Iran has now reopened its borders to foreign tourists
Iran has now reopened its borders to foreign tourists
the deputy tourism minister has declared that Iran has reopened its borders to international tourists on October 23rd, 2021.
As Ali-Asghar Shalbafian stated on Sunday, the National Headquarters for Coronavirus Control approved to reopen the Iranian borders to international tourists, as the country is overcoming the pandemic after moving past the 5th wave and the vaccinations are increased, and by the tourism ministry’s request. Iran has now reopened its borders to foreign tourists
He added that as a condition for entering the country, the headquarters has given instructions to all tourists and also the hosts to follow all health protocols needed to prevent the spread of the Coronavirus.
The official also added that as we are reaching the post-coronavirus era, important measures have been taken to keep the tourism industry alive. Iran has now reopened its borders to foreign tourists
He is also hoping that issuing tourist visas could increase the number of tourists remarkably.
About issuing tourist visas
President Ebrahim Raisi ordered that issuing tourist visas and the travel of international tourists from air and land borders will be restarted from October 23 to November 21 after nineteen months of suspension, as Ezzatollah Zarghami the minister of Cultural Heritage, Tourism and Handicrafts stated on September
Months of extreme recession are now over. Many travel agencies, hotel owners, and tour operators have faced big problems such as unemployment, debts, bankruptcy, and the aspect of competing on the international level.
Now they can hope for better conditions as Zarghami stated that Iran tends to lift visa restrictions to aid the severely damaged tourism industry. Iran has now reopened its borders to foreign tourists
In addition, the number of people who have tested positive for Coronavirus has continued to decrease in this country, lowering the number of people infected by the virus during a stubborn fifth wave of the pandemic, that had a rather high mortality rate. As of September 22, the numbers dropped from 700 to below 300 as a great deal of work has been done to vaccinate citizens against this mysterious virus. Iran has now reopened its borders to foreign tourists
Some experts believe that Iran is still not known to many tourists because of the media war against Iran. The figures reported so far show a huge drop in the extent of the tourism-related losses because of the spread of the pandemic. Former minister of Cultural Heritage, Tourism and Handicrafts, Ali-Asghar Mounesan, said that the number of international travelers to Iran was immensely dropped due to the pandemic. Iran has now reopened its borders to foreign tourists
Mounesan stated that tourism of Iran was growing before the pandemic (Coronavirus), its revenues reached 11.7 billion dollars in the year 2019, which estimated to be 2.8% of GDP, close to the average share of the travel industry in the world GDP, which was 3.2 %. He also said that 8.7 million tourists from foreign countries visited this country during the Persian year of 1398. In addition, Iran was ranked as the second fastest-growing country in the travel industry based on data accumulated by the World Tourism Organization. Iran has now reopened its borders to foreign tourists
Iran will still remain a potentially booming destination for those seeking cultural attractions, wonderful sceneries, and numerous UNESCO World Heritage Sites. Based on Iran’s 2025 Tourism Vision Plan, this country aims to expand the number of tourist arrivals which was 4.8 million in the year 2014 to 20 million in the year 2025. Iran has now reopened its borders to foreign tourists and international travelers.n
