TEHRAN (FNA)- Iranian Vice-President and Head of the Cultural Heritage, Handicrafts and Tourism Organization (ICHHTO) Massoud Soltanifar described Iran as a favorite and attractive tourist resort for foreigners, and said that the country has been rated as the cheapest destination for foreign tourists. "Our country has ranked first in terms of cheap ...

TEHRAN (FNA)- Head of Iran's Cultural heritage, Handicrafts and Tourism Organization (ICHHTO) Massoud Soltanifar said the country stands 17th in the world in terms of flight security. "Based on the United Nations World Tourism Organization (UNWTO) ranking in terms of flight security we ranked 17. I believe that our ranking is higher," the official ...

TEHRAN (FNA)- Iranian Vice-President and Head of the Cultural Heritage, Handicrafts and Tourism Organization (ICHHTO) Massoud Soltanifar announced that the number of foreign tourists visiting Iran considerably increased last year. Iran earned $6 billion revenues from tourism industry in the past Iranian calendar year (ended on March 20), Soltanifar ...

At a symposium in Tehran, policymakers, programmers, government officials, private activists and UN officials from across the globe in order to clear the ground for exchange of thoughts and systematic participation of all those involved in tourism. Tourism is one of the worlds largest industries and one of the key drivers of socio-economic progress ...

TEHRAN, Iran (AP) -- Iran's top tourism official says the number of foreigners visiting the country has jumped dramatically over the 12-month period ending in March, with 35 percent more tourists compared to the same period a year earlier. Masoud Soltanifar said on state TV Saturday that the thriving industry could help boost Iran's economy out of ...

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TEHRAN (FNA)- Iran plans to accelerate its development projects in tourism domains through providing investors with significant amounts of facilities by the National Development Fund (NDF), an Iranian vice-president announced. Massoud Soltanifar, who is also the Head of Iran's Cultural Heritage, Handicrafts and Tourism Organization (ICHHTO), invited ...

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TEHRAN (FNA)- Turkish investors have voiced willingness to invest in Iran's tourism sector, Iranian Vice-President and Head of the Cultural Heritage, Handicrafts and tourism Organization (ICHHTO) Massoud Soltanifar announced. "In view of the preparedness of Turkish investors to invest in the development of tourism infrastructures in our country, Iran ...

TEHRAN (FNA)- Iranian Vice-President and Head of Cultural Heritage, Handicrafts and Tourism Organization (ICHHTO) Massoud Soltanifar expressed pleasure that more foreign tourists are showing interest in traveling to the country recently despite the US-led western sanctions. "Over 4.5 million foreign tourists visited Iran in the last Iranian year (ended ...

Tehran, Aug 16, IRNA Vice-President and Head of Iran Cultural Heritage, Handicrafts and Tourism Organization Masoud Soltanifar said on Saturday that Iran has the highest amount of the world?s cultural heritage but only three percent of them have yet been identified. He made the remarks in his statement to a group of ICHHTO staff in Yazd. Soltanifar ...

TEHRAN (Tasnim) Head of Iran's Cultural Heritage, Handicrafts and Tourism Organization (ICHHTO) Masoud Soltanifar hailed the growing number of tourists visiting the country, and added that Iran enjoys great potential to attract tourists. Soltanifar on Tuesday said the number of tourists visiting Iran has significantly risen in the past few months....