TEHRAN-- Iran taped more than 3 million foreign tourist arrivals in the first 9 months of the existing Iranian fiscal year (1401, which began on March 21), the deputy tourist minister has stated.
In the first nine months of this year, more than three million travelers went into the nation, of which 14% were one-day visitors, Mehr priced quote Ali-Asghar Shalbafian as stating on Tuesday.
In 1400, more than 1.3 million travelers entered the nation, of which 11% were one-day visitors, the official stated.Talking about the number of outgoing passengers, the official said: more than 7 million Iranian nationals traveled abroad [throughout the pointed out duration], and of the number about six percent, were one-day visitors.He put the number of outgoing passengers at 2.8 million for the previous Iranian year, including some 10% of the guests were one-day visitors.Earlier in August 2022, the tourism minister Ezzatollah Zarghami revealed that the Islamic Republic had taped about 2.9 million foreign traveler arrivals over the previous 11 months.
With the assistance of President Ebrahim Raisi [the issuance of the traveler] visas has been resumed and 2,900,000 people got in Iran in less than a year.
And this amount is growing and increasing, Zarghami said in a televised speech.The minister added among the priorities that his ministry follows was to develop tourism ties with the neighboring nations.
Our concern is to strengthen relations with neighboring countries and now we are pursuing the task of inexpensive overland takes a trip with neighboring countries.
The Islamic Republic expects to reap a treasure trove from its many tourist areas such as bazaars, museums, mosques, bridges, bathhouses, madrasas, mausoleums, churches, towers, and estates, of which 26 are inscribed on the UNESCO World Heritage list.AFM