TEHRAN- Parts of the historic bazaar of Zanjan in northwestern Iran will undergo rehabilitation works in the near future, provincial tourism chief Amir Arjmand announced on Sunday, CHTN reported.

Repairing rooftops of covered passages, repairing roof insulation, replacing worn-out bricks, as well as worn-out joints, are parts of the restoration project, the official added.

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TEHRAN- Iranian museums have lost 90 percent of their revenues due to the consecutive closures caused by the global coronavirus pandemic, Mohammadreza Kargar, the tourism ministry’s director of museums and historical properties, has said.

The country closed cultural heritage museums and historical sites across the country in a preventive measure amid fears of coronavirus outbreak back in February, but as the coronavirus lockdown was eased,"...

TEHRAN- Iran welcomes initiatives that contribute to the development of tourism and boost cooperation in the international arena, deputy tourism chief Vali Teymouri said on Wednesday.

Referring to the international conference on youth and global peace, which is scheduled to be held in Seoul, South Korea in 2021, he noted that the tourism ministry will have an active presence in the conference which will be participated by more than 40 Asian countries"...

TEHRAN – The first international drive-in circus opened at Tehran’s Milad Tower on July 16 and will run through August 21.

Artists from Iran, Brazil, Ecuador, Tanzania, Russia, Colombia, and Mexico perform the circus programs.

Due to the lock-downs as a result of the coronavirus outbreak, many recreational programs have been canceled across the country.

TEHRAN - Chabahar Free Trade–Industrial Zone Organization is planning to build an international airport which would be a major stimulus to attract both tourists and investors to the region in the southeastern Sistan-Baluchestan province.

Abdolrahim Kordi, the managing director of the organization, made the remarks during a meeting with the visiting members of the Iranian consortium for incoming tours with the aim of getting acquainted with"...

The travel and tourism industry contributes 3 to 3.5% of the global GDP. If we also count related industries, the total contribution of tourism to the global GDP nears 10%. The entire part of the global economy was hit hard with the coronavirus pandemics. As the economies were locked down, the revenue declined by more than 90%. Now the economies reopen, it may be estimated the hospitality industry would recover. According to Alpho analysts it will very likely take a long time.

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TEHRAN – Tehran department of environment will transform Sorkheh Hesar forest park into an ecological park, IRIB news agency reported on Sunday.

Ecopark is exploited as an amusement park without hampering its natural environment so that the bio-diversity remains unaffected there. Generally, a particular area of a forest is demarcated and brought under intensive management for this purpose.

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TEHRAN – Iran and Tunisia have recently signed a memorandum of understating (MOU) to expand tourism ties despite the coronavirus pandemic.

The MOU was inked by Iran’s ambassador to Tunisia Mohammadreza Rauf Sheibani and Tunisian Minister of Tourism Mohamed Ali Toumi, ILNA quoted Iran’s deputy tourism chief Vali Teymouri as saying on Saturday.

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TEHRAN- The old buildings of the fishery department in the northern Ashuradeh Island in Golestan province, neighboring the Caspian Sea, will be turned into a museum, a provincial tourism chief has said.

The buildings are being restored and the museum is expected to be inaugurated in the near future, Mohammad Nasiri said on Wednesday, CHTN reported.

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TEHRAN – The promotion of “customized tourism” is essential as the coronavirus pandemic has nearly shut down the travel sector, Iranian professor Mohammad-Taqi Toghraei said on Monday.

Speaking to IRNA, Toghraei, who a faculty member of Isfahan University of Art, explained: “Custom or ‘customized’ tourism is a new model in the tourism industry [that works] based on the needs, demands, and wishes of a tourist,"...