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2020-11-20 21:02
Russia to offer e-visas to Iranian tourists as of early 2021
TEHRAN –Russian Ambassador to Iran Levan Dzhagaryan has said Iran his country will be offering electronic visas to travelers from Iran as of February 2021.
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2020-11-20 20:59
Tehran historical schools to receive better maintenance and care
TEHRAN – Tehran historical schools will receive better maintenance and care based on a trilateral memorandum of understanding signed by the ministries of tourism and education and the Municipality of Tehran.
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2020-11-16 23:37
Iran to extend travel restrictions as of Nov. 21
TEHRAN – Iran will extend restrictions on non-essential travels as of November 21, attempting to contain the coronavirus outbreak.
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2020-11-16 23:33
Coronavirus cuts Iran tourist arrivals by 72%: UNWTO
TEHRAN – International tourist arrivals to Iran plunged 72% during the first eight months of the year when compared to 2019, the World Tourism Organization reported, highlighting the severe impact of COVID-19 as the main factor.
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2020-11-10 19:02
Visa-free access, direct flights a privilege for Iran, Venezuela: tourism minister
TEHRAN - Visa-free access and direct flights are the two important advantages for Iran and Venezuela to develop tourism cooperation, the Iranian tourism minister Ali-Asghar Mounesan said on Tuesday.
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2020-11-09 21:21
Mass, unplanned travels not approved: tourism minister
TEHRAN –Mass, unplanned and irresponsible travels are not approved to take place during the coronavirus era, Cultural Heritage, Tourism, and Handicrafts Minister Ali-Asghar Mounesan said on Monday.
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2020-11-01 19:57
World handicrafts cities, Iran’s privilege for tourism development: minister
TEHRAN – The development and expansion of the world cities of handicrafts is a privilege that can help improve the international prestige of the country, boost tourism, and promote handicrafts in the global markets, Cultural Heritage, Tourism, and Handicrafts Minister Ali-Asghar Mounesan wrote in a note published on Saturday on the occasion of World Cities Day.
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2020-10-20 17:20
Govt. supports corona-affected tourism, handicraft sectors in Khorasan Razavi
TEHRAN – The Iranian government has paid 570 billion rials (about $13.5 million at the official rate of 42,000 rials) in loans to support people and businesses active in tourism and handicrafts sectors affected by the coronavirus outbreak in Khorasan Razavi province.
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2020-10-18 17:48
Russia says visa-free regime with Iran hinges on pandemic
TEHRAN – Russia hopes to finalize work on a bilateral visa-free regime for certain tourist groups with Iran in the near future, but says the time for its implementation depends on the situation of coronavirus pandemic in the two countries.
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2020-10-10 22:22
Iranian envoy meets Russian deputy transport minister, proposes flights resumptions
TEHRAN – On Saturday, Tehran’s ambassador to Moscow, Kazem Jalali, met with Russian deputy transport minister, Aleksandr Neradko, putting forward a proposal to resume flights between the two countries.
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2020-10-09 18:03
Tehran, Caracas discuss ways to expand tourism ties
TEHRAN – Iran and Venezuela have explored avenues to deepen tourism relations, especially through simplifying visa rules, launching fam tours, and setting up exhibits.
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2020-10-06 22:49
By Afshin Majlesi
Iran is not what you think: how media image of a country differs from reality
You can find, through the web or in person, countless travelers, who had developed mixed feelings about Iran prior to their arrivals ….. attitudes, stereotypes, and perceptions that totally being changed when excursions to the Islamic Republic starts.
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2020-10-06 00:01
Iran’s tourism achieves growth despite sanctions: minister
TEHRAN – Iran’s tourism sector achieved a growth [of almost ten percent year on year] in the previous Iranian calendar year 1398 (March 2019-March 2020) despite the adverse effects of the U.S. sanctions, Cultural Heritage, Tourism and Handicrafts Minister Ali-Asghar Mounesan said on Saturday.
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2020-10-04 21:56
By Afshin Majlesi
Iran sets sights on tourism rebound if coronavirus wanes, minister says
TEHRAN – The Islamic Republic of Iran is developing necessary infrastructure in the realms of traveling, accommodation, and human resources as it eyeing to jumpstart travels whenever coronavirus restrictions ease, Cultural Heritage, Tourism and Handicrafts Minister Ali-Asghar Mounesan told the Tehran Times in an exclusive interview on Saturday.
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2020-10-02 19:16
We are formulating responsible, smart tourism for coronavirus-era, deputy minister says
TEHRAN – Regulations and rules for launching responsible and “smart” package tours are being formulated by senior experts of the tourism ministry in close cooperation with counterparts of the health ministry in a bid to somehow restart the sector which has come to a standstill since the coronavirus outbreak, deputy tourism minister has said.
