Archive for the ‘Iran’ Category
The Beauty of Ancient Persepolis in Iran Never Dies
Current republic of Iran is the descendant of the ancient Persian Empire. One of its most important cities used to be Persepolis. Even nowadays, the remains of the city are full of ruins of great palaces and other structures that attract tourists interested in ancient history. Ancient Persian Empire was powerful and rich, which the [...]
March 16, 2011
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Passenger plane bound to Iran crashes in Kyrgyz capital
By wire services | Aug 25, 2008 A passenger plane has crashed shortly after take-off from Kyrgyzstan’s capital, Bishkek, killing 68 out of the 90 passengers and crew.
August 25, 2008
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Iran enjoys wonderful tourist attractions
By Bandar Anzali/etn Iran tourism has made fans out of a group of foreign ambassadors who recently visited the country’s northern province.
July 16, 2007
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Iranians can now enjoy skydiving
By eTN Staff Writer A company is now offering skydiving in Iran.
April 30, 2007
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Iran set to expand tourism ties with Mexico
By Satish Gupta l eTN Iran continues to focus on attracting tourists from the western countries. After its recent decision to reward travel agencies with cash incentives to encourage Western tourists, Iran is to sign a cooperation agreement with Mexico.
November 21, 2006
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After China, Iran seeks ways to expand tourism ties with Japan
By Satish G. | eTN Asia Following the recent draft memorandum of understanding on expansion of tourism cooperation with China, Iran is seeking ways to expand tourism ties and boost cooperation and exchange of ideas with Japan.
August 4, 2006
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Tallest hotel in Iran being planned
By Aftab H. Kola l eTN Middle East Tehran, a metro pole with 15 million people and now being tapped for tourism, will soon see the region's biggest hotel coming up. Embracing a built-up area of 400,000 square meters the biggest hotel of Iran with 700 rooms will be constructed by spending US$700 million by the [...]
June 22, 2006
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A Ground Breaking Event for Handicrafts and Tourism in Iran
Teheran, 16 May 2006/ eTN – An enthusiastic response from high level local and international tourism and handicrafts experts has brought more than 500 participants from 35 countries to the world’s first Conference on Tourism and Handicrafts opened last Saturday in Tehran. Its aim is to define the links between handicrafts and tourism.
May 16, 2006
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Iran tourism marketing gets aggressive
TEHRAN, Iran (IRNA) — Iran will soon present its tourist attractions in a publicity campaign to be launched on international and local television networks, said an official of Iran Cultural Heritage and Tourism Foundation (ICHTF) here last month. “The publicity campaign will be in the form of advertisements introducing cultural, historical and development attractions of [...]
May 15, 2006
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Iran to establish tourist offices in seven countries
The Iran Cultural Heritage and Tourism Organization (CHTO) plans to establish tourism research and marketing offices in seven countries, the Persian service of the Cultural Heritage News (CHN) agency reported.
January 24, 2006
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