INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
Wednesday.It is imperative that tourism diplomacy, along with cultural, public, and economic diplomacy, be a focal point of negotiations and
ethnicities and nationalities, he explained.During three difficult years with the coronavirus outbreak, the tourism industry not only did
not expand the pandemic but with maximum cooperation and full compliance with global health protocols, was an important player in containing
life in tourism facilities was almost zero, he noted.Having moved into the post-corona era, tourism can now be a center of economic recovery
by utilizing local and international capacities, such as the attraction of tourists from neighboring countries and common areas in the ECO
geopolitical and geoeconomic position as an economic, cultural, and historical crossroads provides an exceptional opportunity for tourism
opportunities for international cooperation, and give tourism a central place in regional diplomacy, he concluded.Some experts believe Iran
Several estimates have been released so far on the extent of the tourism-related losses incurred by the pandemic.According to the data
compiled by the tourism ministry, 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
Some 8.7 million foreign nationals visited Iran during the Iranian year (1398) and 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 Heritage list
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
