Iranian tourism drops to 'near-zero levels' due to coronavirus - Al-Monitor: The Middle Eastʼs leading independent news source since 2012

Sarbas Nazari

Sarbas Nazari

Sep 1, 2020

Tourists visit The National Museum of Iran in Tehran on October 09, 2018. (Photo by ATTA KENARE / AFP) (Photo credit should read ATTA KENARE/AFP via Getty Images) — Tourists visit the National Museum of Iran in Tehran, Iran, Oct. 9, 2018. (Photo by ATTA KENARE / AFP) (Photo credit should read ATTA KENARE/AFP via Getty Images) — ATTA KENARE/AFP via Getty Images

An incoming passenger crosses with his luggage through a disinfection tunnel upon arriving on an Emirates flight at the Iranian capital Tehran's Imam Khomeini International Airport on July 17, 2020.

Iran to lift visa restrictions to revive pandemic-hit tourism sector

Al-Monitor Staff

Al-Monitor Staff

Representations of the Ripple, Bitcoin, Etherum and Litecoin virtual currencies are seen on a PC motherboard in this illustration picture, February 13, 2018. Picture is taken February 13, 2018. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration - RC1993E31370

Iran turns to crypto to enable easier spending by tourists

Maziar Motamedi

Maziar Motamedi

Iran offers to help Iraq reconstruct damaged archaeological masterpiece

Adnan Abu Zeed

Tourists visit the Azadi Tower in the capital Tehran on April 19, 2018. - On April 15, the central bank banned foreign exchange bureaus "until further notice" from buying or selling foreign currency, leaving banks alone to carry out such transactions. But in practice, they refuse to do so, according to numerous testimonies. (Photo by ATTA KENARE / AFP) (Photo credit should read ATTA KENARE/AFP/Getty Images)

Iran turns to tourism to earn hard currency, create jobs

Maziar Motamedi

Maziar Motamedi