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2019-03-09 23:12
Iran to ease visa rules for Iraqi Kurdistan travelers
TEHRAN – Iran is to loosen travel restrictions for Iraqi Kurdistan travelers in the hope of boosting tourism by offering electronic visas instead of printed ones.
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2019-03-06 21:57
Museum displaying decades of archaeological discoveries in Iran
TEHRAN – Selects of objects unearthed in Iran over the four past decades have been put on show at the National Museum of Iran in downtown Tehran.
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2019-03-06 21:53
Holding joint exhibits can help nations promote peace: Iran tourism chief
TEHRAN – People of the world can realize that Iranians are kind, peaceful and [deeply] rooted in history by the means of joint exhibitions which makes nations more acquainted with each other, brings them closer and [consequently] advocates global peace, Iran tourism chief Ali-Asghar Mounesan said on Tuesday.
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2019-02-24 09:26
Iran to lift import tariffs on tourism-related equipment
TEHRAN – Iran tourism chief has said that the country will exempt tourism-related equipment from import tariffs in a bid to buttress the tourism industry.
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2019-02-18 20:53
Meybod celebrates becoming world city for Zilou
TEHRAN – On Monday, Meybod celebrated becoming a world city for Zilou, a traditional type of floor covering commonly woven across the central Iranian city and its outskirts.
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2019-02-11 22:21
Iran, Iraq seeking UN recognition of Arba’een pilgrimage
TEHRAN - Iranian tourism and cultural heritage authorities in collaboration with their Iraqi counterparts are implementing a plan to promote the recognition of Arba’een pilgrimage on the UNESCO’s list of Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity, CHTN reported.
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2019-02-04 23:21
Handicrafts exports up 11%, hit $190 million
TEHRAN – Iran’s handicrafts exports reached $190 million in the first nine months of the current Iranian calendar year (started March 21, 2018), showing 11 percent growth year on year.
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2019-02-02 21:16
Iran says it has traced two Achaemenid reliefs stolen decades ago
TEHRAN – Iran tourism chief has said that the country has traced two more Achaemenid-era (550-330) bas-relief carvings, which were stolen from Persepolis decades ago.
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2019-01-26 22:56
Officials propose closer Iranian, Spanish tourism ties
TEHRAN – Tehran ambassador to Madrid has proposed Iranian travel marketers and tourism entrepreneurs to deepen ties with their Spanish counterparts, IRNA reported on Friday.
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2019-01-26 22:54
CHHTO, UNWTO ink agreement to foster cooperation
TEHRAN – Iran’s Cultural Heritage, Handicrafts and Tourism Organization has signed a memorandum of understanding with the United Nations World Tourism Organization to develop ties for the promotion of responsible, sustainable and universally accessible tourism.
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2019-01-26 22:53
Major exhibit to stage Iran’s history, civilization in Spain
TEHRAN – Iran tourism chief said on Saturday that the country aims to introduce its ancient history and civilization to the people of Spain by throwing a major loan exhibit.
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2019-01-14 22:41
Foreign arrivals in Iran reaches six million in nine months
TEHRAN – Over six million foreign nationals visited Iran during the first nine months of the current Iranian calendar year (started March 21, 2018), a remarkable rise from the same period last year, tourism chief has said.
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2018-12-31 21:43
Holidaymakers invited to spend Christmas in Iran
TEHRAN – Iran tourism chief has proposed people from across the world to opt the country for spending Christmas vacation this year.
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2018-12-24 21:13
Single UNESCO dossier compiled for Masouleh, Hyrcanian Forest
TEHRAN – Following sustained efforts to earn UNESCO tags for Masouleh and Hyrcanian Forest, Iran tourism chief on Sunday said they are to be assessed as a single property.
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2018-12-22 20:25
In honor of the longest night: Iran pursuing UNESCO recognition of Yalda
TEHRAN – Iran continues collaborating with the United Nations cultural agency UNESCO to register “Celebration of Yalda Night” officially on its Intangible Cultural Heritage list.
