World Heritage Day
World Heritage Day
April 18th is celebrated annually around the world to preserve and promote cultural heritage sites. World Heritage Day, or The International Day for Monuments and Sites, is a day for all humans to remember the main role of cultural sites in understanding who they are or where they come from, and how important is to preserve and protect the world’s cultures. It aims to raise global awareness about the diversity and vulnerability of cultural heritage sites, the challenges for their conservation, the demand for international efforts to protect and preserve these invaluable heritages, as well as the benefits these efforts provide for communities.
The International Day for Monument and Sites was established on 18 April 1982 by the International Council for Monuments and Sites (ICOMOS) and approved by the General Assembly of UNESCO in 1983. Regarding the importance of protecting the invaluable cultural heritage sites and monuments, the organization gathers together different experts in related fields such as architecture, geography, archeology, engineering, etc. each year. Conferences, lectures, seminars, workshops, roundtable discussions, interviews, articles in newspapers and magazines, publications, photo exhibitions, banners, and posters, awarding prizes to the people or organizations who have played an outstanding role in the conservation of cultural heritage, and visits to heritage sites and monuments are of the activities.
Every year, a theme is proposed by the ICOMOS. For example, the theme was “Heritage for Generations” in 2018. The 2019 theme is “Rural Landscapes”.
Today, the organization has nearly 10000 members in over 150 countries around the globe. They are devoted to ensuring the most important cultural sites are preserved well for future generations. Moreover, they make an attempt to identify new exceptional historical and archeological heritage sites worldwide that should be preserved for future generations. For example, Persian Qanat in Iran was added to the list in 2016.
Many of the heritage sites offer free admission on this day. Then, just do your part to preserve the World Cultural Sites for future generations by paying a visit to the cultural sites near you. Respect the sites and monuments during your visit, and consider submitting the sites to ICOMOS, if they are worth being preserved but have not been yet.
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Iran Doostan Tours will exhibit at ITB Berlin, March 2019
It is our pleasure to announce that Iran Doostan Tours will present Iran at the ITB Berlin, March 2019 with new packages and services for travelers to Iran.
We look forward to discussing business opportunities, meeting industry professionals, and creating a network with exhibitors at ITB Berlin. We will offer MICE services as well as culture, adventure, safari, and VIP tours throughout Iran and also provide our guests with all the inquiries including hotel, visa, transfer, etc.
Warmly, we will welcome you at our stand at Booth No.9, Section 205, Hall 4.2b, and help you with any questions or information you might need for your travel to Iran.
If you wish to arrange an appointment, please contact us via e-mail at sahar@idt.ir
Date: 6-10 March
Stand: Hall 4.2b Section 205 Booth No.9
Company: Iran Doostan Tours Co. Pjs.
New York Times Announces Iran as a Top Destination to Travel in 2019
When it comes to choosing the best destination for travel we usually turn to the internet to consider press releases, travel experts’ ideas, tourism statistics, travel guidebooks, comments and reviews on social media, and to our families and friends as our most reliable references. Every year, a list of top destinations to travel is being published by different travel websites and magazines and each time there are some emerging destinations people have not heard much about. Iran is such a country where media don’t do its tourism potentials and capacities any justice. Consequently, many people around the world know less or nothing about this wonderful destination. According to the New York Times, Iran is one of the top destination to travel in 2019. Though the United States discourages the American citizens to travel to Iran, it does not prohibit them. In fact, the US State Department let the citizens travel to Iran only as a part of an organized tour.
Even the tensions between Iran and the United States have failed to persuade adventurous or cultural travelers to stop traveling to Iran. They are still eager to visit the ruins of ancient Persia as well as its metropolitan modern capital Tehran, or to ski within its awesome ski resorts and enjoy 4×4 expeditions in its amazing desert terrain at the same time.
