Gay Honeymooners' Special package?...............
Posted on 05/27/2014 5:25:56 AM PDT by rickmichaels
TEHRAN (FNA) - Head of Iran's Cultural Heritage, Handicrafts and Tourism Organization (ICHHTO) Massoud Soltanifar vowed to do his organization's best to pave the ground for attracting more tourists to the country's holy shrines.
Soltanifar said that Iran is to accelerate visa issuance for foreign tourists, especially for the religious ones, within the next two or three years.
He called for encouraging foreign tourists to visit religious cities, including Mashhad, Qom, Shiraz, Mashhad Ardehal and Shahr-e Rey.
He went on to say that nearly 2.1 million religious tourists visited Iran last year, 1.6 million of whom were from Iraq and 500,000 others came from the Persian Gulf countries.
“We are trying to increase this number to 5 million in the next few years,” the official added.
The official noted that religious tourism would lead to cultural exchanges, job creation and bringing in foreign exchange revenue.
Iran has taken part in several international tourism fairs such as the Caucasian international tourism fair in Georgia in 2011 and the 2012 Borsa International Tourism Exchange (BIT) in Italy to better introduce the country's tourist attractions.
Shouldn’t that read “terrorists” instead of “tourists”?
They could promote, sell tickets for events like stoning to death, which is punishment for infidelity, women only.
Shouldn’t that be:
“Iran Planning to Attract More Muslim Tourists”
Then again it might have just been a Hollywood set.
Sounds like a come-on for potential hostages. I’d never go there.
Who in their right mind would go on vacation in Iran?
Special arrangements for those who want to “marry” a nine-year-old for a few hours!
The evening wear portion of the beauty pageant will feature full length burkhas and goat catching.
...as will the swimwear portion...
Gee, I’d love to visit Iran - ancient Persia - but will they behead me for being a Christian?
I must be pretty bad, I had all kinds of great tourist ideas pop into my head.
I’ll say this much for Iran. They’re having a massive turn to Jesus. Thousands are turning to Christ.
Who’s next ? North Korea ?
Oh. ‘Tourists’ means ‘religious pilgrims preparing for jihad’.
For a minute I thought they were offering free beheadings and crucifixions for infidels...
Tours include attending a public flogging.
That’s what I’m thinking. When I first read the title I checked the source to see if it was satire. Definitely not a place I would ever go.
They might not if you don't ask where the nearest church is on a Sunday.
Gay Honeymooners' Special package?...............
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