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2020-10-01 00:14
Annual tourism income projected to reach $25b by 2025: minister
TEHRAN – Iran’s tourism revenue is projected to reach $25 billion by 2025, tourism minister Ali-Asghar Mounesan said on Tuesday.
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2020-09-28 20:00
‘Majestic Iran, a Different Experience’ chosen as tourism motto
TEHRAN - ‘Majestic Iran, a Different Experience’ was introduced as the official motto for Iran’s tourism industry on Sunday as the country aims to hammer home the message of diversity and richness in recreational, cultural, and medical tourism.
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2020-09-27 21:15
No doubt tourism development will promote culture of tolerance: minister
TEHRAN – Iranian tourism minister Ali-Asghar Mounesan has said that the development of tourism will lay the ground for promoting the culture of tolerance both on national and international levels.
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2020-09-26 20:37
By Afshin Majlesi
World Tourism Day: COVID-19 makes a big difference
September 27th is a special day for potential travelers and all tourism insiders: It’s World Tourism Day! However, for the first time in the 40-year history of the occasion, it will be held this year with a big difference amid the deep global economic recession, job losses, halted flights, as well as lockdowns and closures due to the coronavirus pandemic.
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2020-09-25 21:10
Eight museums, featuring Sacred Defense scenes, relics inaugurated
TEHRAN – A total of eight museums dedicated to the Sacred Defense (the 1980-1988 Iraqi imposed war) were inaugurated across the country during a ceremony through a video conference on Wednesday.
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2020-09-23 20:12
Uraman ‘well prepared’ for UNESCO World Heritage tag: ICOMOS
TEHRAN – Hessam Mahdi, the representative of the International Council on Monuments and Sites (ICOMOS), has said that the case for the inscription of the Uraman cultural landscape on the UNESCO World Heritage list has been well prepared and he has been impressed by the status of Uraman rural landscape.
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2020-09-18 23:15
'Smart, responsible traveling' should replace ‘do not travel' recommendations: tourism minister
TEHRAN – Iranian Minister of Cultural Heritage, Tourism, and Handicrafts Ali Asghar Munesan has said that if coronavirus-related restrictions persist, the tourism industry of the country will suffer irreparable losses and many tourism insiders will be bankrupt, adding it’s time to replace “smart and responsible traveling” with “do not travel” recommendations.
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2020-09-15 18:30
Iran attending UNTWO meeting on corona-hit tourism industry
TEHRAN – Iran has participated in the 112th session of the executive council of the World Tourism Organization (UNWTO), which started in Georgia on Tuesday, aiming to find ways to help the global travel industry recover from impacts of the coronavirus pandemic.
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2020-09-13 18:54
Iran should jump-start COVID-hit tourism under health protocols: VP
TEHRAN – First Vice-President Es’haq Jahangiri on Saturday tasked the tourism ministry with implementing strategic plans to help jump-start the country’s traveling sector ravaged by the coronavirus over the past couple of months.
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2020-09-12 19:30
Museums, heritage sites ready to display private collections
TEHRAN – Museums, palaces, and other heritage sites affiliated with the Ministry of Cultural Heritage, Tourism, and Handicrafts all over the country are ready to display the collections owned by the private sector.
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2020-09-11 17:02
Iran to hold online, open-air ceremonies to mark World Tourism Day
TEHRAN – Considering the coronavirus outbreak in the country, all programs and ceremonies celebrating the World Tourism Day and the National Tourism Week will be held online and in open-air spaces observing health protocols, deputy tourism minister has said.
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2020-09-09 19:18
By Afshin Majlesi
The future of travel in Iran
Ubiquitous face masks, partitions, social distances, customer-service protocols, not-yet-fulfilled refunds, and self-quarantined at home on a mass scale, as well as closed borders, canceled events, and changing policies challenge tourism industry insiders to forecast what the lingering impact of the novel coronavirus could be on the way we travel.
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2020-09-07 21:54
Rent exemption to ease pandemic impact on private tourism businesses
TEHRAN – The Iranian government has approved a plan to exempt the private sector operating historical sites and monuments from paying tax until the end of the current Iranian calendar year (March 19, 2021) in a bid to mitigate the effects of the coronavirus pandemic.
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2020-09-04 19:29
Persian Gulf Regional Museum to be inaugurated in Bushehr
TEHRAN – The Persian Gulf Regional Museum in Iran’s southwestern Bushehr province is ready to be inaugurated within a month, a provincial tourism chief has said.
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2020-09-04 16:47
500 hotels under construction across Iran
TEHRAN – Over 2,400 tourism-related projects, including the construction of 500 hotels, are currently being implemented across the country with a total estimated cost of 1,370 trillion rials (around $32 billion).
