Meliá Hotels to open first international luxury hotel in Iran Meliá Hotels International has announced its entry into the Iranian market with the first five-star branded hotel, which will be managed by an international hotel company, Gran Meliá Ghoo Hotel. The property will be located in the largest mixed residential, commercial and hotel complex […]
Foreign tourists spent billions in Iran last year A senior Iranian official says millions of foreign tourists spent nearly eight billion dollars in the country last year. Masoud Soltanifar, head of Iran’s Cultural Heritage, Handicrafts and Tourism Organization, told reporters on Monday that some five million foreign tourists visited Iran last year, spending at least […]
MasterCard warned for violating Iran bans The US Treasury Department has given a sanctions violation notice to the US payment system MasterCard over an alleged credit card cooperation scheme with two blacklisted Iranian banks. The Treasury in a statement has announced that its Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) has identified dormant MasterCard accounts […]
Iranian Banks to Open Branches in Turkey TEHRAN (FNA)- Two Iranian banks have reportedly applied to do business in Turkey, the Turkish media said on Wednesday. The media in Turkey have reported that two Iranian lenders have applied to do business in the Turkish market. “We have taken demands from Iranian banks. […]
Britain and Iran sign agreement for up to six flights a day between the two countries After decades of frosty aviation relations, Iran and Britain have signed an agreement for up to six flights a day between the two countries – leading to speculation that Tehran airport could seize back its role as the […]
Iran Lifting Visa Requirements with 28 Countries TEHRAN (FNA)- President of Iran’s Cultural Heritage, Handicrafts and Tourism Organization Masoud Soltanifar said Tehran is planning to lift visa restrictions with 28 countries. The official said the plan is to lift visa requirements with 28 countries in an effort to boost the mutual tourism […]
Prince Charles is reportedly contemplating a trip to Iran The UK’s Sunday Times reported Sunday that Prince Charles, the heir to the British throne, is considering the possibility of an official state visit to Iran. The British royal family have not made an official visit to the Islamic Republic in 40 years, before the […]
Sizdeh Bedar ~ 13th Day of Nowruz Iran Nature Day Spring in Iran is truly the season of renewal of nature’s life. The pleasant fragrance of flowers of spring has spread all over Iran. Seedlings emerged from the soil and lawn-like green velvets has covered gardens and plains. Mountains are full of colorful flowers […]
Why Iran adventure toursMore than half of this vast land is covered with mountains with different heights. In general, Iran Mountains are located in two large and long stretched mountain chains of Alborz & Zagrous. There are also numbers of Isolate Mountains around situated in Iran central deserts, a brief description […]
Iran to start issuing electronic visas by 2017 Iran will start issuing electronic visas for foreign tourists by the end of 2016, Masoud Soltanifar, Iran’s vice-president said. Soltanifar, who heads Iran’s Cultural Heritage, Handicrafts and Tourism Organization, added that Tehran also pursues the issue of mutual visa waiver with certain countries, to promote tourism […]