INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
boom in domestic tourism and a large number of Iranian citizens traveling during the Persian new year holiday (Noruz), the increase in
incoming tourists following the re-issuance of visas, and the facilitation of the required conditions for tourists in post-coronavirus time,
against the coronavirus which lead to reducing the death rate of coronavirus patients, and managing and supporting tourism activists, he
Iran's approach to tourism development using natural resources, and success in establishing eco-lodges across the country.Last year the
tourism ministry announced that the tourism of the country was growing before the corona outbreak, its revenues reached $11.7 billion in
2019, which accounted for 2.8% of GDP, nearing the average share of tourism in the world GDP, which was 3.2 percent.Iran was ranked as the
second fastest-growing country in tourism based on data compiled by the World Tourism Organization.Experts expect Iran to achieve a tourism
boom after the coronavirus is contained, believing its impact would be temporary and short-lived for a country that ranked the third
fastest-growing tourism destination in 2019.The Islamic Republic expects to reap a bonanza from its numerous tourist spots such as bazaars,
museums, mosques, bridges, bathhouses, madrasas, mausoleums, churches, towers, and mansions, of which 26 are inscribed on the UNESCO World
Under the 2025 Tourism Vision Plan, Iran aims to increase the number of tourist arrivals from 4.8 million in 2014 to 20 million in
