INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
ministry has said.Some of the projects, which are under construction in different provinces, have achieved 70 percent physical progress so
far, ILNA quoted Ahmad Tajari as saying on Wednesday.A total of 183 projects are also scheduled to be inaugurated nationwide during the
national tourism week (September 27- October 3), the official added.A budget of 310 trillion rials ($1.1 billion) has been channeled into
the projects, he noted.These projects, which include hotels, apartment hotels, eco-lodges, traditional restaurants, and tourist complexes,
are expected to generate some 2200 job opportunities, he mentioned.Experts suppose the country is 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 Heritage
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 2025.ABU/