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2018-12-15 20:40
Thousands of Achaemenid-era clay tablets to be back home
TEHRAN – Over 11,000 flawless [Achaemenid-era] clay tablets and a large number of fragments of their kind will be back home, Iran tourism chief said on Wednesday.
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2018-12-10 21:50
VP calls for better visa services for Iranian, British nationals
TEHRAN – Iranian Vice President Ali-Asghar Mounesan has called for better visa services for Iranian and British nationals, saying Iranians should not face problem to receive UK visa, IRNA reported on Sunday.
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2018-12-10 20:57
Iraq tops Iran’s visiting tourists list
TEHRAN – Some 2 million Iraqi nationals visited Iran during the first seven months of the current Iranian calendar year (started March 21), turning the country into Iran’s largest source of tourists, ISNA reported.
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2018-12-01 21:26
Iran attracts more travelers as medical tourism gets boost
TEHRAN – The number of foreign travelers to Iran has seen a considerable year-on-year growth as medical tourism gains momentum in the country, tourism chief has said.
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2018-11-26 22:35
Iran starts issuing e-visas, raising hopes for more travelers
TEHRAN – Iran has started issuing electronic visas for those traveling to the country, in a bid to facilitate tourist inflow and to cope with sanctions recently reimposed by the U.S.
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2018-11-19 21:53
Ground broken for cultural center in Khoy
TEHRAN – Construction of a special cultural center began on Monday in the premises of the Shams-i Tabrizi mausoleum in the northwestern city of Khoy.
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2018-11-17 22:46
Tehran, Sofia discuss ways to deepen tourism ties
TEHRAN – Iranian Vice President Ali-Asghar Mounesan has discussed ways with his Bulgarian counterpart Iliana Iotova to expand tourism ties.
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2018-11-15 10:50
Iran’s H1 foreign arrivals at six million
TEHRAN – Some six million foreign travelers visited Iran in the first half of the current Iranian calendar year (started March 21), a tourism official said on Wednesday.
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2018-11-14 20:48
Hamedan talks raise awareness of high-techs in support of tourism
TEHRAN – The city of Hamedan hosted a United Nations World Tourism Organization (UNWTO) session this week, which highlighted harnessing cultural tourism by the means of cutting-edge technologies.
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2018-11-05 21:24
Rouhani lauds CHHTO for full restoration of Ali Qapu
TEHRAN – President Hassan Rouhani has appreciated the Cultural Heritage, Handicrafts and Tourism Organization for fully restoration of the landmark Ali Qapu Palace.
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2018-11-05 21:21
Iran’s H1 foreign arrivals up over 51% y/y
TEHRAN - International tourist arrivals in Iran rose by more than 51 percent in the first half of the current Iranian calendar year (started March 21) from a year earlier, tourism chief has said.
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2018-10-13 22:36
New CHHTO deputy director appointed
TEHRAN – The director of the Cultural Heritage, Handicrafts and Tourism Organization has installed Vali Teymouri as his deputy for tourism affairs, ISNA reported on Friday.
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2018-10-11 16:52
Iran’s five-month outbound tourism falls 11 percent
TEHRAN – Iran’s outbound tourism fell 11 percent during the first five months of the current Iranian calendar year (started on March 21) from a year earlier, a tourism official has said.
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2018-10-09 00:30
Recovered Achaemenid relief to go on tour across Iran
TEHRAN – A newly recovered Achaemenid-era (550-330 BC) bas-relief, which President Hassan Rouhani brought it back from the U.S. on September 27, will be put on show in a select of cities across the country.
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2018-10-08 19:25
Tuyserkan holding walnut, woodcarving festivals
TEHRAN - Tuyserkan, nicknamed Iran’s city of walnut, is playing host to walnut festival as its farmers are celebrating an end of the walnut-picking season.
