Broom making helps villagers make a living

A man spreads piles of reedy twigs under the sunlight at the yard of his house in Molla-Hassan Village in northeast Iran, September 20, 2020. The well-dried twigs are applied for making besoms, which are traditional household tool used for sweeping.

160 tourism projects worth $660m underway in Fars province

TEHRAN – A total of 160 tourism projects, worth 28 trillion rials (some $660 million at the official rate of 42,000 rials) are being implemented in Fars province, which is a top tourist destination in southern Iran.

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.

Govt. permit to ensure quality of agritourism in Iran

TEHRAN – Iran’s deputy tourism chief Vali Teymouri has said permits will be granted to eligible tour operators to launch their agritourism businesses, aiming to set certain standards in a move to ensure the quality of such services in the country.

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.

Job creation plan launched for craftspeople in South Khorasan

TEHRAN – Management and Planning Organization’s head Mohammad Baqer Nobakht and South Khorasan province’s governor general Mohammad Sadeq Motamedian signed a memorandum of understanding on Thursday, aiming to create 3,000 jobs for craftspeople in the province by the end of the current Iranian year (March 20, 2021). 

Smell of life: Rose harvest offers jobs to women

Farmers, including women and young adults, are harvesting delicate purple petals of damask rose flowers in a garden field in Iran’s Chaharmahal-Bakhtiari province, June 4, 2020. They work quickly to gather petals as much as they can before the sun gets too hot.

By Afshin Majlesi

Iran’s trump cards to kick-start tourism in post-COVID-19 world

TEHRAN – As you are well aware, the rapid spread of the novel coronavirus has plunged the travel and tourism industry in the global scene, disrupting life in ways that were unimaginable just a few months ago.

Package unveiled to create over 400 jobs for crafters 

TEHRAN – A new package aimed at creating more than 400 jobs in the field of handicraft has been unveiled in the northeastern North Khorasan province. 

Agritourism may shorten way to materialize 'Surge in Production’

TEHRAN - Agritourism, a relatively new branch of the travel industry in which tourists stay with local people in rural areas abroad, is deemed as a means to materialize the national goal of 'Surge in Production’.

COVID-19 cuts foreign arrivals in Iran by 15.8%: UNWTO

TEHRAN – Iran has suffered an average 15.8 percent fall in foreign arrivals during the first three months of 2020 compared to the same period last year, according to data released by the United Nations World Tourism Organization (UNWTO) that analyzes impact of the COVID-19 on international tourism.

Charity foundation to implement 60,000 job plans for corona-affected families

TEHRAN – Headquarters for Executing the Order of the Imam also known as Setad-e Ejraiy-e Farman-e Hazrat-e Emam, will implement 60,000 job creation plans for those financially struggling families who were affected by coronavirus outbreak, YJC reported on Tuesday.

Tourism minister opens 11 eco-lodges in eastern province

TEHRAN – Iran’s tourism minister Ali-Asghar Mounesan on Monday inaugurated eleven eco-lodges during his visit to the eastern South Khorasan province.

WCC experts visit weavers, workshops in Iranian village

TEHRAN - World Crafts Council-Asia Pacific Region Director Ghada Hijavi along with her fellow experts arrived in Qassemabad village on Wednesday to follow up on their assessment to name the northern Iranian rural area a world hub of handicrafts.

Gilan province selected to start Iran’s comprehensive tourism plan

TEHRAN – The northern province of Gilan has been selected as the first province to start the country’s comprehensive tourism plan, which is to be developed under the auspices of the United Nations World Tourism Organization (UNWTO).

Charity foundation to open up 120,000 jobs for villagers

TEHRAN – Barekat Charity Foundation, affiliated to Headquarters for Executing the Order of the Imam, will generate 120,000 jobs for the people residing in rural areas by the end of this year (March 20), the foundation’s head has said.

Industrial unit establishment permits rise 19% in 5 months

TEHRAN- Issuance of permits for setting up industrial units in Iran increased 19 percent during the first five months of the current Iranian calendar year (March 21-August 22) compared to the same period of time in the past year, IRIB reported citing the data released by the Ministry of Industry, Mining and Trade.

Charity foundation opens up 90,000 job opportunities in rural areas

TEHRAN – Barekat Charity Foundation, affiliated to Headquarters for Executing the Order of the Imam, will create 90,000 jobs for the people residing in rural areas during the current Iranian calendar year (started on March 21), an official with the foundation has said.

Tourism holds considerable potential to build a better, more equal future, UNWTO chief says

TEHRAN – Tourism holds considerable potential to build a better, more equal future in the global scene as no single economic, social or human activity prospers in isolation, UNWTO Secretary-General Zurab Pololikashvili has said.

UNWTO sees global tourism to grow 3% per annum until 2030

TEHRAN – The UN World Tourism Organization (UNWTO) expects that global tourism will continue to grow at an average of 3 percent annually until 2030.

Eco-lodges thriving in Iran’s Golestan province

TEHRAN – The idea of staying at an eco-lodge has been welcomed by thousands of travelers to Golestan province, northern Iran.

Play a great part in employment and production, Rouhani tells tourism minister

TEHRAN – President Hassan Rouhani on Saturday urged Cultural Heritage, Handicrafts, and Tourism Minister Ali-Asghar Mounesan to play a great part in the arenas of travel industry and crafts and to improve the status of craftspeople in terms of job creation and production.

$95m allotted to generate jobs for the deprived

TEHRAN – Imam Khomeini Relief Foundation has allocated 4 trillion rials (nearly $95 million) to create jobs for the financially struggling individuals residing in the northeastern province of Khorasan Razavi, the provincial foundation’s head has announced.

World Tourism Day to focus on job generation, better future

TEHRAN - World Tourism Day is annually commemorated on September 27 with worldwide celebrations under the auspices of the UN World Tourism Organization (UNWTO). 

226 tourism, handicrafts and cultural heritage projects inaugurated

TEHRAN – Iranian President Hassan Rouhani on Tuesday inaugurated 226 projects in the fields of tourism, handicrafts and cultural heritage through video conference on the occasion of the Government Week (August 24-30).

Tehran seminar to discuss digital marketing’s effect on tourism

TEHRAN – Iran’s Cultural Heritage, Handicrafts and Tourism Organization will be hosting an educational seminar on digital marketing and its impact on buttressing tourism and hospitality industries in the country.

92,000 home-based businesses created nationwide

TEHRAN – Some 92,000 home-based businesses have been created across the country over the past [Iranian calendar] year (ended March 20), Mohammad Shariatmadari, the cooperatives, labor and social welfare minister, has said.

$4.2b earmarked for job generation in rural areas

TEHRAN – A total budget of 180 trillion rials (around $4.2 billion) has been allocated to open up job opportunities in rural areas, vice-president for rural development and deprived areas has announced.

Iran, Malaysia discuss enhanced co-op in job creation, insurance

TEHRAN – The cooperatives, labor and social welfare minister of Iran, Mohammad Shariatmadari, and the human resources minister of Malaysia, M. Kula Segaran s/o V. Murugeson, discussed enhanced cooperation in the fields of employment, job generation and insurance.