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May 3rd, 2016 
Awake Goy Tehran, May 2, IRNA – Head of Iran Urban Economics Scientific Association (IUESA) Hossein Mohammadpour Zarandi hoped that the upcoming international conference on urban economics would prepare a ground for developing urban tourism.
Zarandi made the remarks in a local gathering on tourism.
The international conference on urban economy is organized by (IUESA). The event is to be held in Tehran on May 19 with the participation of a large number of prominent Iranian and foreign figures.
“Cities are both source and destination of tourism,” Zarandi said adding that the share of urban tourism from international tourism is increasing.
“City managers are gradually moving toward improvement of tourism infrastructures because of revenue attractions,” said the official.
Emphasizing that tourism is considered as one of the most profitable industries in the third millennium in the world, Zarandi further noted the number of tourists were 20 million people in 1950, 438 million in 1980, 880 million in 2012, and more than one billion in 2012 respectively. It is estimated that it will reach 1.6 million people by 2020, he added.
The official hoped a process can be defined so that city management can take advantage of tourism revenues.
By IRNA
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