Published on : Tuesday, February 11, 2020
Also, the minister observed that the number of visiting tourists would have surpassed 10 million, if the recent incidents didn’t happen.
He was perhaps mentioning about a plunge in the number of international visitors after the downing of a Ukrainian passenger plane in January near Tehran.
Mounesan further explained that from tourism, Iran generates $11.7 billion in revenue noting that the figure has a chance to rise in future with proper planning.
The minister pointing to a drop in the number of international tourists after the outbreak of the novel coronavirus in China have explained that Iran’s domestic tourism capacities are widely assorted out and strong that a drop in the number of foreign travelers would not deal a significant blow to the tourism industry.
The Ministry of Cultural Heritage, Tourism and Handicrafts has devised strategies to endorse religious tourism and organize the old and new markets, Mounesan explained, mentioning the agreements that Iran has signed with Iraq to promote religious tourism.
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