15, with relatively high occupancy rates, Rhodes municipal councillor Thanassis Vyrinis told the Athens-Macedonian News Agency on Sunday, while expressing satisfaction with the tourism season on the island so far. Vyrinis noted that this year had broken all previous records for the […]
Greek island of Rhodes plans for winter tourism
Rhodes expects to have tourists in the island’s hotels right up to November 15, with relatively high occupancy rates, Rhodes municipal councillor Thanassis Vyrinis told the Athens-Macedonian News Agency on Sunday, while expressing satisfaction with the tourism season on the island so far. Vyrinis noted that this year had broken all previous records for the […]