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2020-09-02 20:25
Responsible tourism a workable solution for coronavirus era: minister
TEHRAN – Iran’s tourism minister has said that responsible tourism is a workable solution for holidaymakers to get assured of safe traveling during the coronavirus pandemic.
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2020-08-31 19:46
We have to hire 300,000 workers to enhance cultural heritage protection: minister
TEHRAN – Iran’s tourism minister has said that his ministry must hire 300,000 workers in a bid to enhance the protection of cultural heritage sites, relics, and monuments.
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2020-08-30 18:28
If tourism brings us together, then travel restrictions keep us apart: UNWTO Secretary-General
TEHRAN – In his latest massage regarding the impact on the COVID-19 pandemic on tourism, the United Nations World Tourism Organization (UNWTO) Secretary-General has said “If tourism brings us together, then travel restrictions keep us apart.”
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2020-08-27 02:09
Nonzero: only 74 international travelers visit Iran during spring
TEHRAN – The number of foreign travelers to Iran has drastically plunged due to the global coronavirus pandemic as the Islamic Republic registered only 74 visits during the spring season.
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2020-08-25 19:09
People’s health is our first priority: tourism minister
TEHRAN – Iranian tourism minister has said that his ministry is in full coordination with the Ministry of Health for strictly implementing health protocols in travel destinations, hospitably centers, and museums, amongst others, underlining that “people’s health is our first priority.”
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2020-08-18 19:10
Coronavirus costs Iran’s tourism $2.8b so far, minister says
TEHRAN – Iran’s travel sector has suffered a loss of 12 trillion rials (some $2.85 billion at the official rate of 42,000 rials) since the outbreak of the coronavirus pandemic, tourism minister Ali-Asghar Mounesan said on Monday.
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2020-08-05 13:22
Corona is a reality but it cannot stop traveling, tourism minister says
TEHRAN – Iran’s tourism minister on Tuesday said that it is true that the coronavirus pandemic is a [bitter] reality but it cannot bring traveling to a complete standstill.
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2020-08-04 21:30
Obsolete textiles being revived in South Khorasan province
TEHRAN – Several [once] obsolete ways of making traditional textiles and their related businesses and workshops have been revived across the eastern South Khorasan province.
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2020-07-04 16:10
Overnight stays hit 5 million record high in month
TEHRAN – Iranian travelers registered a record high of more than 5 million overnight stays at accommodation centers across the country during the month of Khordad (May 21–June 20), CHTN reported.
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2020-07-03 18:17
UNWTO meeting: Iran outlines measures to help tourism recover from COVID-19
TEHRAN – Iran took part in a virtual seminar of the United Nations World Tourism Organization on Wednesday, outlining measures the country has taken so far to prop up the travel industry since the outbreak of the coronavirus.
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2020-07-02 00:16
Iran setting rules to resume foreign tourist arrivals amid pandemic
TEHRAN – The ministries of tourism and health in close collaboration with several other government bodies are defining a series of rules for admitting foreign travelers to the country amid a standstill in the global tourism industry caused mainly by the coronavirus.
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2020-06-29 20:00
Gifts to presidents to go on show: tourism ministry
TEHRAN – The exquisite gifts dedicated to President Hassan Rouhani and his predecessors will be put on show in public places such as museums in the near future, deputy tourism minister Mohammad-Hassan Talebian has said.
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2020-06-29 19:26
49 tourism projects worth $273m to come on stream
TEHRAN – A total of 49 tourism projects, worth 11,500 billion rials (some $273m at the official rate of 42,000 rials) will soon be inaugurated across the country.
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2020-06-24 20:30
Sports Museum to be among the best: Tourism minister
TEHRAN – Cultural Heritage, Tourism, and Handicrafts Minister Ali-Asghar Mounesan has said that the Sports Museum will become one of the best museums in the country.
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2020-06-23 21:24
Iran ‘has earned plaudits’ to ease COVID-19 impact on tourism, UNWTO says
TEHRAN – The United Nations World Tourism Organization has praised efforts made by Iran's tourism ministry to manage the travel industry during the coronavirus pandemic.
