Ardabil sets sight on upscale hotels to woo foreign visitors

TEHRAN – Jafar Bazri, a member of Ardabil’s Chamber of Commerce, has revealed a substantial necessity of constructing upscale accommodations offering a lavish experience to travelers with an eye toward absorbing foreign tourists.

Private sector runs five protected areas

TEHRAN – There are five private protected areas across the country measuring some 275,000 hectares.

Tourism dialogue: Tunisia and Iran explore cooperative paths

TEHRAN – Travel insiders from Tunisia and Iran convened in Tehran for a significant meeting on Monday aimed at fostering collaboration in the tourism sector.

Association for cultural heritage benefactors launched

TEHRAN – Iran’s tourism minister on Monday publicized the launch of a special association for cultural heritage benefactors to raise funds for urgent restoration projects.

Tehran, Istanbul private sectors call for joint cooperation

TEHRAN – In a meeting between an Iranian trade delegation from the Tehran Chamber of Commerce, Industries, Mines and Agriculture (TCCIMA) with the deputy head of the Istanbul Chamber of Commerce (ICOC), the two sides called for improving mutual cooperation.

Over 2,500 tourism projects worth $7.2 billion underway across Iran

TEHRAN – More than 2,500 tourism projects worth more than 3.600 trillion rials (some $7.2 billion) are currently underway across Iran, a tourism official said on Tuesday.

Tourism minister visits UNESCO-designated temple, calls for more investment

TEHRAN – On Thursday, the Iranian tourism minister paid a visit to Takht-e Soleyman, which was once a principal fire temple of the Zoroastrian faith in ancient Persia.

Private sector invests $20m in Sanandaj’s tourism project

TEHRAN –The private sector has invested $20 million in a tourism project in Sanandaj, western Kordestan province, the province’s governor has said. 

Private sector invests $10m in Alborz tourism

TEHRAN –The private sector has invested four trillion rials ($10 million) in the tourism sector of Alborz province over the past two months, the provincial tourism chief has said.

Historical caravanserais in Khorasan Razavi to be ceded to private sector

TEHRAN – Five historical caravanserais across the northeastern Khorasan Razavi province will be temporarily ceded to the private sector in order to receive further care and maintenance, the deputy provincial tourism chief has said.

‘Incentives should be considered for agricultural production’

TEHRAN- Incentives should be considered for agricultural production, the chairman of Iran’s Chamber of Agricultural Guilds emphasized.

Government, private sector collaboration needed to protect bazaar of Isfahan

TEHRAN – In order to protect the labyrinthine Bazaar of Isfahan, one of the fascinating traditional marketplaces in central Iran, the government and private sector need to work together, the director of the historical complex has said.

Damghan’s Cheshmeh-Ali to be ceded to private sector

TEHRAN – Cheshmeh-Ali, a popular tourist destination in the city of Damghan, north-central Semnan province, will be temporarily ceded to the private sector in order to receive further care and maintenance, a local tourism official has said.

Iran sets up fund for tourism development

TEHRAN – Iran has set up a new fund dedicated to supporting private businesses and non-governmental enterprises that are active in the tourism industry.

Private sector to invest $2.5m in UNESCO-registered Bisotun

TEHRAN – The private sector is planning to invest one trillion rials ($2.5 million) in the UNESCO-registered Bisotun, which embraces giant bas-reliefs and inscriptions of Darius the Great, in the western province of Kermanshah, the provincial tourism chief has said.

Deputy tourism minister cuts ribbon on boutique hotel in Ardabil

TEHRAN –On Thursday, deputy tourism minister Ali-Asghar Shalbafian inaugurated a boutique hotel in the historical core of Ardabil in northwest Iran.

Private sector’s investment making in agriculture increases 45%

TEHRAN- Investment making by the private sector in the agriculture sector increased by 45 percent in the first nine months of the current Iranian calendar year (March 21-December 21), as compared to the same period of time in the past year, the Ministry of Agriculture announced.

Theme park featuring ocean landscape opens in Tehran

TEHRAN —A theme park featuring an ocean landscape opened its doors to the public in the Abbasabad neighborhood of Tehran on Saturday.

 Abandoned fire temple to be restored by private investors

TEHRAN – An abandoned fire temple, which is a spiritual, architectural, and cultural heritage dating from the Sassanid era (224–651), will undergo restoration with funding provided by the private sector.

Private sector launch tourism projects in Sistan-Baluchestan

TEHRAN –A total of 50 tourism-related projects launched by the private sector are currently underway across the southeastern province of Sistan-Baluchestan, the deputy provincial tourism chief has said.

‘World’s biggest’ boutique hotel inaugurated in Kerman

TEHRAN–Following months of extensive restoration, the “world’s biggest” boutique hotel was finally inaugurated in Kerman, ISNA reported on Saturday.

Qazvin Grand Hotel to be ceded to private sector 

TEHRAN – The historical Qazvin Grand Hotel, which was established in 1922 in the west-central Iranian city, will be temporarily ceded to the private sector to receive further care and maintenance.

Private sector criticizes restrictions on internet

TEHRAN- In their 39th meeting of the board of representatives of Tehran Chamber of Commerce, Industries, Mines and Agriculture (TCCIMA) on Tuesday, the representatives of the private sector criticized the restrictions imposed on the country's internet for security reasons.

Historical properties in Fars, Semnan to be ceded to private investors 

TEHRAN–Two historical properties in the southern Fars province and the north-central province of Semnan will be temporarily ceded to the private sector to receive further care and maintenance.

By Mahnaz Abdi

'Trade, a key to stable ties with other countries'

TEHRAN- In a press conference on the issue of economic diplomacy, held at the place of Iran Chamber of Commerce, Industries, Mines, and Agriculture (ICCIMA) on Sunday, the ICCIMA deputy head for international affairs mentioned trade as a key to have stable relationships with other countries.

Private sector invests $3.2m in tourism sector of Markazi province

TEHRAN – The private sector has invested 976 billion rials ($3.2 million) in the tourism sector of the central province of Markazi over the last year, the deputy provincial tourism chief has said. 

Historical properties in Gilan to be ceded to private sector

TEHRAN – Five historical places and monuments across the northern county of Rudsar, Gilan province, are planned to be temporarily ceded to the private sector with the aim of receiving further care and maintenance, the provincial tourism chief has said.

Historical properties in Gilan ceded to private sector

TEHRAN –Four historical places and monuments across the northern province of Gilan have been temporarily ceded to the private sector in order to receive further care and maintenance, the provincial tourism chief has said. 

Private sector should help promote Sistan-Baluchestan’s cultural heritage: official

TEHRAN –Introducing and promoting the rich cultural heritage of the southeastern province of Sistan-Baluchestan needs the support of the private sector, the province’s governor-general has said.