Posted on 03/23/2006 5:54:28 AM PST by areafiftyone
Iran will soon present its tourist attractions in a publicity campaign to be waged in the international and local television networks, said an official of Iran Cultural Heritage and Tourism Foundation (ICHTF) in Madrid Wednesday.
"The publicity campaign will be in the form of advertisements introducing cultural, historical and development attractions of Iran," said Deputy Head of ICHTF for Cultural and Communication Affairs Alireza Sajjadpour.
Talking to IRNA, he referred to BBC, CNN, Germany's ZDF, al-Jazeera and al-Arabia as the international TV networks selected for introducing the tourist sites.
"We have signed a huge agreement with BBC," he added. He, however, declined to cite the contracts' details.
Over 70 countries have been chosen as targets for launching activities to attract tourists to Iran, he said. The campaign will also include several local networks in these countries, Sajjadpour added.
In addition, two-week visas will be issued at all the major national airports for foreign tourists, which are extendable to one-month, he said.
"Furthermore, foreign companies which bring tourists into the country are eligible for some form of payments."
The official expressed hope Iran would turn into one of the 10 most attractive countries in the world in terms of natural tourist attractions and cultural sites through policies to be devised and envisaged within two five-year development plans. This will lead to an annual growth rate of 30 percent in tourist attraction.
Iran is not only a nation with rich historical and cultural sites, but also it has unique environment and nature, in which, four seasons of the year could be observed, he added.
Huh, maybe there's a shortage of hostage potentials in Iran.
"Come for the decapitations--stay for the stonings."
Are there a lot of westerners who just go touring over in those parts? Why?
Wanted human shields! Quick please!
Just in time for my vacation planning.
Please tour our Nuclear research, umm, I mean our Baby Milk Factories and see that we love people.
LOL exactly. I'm a female - I just LOVE going to a country where I can be stoned and have to wear a head covering.
I don't think they'll get many volunteers.
Well, you can't get that stuff just anyhwere!
Yup. Gonna get my burka all buffed up for my trip!
ROFL! I guess they're invoking the "there's a sucker born every minute" theory.
I sure Iran is on the "Hottest Vacation Spots" for this summer. What great family fun!
See, FR is diversity itself!
You need to correct your titles spelling, its spelled TERRORISM, not tourism.
LOL
LOL!
What? You're not going with the bunch of us on the big cruise through the Straits of Hormuz and then the great tour package that includes Tehran, Isfahan and Tabriz?
You're going to miss a great time!
Are the beheadings and amputations reserved for after Friday prayers ?
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