The Islamic Republic of Iran reopened its borders to foreign tourists as of October 23, the deputy tourism minister has announced.
Iranian Labour News Agency
The Islamic Republic of Iran reopened its borders to foreign tourists as of October 23, the deputy tourism minister has announced.
Foreign tourists will soon visit Iran observing the health protocol in limited and controlled numbers, Deputy Head of Iran’s Cultural Heritage, Handicrafts and Tourism Organization (ICHTO) , Vali Teymouri said on Tuesday.
Iran’s minister of cultural heritage, tourism and handicrafts says the country’s tourism industry has recovered from the COVID-19 crisis earlier than expected.
The interest to visit tourist destinations in Iran's Isfahan, Shiraz, and Yazd has reduced, told the Director-General of Cultural Heritage, Tourism and Handicrafts Organization branch in Yazd Province Mostafa Fatemi.
Iran’s minister of cultural heritage, tourism and handicrafts says around eight million foreign tourists have visited the country over the past ten months.
Some 7.8 million foreign tourists visited Iran within 10 months (from March 21 through January 20) of this Iranian year (beginning on March 21, 2019), Iranian Deputy Minister of Cultural Heritage, Handicrafts and Tourism Vali Teymuri said.
Iran’s Deputy Minister of Tourism, Vali Teymuri, has told ILNA that the ministry welcomed the proposal for the Famtrip (familiarization trip) it had received three months ago.
I n a move to curb suitcase trade of cellphones, Islamic Republic of Iran Customs Administration recently announced that incoming passengers should not carry more than one cellphone and will have to pay 18% of the value of the phone as tax at the time of entry.
Iran's revenue from tourism over the last Iranian calendar year (ended March 20) amounted to $8 billion, an Iranian vice-president told Trend.