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Iran has the attractions the challenge is turning them into tourism Javad Gharaei

· 20 min read

Iran has the attractions, the challenge is turning them into tourism: Javad Gharaei​

TEHRAN - Iran does not lack tourism attractions. What it has struggled to do, says Iranian traveler and documentary filmmaker Javad Gharaei, is turn the country’s extraordinary natural and cultural diversity into a tourism industry capable of attracting visitors, generating revenue and properly introducing the ancient country to the world.

Iran has the attractions, the challenge is turning them into tourism: Javad Gharaei

Tehran gallery traces capitals past explores future of smart tourism

· 6 min read

TEHRAN – A new gallery in Tehran is taking visitors on a journey through the capital’s political, social, cultural and artistic history while using digital technology and artificial intelligence to offer a glimpse of how tourism in the city could evolve in the future.

Tehran gallery traces capital’s past, explores future of smart tourism

Kenargerd Caravanserai gets new life as cultural tourism complex

· 4 min read

Kenargerd Caravanserai gets new life as cultural, tourism complex​

TEHRAN – The first phase of restoration and development works at the historic Kenargerd Caravanserai in Hasanabad, Fashapuyeh district, south of Tehran province, was inaugurated on Sunday, marking World Tourism Day.

Kenargerd Caravanserai gets new life as cultural, tourism complex

Where the road became a destination Irans historical caravanserais

· 9 min read

Where the road became a destination: Iran’s historical caravanserais​

TEHRAN - For centuries, crossing Iran was as much a test of endurance as it was a journey of discovery. Merchants moved goods between distant markets, pilgrims traveled toward sacred places, and ordinary travelers followed routes across deserts, mountains and plains. Between these long stretches of road stood caravanserais, places where a journey could pause, animals could be rested, goods could be protected and strangers could share food, stories and news.

Where the road became a destination: Iran’s historical caravanserais

Iran India have huge potential for cooperation in health and tourism Ambassador

· 5 min read

Iran, India have huge potential for cooperation in health and tourism: Ambassador​

TEHRAN – New Delhi’s Ambassador to Tehran Vishwesh Negi has highlighted the significant potential for Iran-India cooperation in traditional and modern medicine, pharmaceuticals and tourism, as well as in strengthening cultural and people-to-people ties.

Iran, India have huge potential for cooperation in health and tourism: Ambassador

Indian embassy celebrates Ayurveda Day highlights Iran cooperation

· 3 min read

Indian embassy celebrates Ayurveda Day, highlights Iran cooperation​

TEHRAN - The embassy of India in Tehran hosted a ceremony on Wednesday to mark National Ayurveda Day under the theme “Ayurveda for a Healthier Tomorrow,” bringing together diplomats, physicians, media representatives and enthusiasts of traditional medicine.

Indian embassy celebrates Ayurveda Day, highlights Iran cooperation

In Urmia the grape is more than a fruit

· 9 min read

In Urmia, the grape is more than a fruit​

URMIA, West Azarbaijan Province - By late afternoon, the road out of Urmia was beginning to clog. Our flight had landed around 5 p.m., and after a quick check-in at the hotel, we set off for Chi Chest Coastal Village, near Lake Urmia, where the 9th Urmia Grape Festival was underway.

In Urmia, the grape is more than a fruit

A different way to travel Azadeh Abedinzadeh explains

· 16 min read

A different way to travel: Azadeh Abedinzadeh explains​

TEHRAN - Tourism is often measured by the visitors it attracts and the income they generate. But what if its success could also be measured by the forests it helps protect, the traditions it keeps alive and the opportunities it creates for local communities? This is the thinking behind regenerative tourism, an approach that seeks to move beyond reducing tourism’s negative impacts and toward restoring and strengthening the places people visit.

A different way to travel: Azadeh Abedinzadeh explains