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International Tourism Approaches Pre-Pandemic Levels While few industries have been spared by the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic over the past three years, even fewer have been hit as hard as the tourism sector. After Covid-19 had made 2020 “the worst year in tourism history“, international tourist arrivals increased by just 13 percent in 2021, as […]
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Iran, Saudi Arabia discuss cancelling visas, developing tourism
September 30th, 2023 
Awake Goy Iranian Deputy Minister of Cultural Heritage and Tourism Maryam Jalali Dehkordi announced the continuation of Iranian and Saudi efforts to develop tourism relations and cancel visa requirements between the two countries. Maryam Jalali Dehkordi, who is currently in the Saudi capital, Riyadh, to participate in World Tourism Day activities, confirmed: “I met and talked with […]
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No Comments »GCC visa ‘on the table’ in bid to boost tourism
September 29th, 2023 Awake Goy Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) countries are planning to launch a single visa system, which would simplify travel within the region and boost tourism across all six of its member states, according to Bloomberg, which cited a UAE minister. During the Future Hospitality Summit held in Abu Dhabi, UAE Economy Minister Abdulla Bin Touq Al-Marri said […]
Qeshm Geopark plans to promote sustainable tourism
August 10th, 2023 Awake Goy TEHRAN – The UNESCO-designated Qeshm Geopark plans to promote sustainable tourism and launch a campaign to empower local communities and foster job creation, its director said on Wednesday. Source Views: 20
Over 2,500 tourism projects worth $7.2 billion underway across Iran
July 13th, 2023 Awake Goy 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. At present, 2,582 tourism-related projects including hotels, apartment hotels, eco-lodges, traditional restaurants, and tourist complexes are under construction in various provinces, Ahmad Tajari said. The developing projects are […]
Tourism sector enjoying ‘tremendous recovery’, Brussels summit hears
June 30th, 2023 Awake Goy The European tourism sector looks set for another bumper year, the inaugural Destination Europe Summit in Brussels told. Source Views: 0
Posted in Jewish News Tags: brussels, enjoying, recovery, sector, summit, tourism, tremendous No Comments »Tourism ministry uncovers scheme for rural revive
April 9th, 2023 Awake Goy TEHRAN – Iran’s Ministry of Cultural Heritage, Tourism and Handicrafts has uncovered a new scheme based on which a selection of 100 villages will be revived for tourism in two years. Source Views: 0
Greece and China deepen ties with talks of reviving post-pandemic tourism
April 3rd, 2023 Awake Goy Greece’s Tourism Minister Vassilis Kikilias held a meeting on Saturday with China’s Culture and Tourism Minister HU Heping with the aim of deepening the cooperation between the two countries and exchanging views in light of the celebration of the year of friendship between Greece and China. More specifically, they discussed ways to revive travelling after… […]
Developing health tourism in Uramanat leads to economic growth, expert says
March 5th, 2023 Awake Goy TEHRAN – Economic and social development of the UNESCO-designated Uramanat can be achieved through strengthening health tourism in the western Iranian region, a tourism expert has said. Source Views: 0
Posted in Jewish News Tags: developing, economic, growth, Health, leads, tourism, uramanat No Comments »Egypt taps private firms and long-delayed museum to revitalise tourism
February 28th, 2023 Awake Goy Egypt, home to ancient pyramids and Red Sea resorts, aims to boost tourism by up to 30 per cent annually over the next five years, bringing in private firms to operate sites and inaugurating a huge museum around the end of 2023, its Tourism Minister said. Tourism is a crucial source of foreign currency […]
National conference to discuss tourism in Makran
February 23rd, 2023 Awake Goy TEHRAN – The tourism capacities of the Makran coastal strip in southern Iran will be discussed during a national conference in Bandar Jask, Hormozgan province on February 28, CHTN reported on Wednesday. Source Views: 0
The northern Greek city of Kastoria presents a new all-seasons tourism promotion logo
January 24th, 2023 Awake Goy The new logo for the promotion of Kastoria as an all-season tourist destination was presented on Friday, ANA reports. It was unveiled in two versions, Greek and English, at a special event organized by the vice-mayorship for culture and tourism of the rural municipality in Western Macedonia. “For the first time, the municipality of Kastoria […]
Posted in Jewish News Tags: greek, kastoria, northern, presents, promotion, seasons, tourism No Comments »Tourism projects worth $125m underway in Kermanshah
January 11th, 2023 Awake Goy TEHRAN – Tens of tourism-related projects worth 50 trillion rials ($125 million) are currently underway across the western province of Kermanshah, the provincial tourism chief has said. Source Views: 0
Iran sets up fund for tourism development
January 11th, 2023 Awake Goy TEHRAN – Iran has set up a new fund dedicated to supporting private businesses and non-governmental enterprises that are active in the tourism industry. Source Views: 0
Turkey looks to strengthen tourism ties with Iran
January 11th, 2023 Awake Goy TEHRAN – Turkey is willing to forge a closer partnership with Iran in the tourism sector, the Turkish consul general in Tabriz has said. Source Views: 0
Centuries-old pigeon towers under restoration for tourism
September 22nd, 2022 Awake Goy TEHRAN—Teams of cultural heritage restores are busy restoring arrays of abandoned pigeon towers, now deemed as emerging tourist destinations in Falavarjan county of Isfahan province. On Monday, several local authorities paid a visit to the centuries-old mud-brick towers to personally inspect the restoration process, CHTN reported. The physical condition of pigeon towers, historical values of […]
Centuries-old pigeon towers under restoration for tourism
September 22nd, 2022 Awake Goy TEHRAN—Teams of cultural heritage restores are busy restoring arrays of abandoned pigeon towers, now deemed as emerging tourist destinations in Falavarjan county of Isfahan province. On Monday, several local authorities paid a visit to the centuries-old mud-brick towers to personally inspect the restoration process, CHTN reported. The physical condition of pigeon towers, historical values of […]
Tabriz, Kazan seek to expand tourism ties
September 21st, 2022 Awake Goy TEHRAN—Tatarstan’s Minister of Culture, Irada Ayupova, and tourism officials of Tabriz discussed expanding ties on Monday, including sharing cultural heritage restoration and holding joint seminars and exhibitions. “Necessary arrangements are being made to organize a joint cultural heritage week between Tabriz and Kazan,” IRNA quoted Ayupova as saying on Monday. In this regard, the exchange […]
Golestan to develop rural tourism infrastructure
September 20th, 2022 Awake Goy TEHRAN—Authorities in northern province of golestan plan to develop the rural tourism infrastructure, the provincial tourism chief has said. Development of tourism infrastructure will be prioritized in rural areas considering the capacities of the villages, Mohammad Javad Savari explained on Monday. This could lead to overcoming the deprivation in the villages of the province, the […]
Americans boost Greek Tourism- up 50 percent
September 18th, 2022 Awake Goy Tourism stakeholders in Greece have welcomed the return of American tourists after negotiating deals this year with US-based airlines for 63 direct flights a week to Athens. Indicatively, on average, American travelers spend 2,000 dollars a week during their holidays: 25 percent on accommodation and 15 percent on accommodation. According to the American Society of […]
