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 one-night work with Matin Lashkari and Shirin...

Britain’s easyHotel to expand into Iran

Britain’s easyHotel has reached an agreement with developers to open more than...

Iran’s Yazd City Inscribed on World Heritage List

The historical city of Yazd in central Iran has become the country’s...

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...

Iran plans to build 20 high quality hotels this year

Iran’s Cultural Heritage, Handicrafts and Tourism Organization has targeted the construction of...

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...

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...

Iran’s tourism plans to boost the economy after years of sanctions
April 9, 2017
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
April 4, 2017
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
March 26, 2017
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
March 4, 2017
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...
How ‘Half of the World’ is attracting tourists to Iran
February 22, 2017
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...
Tehran to launch Nowruz Open-Top Bus Tours
February 18, 2017
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...
Photos: 10th Tehran Intl. Tourism Exhibit kicks off
February 7, 2017
Adopting the motto of “See Iran Differently”, the 10th Tehran International Tourism Exhibit opened its doors to the public on Monday. The expo, scheduled for...
Tehran hosting tour guides in 2017 biggest tourism event
January 29, 2017
Tehran is hosting more than 300 tour leaders from 45 countries at the 17th ‘WFTGA Convention: Iran’. According to Iranian media, the opening ceremony of...
Bloomberg lists Iran among 20 hottest travel destinations in 2017
January 8, 2017
Iran has been listed as one of the 20 hottest tourism destinations in 2017 by Bloomberg. In their recent article entitled ‘Where to Go in...
Iran to host biggest tourism event in 2017
January 6, 2017
Iran will host more than 300 tour leaders from 45 world countries this year, head of Iranian Guild of Tour Leaders says. The program, to...
Iran tops in ‘School Holidays’
December 29, 2016
School holiday breaks vary throughout the world. Iran is one of the countries with the highest number of school holidays per year (125 days). In...
For ski devotees: Iran’s top international ski resort opened
December 24, 2016
During an official ceremony on Thursday, the Dizin International Ski Resort in Alborz province was opened for the winter season. Built in 1969, Dizin resort...
Iran’s attractions through the eyes of a Pakistani
December 18, 2016
By: Iftikhar Salahuddin IRAN, an ancient land with a vibrant culture and absorbing history, is our next-door neighbour, but surprisingly, is not a popular holiday...