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2020-06-22 18:24
Iran ready to facilitate arrival of Afghan medical travelers: minister
TEHRAN – Iran is considering to make it easier for the Afghan nationals who are willing to visit the neighboring country for medical purposes, tourism minister has said.
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2020-06-15 23:03
Iran to try building homegrown capsule hotels
TEHRAN – Iran will be trying to domestically make sophisticated capsule hotels to promote cheap and basic overnight accommodation for travelers.
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2020-06-13 19:05
Iran to launch capsule hotels at airports, train stations
TEHRAN – Iran aims to install capsule hotels at some of its airports, railway stations, and passenger terminals to promote cheap and basic overnight accommodation for travelers.
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2020-06-12 21:33
Annual handicraft exports fetches Iran $523m
TEHRAN – Iran exported $523 million worth of handicrafts during the past calendar year 1398 (ended March 19), tourism minister has said.
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2020-06-07 23:09
Scary but worth visiting: don’t miss glass bridge in Ardebil
During your travel to Iran’s Ardebil province, make sure to include a visit to its “scary” glass bridge in the timeline if you like to discover a fascinating place in a budget way.
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2020-06-06 18:03
Applying health protocols is a priority for tourism recovery, Rouhani says
TEHRAN – President Hassan Rouhani has emphasized the need for formulating health protocols as a top priority to get the tourism and handicrafts industry back on the right track as the sector is suffering from a grave recession in the midst of a coronavirus lockdown.
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2020-05-29 21:58
Easing lockdown, Iran reopens UNESCO-registered Persepolis, other tourist destinations
TEHRAN – Iran has recently reopened the UNESCO-registered Persepolis, which was once the ceremonial capital of the mighty Achaemenid Empire, as well as many other tourist destinations to sightseers and history buffs, marking another phase in the easing of one of the world’s restrictions over the coronavirus outbreak.
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2020-05-26 20:15
Sadeh, the ancient festival of mid-winter, added to national heritage list
TEHRAN – Jashn-e Sadeh has been registered on Iran’s National Intangible Cultural Heritage list in a bid to preserve the ancient festival of mid-winter.
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2020-05-20 21:45
Open-air recreation centers, natural landscapes open under health protocols: tourism minister
TEHRAN – Open-air recreation centers and natural landscapes have been reopened in Iran under the condition of observing health protocols to prevent the spread of the coronavirus.
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2020-05-11 23:42
Half-priced discounts approved for medical staff in post-coronavirus
TEHRAN – Iranian tourism minister on Monday announced that 676 four- and five-star hotels, eco-lodge units, and hotel apartments have announced their readiness to offer half-priced discounts to medical professionals after the coronavirus pandemic is defeated.
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2020-05-10 20:17
Tourism development in Sistan-Baluchestan among top priorities: minister
TEHRAN – Cultural Heritage, Tourism, and Handicrafts Minister Ali-Asghar Mounesan has said that development of the travel industry across Sistan-Baluchestan province is among top priorities.
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2020-05-01 20:00
Iran raises annual tourism budget by 39%
TEHRAN- Iran’s national budget bill proposed for the current fiscal year (started March 20), has allocated 15.326 trillion rials (about $360 million at the official dollar rate of 42,000 rials) to the tourism sector, an increase of 39 percent year on year.
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2020-04-26 18:30
Travel vouchers proposed for medical professionals after corona ends
TEHRAN – The Society of Iranian Archaeology has proposed tourism minister Ali-Asghar Mounesan to provide medical professionals with travel vouchers after the coronavirus pandemic is defeated.
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2020-04-11 01:06
Eco-lodge units rise fourfold in South Khorasan within year
TEHRAN – The number of eco-lodge units has increased by fourfold in South Khorasan province, eastern Iran, within a year.
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2020-04-11 01:01
Coronavirus: National Museum of Iran hailed by online visitors
TEHRAN – Art-and-history lovers welcomed an initiative launched by the National Museum of Iran to facilitate online visits during the Persian New Year (Noruz) holidays.