Iran with 23 UNESCO World Heritage Sites (22 Cultural and one Natural) is the best place to travel in 2019 for all cultural tourists who have thirst for discovering the origin of civilization. The ancient remains of Persepolis city, the bustling bazaars, the magnificent architecture in centuries-old mosques as well as friendly people with exemplary hospitality will appeal to many tourists and travelers from around the world. Covering a vast area, Iran’s geography and land-forms make it an exciting destination for adventure seekers too. The vast deserts, snow-capped Alborz and Zagros Mountains, verdant forests of the Caspian shore, historical villages, nomads, and deep caves and canyons enclosed by the seas from north and south could provide an exhilarating experience for the adventurous travelers.
Moreover, Iran is a budget destination that offers various tourist attractions and activities to all kinds of travelers. Tourists who travel to Iran can enjoy a memorable experience as well as a strong purchasing power.
Iran attractions cannot be expressed in words; it is a must-see that should be on your travel bucket list of 2019. Travel to Iran as a top destination to travel in 2019 to feel it by yourself.
FEPET Spanish Journalists in Iran to Promote Iran Travel and Tourism Industry
46 members of the Spanish Federation of Journalists and Writers of Tourism (FEPET) traveled to Iran for the 19th FEPET congress in Iran from Saturday, November 24th to Monday, December 3th. The tour arrived in Shiraz on Sunday, November 24th, and left Iran from Tehran on Sunday, December 3th. They visited Shiraz, Yazd, Isfahan, Matinabad, Kashan, and Tehran on a FAM trip, sponsored and organized by Iran Doostan Tours Co. (IDT)- one of the pioneers of the travel and tourism industry of Iran. The goal of the FAM trip was to enhance their awareness of the infrastructures and potentials of Iran’s tourism and travel industry and also to reinforce the tourism relationships between Iran and Spain. The tour met the officials of Iran’s Cultural Heritage, Handicrafts and Tourism Organization, some of the Iranian tour operators and travel agencies involved in inbound tourism, as well as some journalists from different top Iranian journals in the conferences held in Shiraz, Yazd, Isfahan, and in the FEBET congress in Spinas Palace Hotel in Tehran.
19th FEPET congress in Iran hosted and organized by Iran Doostan Tours Co.
Mariano Palacin the president of FEPET presented the certificate of appreciation to the Cultural Heritage, Handicrafts, and Tourism Organization of different cities of Shiraz, Yazd, Isfahan, and Tehran. He named Iran as a wonderful country with amazing heritage sites and tourist attractions and friendly hospitable people. He admired Iran tourism officials and tour operators’ attempts to improve the travel and tourism industry in the country against sanctions imposed by the USA. To decrease the effects of the sanctions, Iran announced to welcome foreign tourists with no need to stamp their passports. He believes this could be a giant step forward to encourage international tourists to travel to Iran without any anxiety. He said Iran has experienced positive social changes comparing to his last visit to Iran twenty years ago and he appreciated Iran’s tourism officials’ enthusiasm for the promotion of Iran’s tourism and infrastructures. He believed Naqsh-e Jahan could be a proper brand for Iran’s tourism industry. He said: “I have visited 99 countries, and Naqsh-e Jahan Sq. is one of the most beautiful large squares of the world.” In the end, he predicted a promising future for Iran’s travel and tourism industry.
Mariano Palacin the president of FEPET presented the certificate of appreciation to Iran tourism officials
According to Mr. Ali M. Vaghefi, the Managing Director of Iran Doostan Tours Co., FEPET with 200 members holds the annual international congress in different countries and it decided to hold its 2018 congress in Iran. He said the idea of holding FEPET congress in Iran goes back to twenty years ago when the FEPET president traveled to Iran for 10-12 days, but it was postponed during all these years for some reason or another. He said the journalists left Iran with great satisfaction. The achievements of the tour are going to be published in Spanish media. Moreover, the chairman of FEPET is responsible for Fitur Exhibition magazine and he hopefully admitted to allocating 14 pages of the magazine to Ian for this year. Mr. Vaghefi believes organizing tours for foreign media specialists is of great importance regarding their vital role in impressing public opinion and tourist image construction of Iran, especially regarding the influential role of Spain media in Latin American countries.
19th FEPET congress in Iran hosted and organized by Iran Doostan Tours Co.
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