Tourism and Attractions
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Two Iranian girls hold ‘Food Tours’ for foreign tourists
Two Iranian girls are organizing tours of Iranian cuisine to make foreigners more familiar with Iranian foods and eating traditions. In this tour, tourists spend...
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Britain’s easyHotel to expand into Iran
Britain’s easyHotel has reached an agreement with developers to open more than 500 rooms in Iran, joining other foreign chains that have moved into the...
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Iran’s Yazd City Inscribed on World Heritage List
The historical city of Yazd in central Iran has become the country’s 22nd world heritage site after the World Heritage Committee voted in favor of...
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Photos: First Mid-East “Mini World” project under construction in Iran
The first ‘Mini World’ international tourism project in the Middle East is under construction in the Iranian city of Malayer, in Hamadan Province, Iran. The project includes 138...
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Iran plans to build 20 high quality hotels this year
Iran’s Cultural Heritage, Handicrafts and Tourism Organization has targeted the construction of 20 four- and five-star hotels by the end of the current Iranian year...
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Rotana set to open 1st hotel in Iran in less than a year
Rotana, the Abu Dhabi-based hotel management company, says it plans to open its first hotel in Iran in less than a year. The company has...
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Tehran is the new Holland: The capital city festooned with tulips in spring
While Tehran has lovely weather in the first month of spring with occasional evening rains, the municipality has decorated most of the park and streets with...
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Iran’s tourism plans to boost the economy after years of sanctions
Iran is turning to tourism to bolster its economy after years of sanctions imposed because of its nuclear programme. The 2015 landmark nuclear deal, known...
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Come dine in the sky: First suspended restaurant opens in Iran
Iran’s first “flying” restaurant, offering diners a gourmet experience 40 meters off the ground, has opened in the city of Shandiz in the Khorasan Rezavi...
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Photos: Double-decker bus offers hop-on, hop-off tour in Tehran
Coinciding with the beginning of the Persian new year, Tehran’s tourism authority has launched the “hop-on hop-off” bus tours of the city. The buses will...
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Iran’s Abbasi: The Middle East’s most beautiful hotel
Flick through almost any travel magazine these days and you’re bound to come across an article hailing Iran as the next big destination. Prompting the...
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How ‘Half of the World’ is attracting tourists to Iran
By Maysam Bizaer, Al monitor Since the election of President Hassan Rouhani in 2013, Iran’s tourism industry has witnessed its biggest growth since the Islamic...
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Tehran to launch Nowruz Open-Top Bus Tours
Tehran’s tourism authority plans to launch the much-touted “hop-on hop-off” bus tours of the city before the two-week Nowruz (Iranian New Year) holidays start on...
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Commentary: Why Europe fears collapse of the Iran nuclear deal
By Maysam Behravesh, Reuters Ali Akbar Salehi, Iran’s nuclear chief and former foreign minister, has warned that Iranians are running out of patience with the European Union’s pledge to maintain...
