January 2019
Financial TribuneHow to Travel to Iran Visa-Free
How to Travel to Iran Visa-Free
How to Travel to Iran Visa-Free
Currently, nationals from Bolivia, Venezuela, Serbia, Malaysia, Turkey, Georgia, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Syria, Lebanon, and Egypt are eligible to enter Iran without visas.
Source: financialtribune.com/articles/sponsered-content/96325/how-to-travel-to-iran-visa-free
Official: Number of Americans Visiting Iran on Rise
Number of Americans Visiting Iran on Rise
Number of Americans Visiting Iran on Rise
The number of American citizens who visited Iran as tourists in the first eight months of the current Persian calendar year has increased significantly compared with the similar period last year, according to an official who supplied confusing and incomplete figures.
Source: ifpnews.com/exclusive/number-of-americans-visiting-iran-on-rise/
October 2018
Financial TribuneTo counter Trump, Iran stops stamping passports
Iran Relaxes Visa Process to Incentivize Foreign Tourists
Iran Relaxes Visa Process to Incentivize Foreign Tourists
The most important initiative Iran has concocted to boost tourism in recent months aims to eliminate official stamps put on visas of foreign tourists visiting the country.
Also keeps expanding visa-on-arrival agreements.
Canadian Travel agent fined for arrogant mistake that stranded family in Iran
Travel agent fined for flight flub that stranded family in Iran
Travel agent fined for flight flub that stranded family in Iran
A travel agent has been ordered to pay over $1,100 after a ticket mishap led to a family being stranded in Iran and missing their two-year-old’s birthday party. Last fall, Arman Aria and Azadeh . . .
Source: www.burnabynow.com/news/travel-agent-fined-for-flight-flub-that-stranded-family-in-iran-1.23450805
September 2018
Financial TribuneIran Gov’t Closes Down Dozens of Travel Agencies Over Illegal Price Hikes
Iran Gov’t Closes Down Dozens of Travel Agencies Over Illegal Price Hikes
Iran Gov’t Closes Down Dozens of Travel Agencies Over Illegal Price Hikes
At least 26 travel agencies operating in Iran’s capital have had their licenses revoked due to unlawful operations, as tourism authorities are tightening their oversight following severe public backlash. “These agencies had various complaints against them, in addition to flouting regulations. Therefore, we issued several warnings to them and were trying to resolve their issues, but we had to legally revoke their licenses because they remained indifferent to the warnings,” Shahram Alimohammadi, the head of tourism division of Tehran office at Iran Cultural Heritage, Handicrafts and Tourism Organization, said.
Iran no longer stamps the passports of foreign visitors
New Initiative to Counter US Travel Ban on Iran Visitors
New Initiative to Counter US Travel Ban on Iran Visitors
Iran no longer stamps the passports of foreign visitors to eliminate complications of travel to the United States. Visitors to Iran, including Europeans, could face scrutiny from US immigration officials when they have an Iranian stamp in their passports. So Iran is no longer stamping to eliminate that threat. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs said the measure, which entails the issuance of electronic visas for foreign tourists, to all Iranian consulates and domestic airports.
Source: financialtribune.com/articles/travel/93990/new-initiative-to-counter-us-travel-ban-on-iran-visitors