TEHRAN – Despite the diverse natural and cultural attractions across Iran, the capacity of other cities must be properly introduced so that the distribution of trips, especially during Nowruz, is more balanced and better quality services are provided to the travelers, Mostafa Fatemi, the director-general of the Domestic Tourism Development Office at the Tourism Ministry, said on Saturday.
Stating that more than 46 percent of domestic trips are made to six provinces, he said: “To reduce the pressure of travel in these provinces, 114 complementary cities will be identified and introduced to the public.”
Fatemi told IRNA: “The cities of Mashhad, Shiraz, Tehran, Isfahan, Bandar Abbas, Qom, Karaj, Rasht, Ahvaz, Khorramabad, Bushehr, Qeshm, Yazd, Bandar Genaveh, Kermanshah, Bandar Anzali, Tabriz, Hamedan, Nowshahr, Gorgan, Sari, Dargahan, Kish, Dezful, Zanjan, Ramsar, Chalus, Amol, Babolsar, Ardabil, Kashan, Semnan, Mahmudabad, Lahijan, Shahroud, Marzanabad, Lavandevil, Babol, Chamestan and Shushtar respectively received the highest number of passengers during Nowruz holidays in March 2025.
He continued: “In addition to Tehran province, which has a suitable accommodation capacity, cities that complement travel in the east of the country include the cities of Rafsanjan, Jiroft, Bam and Sirjan in Kerman province, the cities of Konarak, Zarabad, Nikshahr, Hamun, Zabol and Zahak in Sistan-Baluchestan province, the cities of Ardakan, Mehriz, Bafq and Abarkuh in Yazd province, the cities of Ferdows, Birjand and Tabas in South Khorasan province, the cities of Ardestan, Na’in and Varzaneh in Isfahan province, the cities of Shahroud and Mahdishahr in Semnan province, the cities of Samalqan and Shirvan in North Khorasan province, and the cities of Quchan, Sabzevar, Neyshabur, Torbat-e Heydarieh, Gonabad, Khaf and Torbat-e Jam in Khorasan Razavi province.”
Fatemi stated that 13 complimentary travel cities in Fars and Hormozgan provinces have been considered to replace the trip of Nowruz travelers, including the cities of Lar, Darab, Estahban, Neyriz, Fasa, Jahrom, Kazerun and Eqlid in Fars province and the cities of Minab, Sirik, Bastak, Parsian and Bandar Khamir in Hormozgan province.
He said: “Given the increasing interest of tourists in traveling to Zanjan, we are looking to hold the events and introduce the attractions of this province. Travel packages should be designed with diverse accommodation options such as guesthouses, pilgrimage centers, and eco-tourism resorts so that more people can use tourism services.”
In response to the question of whether cheap travel packages have been considered for Nowruz, Fatemi clarified that given the people’s willingness to travel during Nowruz and the full capacity of accommodation centers, travel packages are usually considered for retirees, and other segments of society for times when there are no passenger trains, in coordination with institutions such as Education and Training Department, The National Pension Fund of Iran, and governmental agencies.
He said: “A travel facilities headquarters has also been formed to manage Nowruz trips, reduce accidents, and introduce complementary tourist destinations and cities.”
Fatemi added that according to the surveys, people have recently searched the most for booking tours, accommodation centers, and purchasing tickets.
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