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Over 63m accommodations recorded during Nowruz holiday
From March 14 to April 12, 63 million and 647 thousand overnight stays were recorded, indicating a 5% increase compared to the same period last year. Official accommodations saw a 2.5% increase, ISNA wrote. The authorities emphasized the mandatory utilization of official accommodation capacities.
Shalbafian mentioned that Khorasan Razavi, Mazandaran, Hormuzgan, Gilan, Isfahan, Fars, Tehran, East Azarbaijan, Bushehr, and Ardebil had the highest number of stays.
He noted the shift in travel behavior during Nowruz, experiencing three waves of travel: a decrease in the first wave due to climate changes, a similar volume to the previous year in the second wave, and an increase during Eid al-Fitr holidays in the third wave.
He also highlighted the launch of 1,047 handicraft markets along travel routes during the one-month period.
He also disclosed that the total number of foreign travelers entering Iran by the end of March 19 was 6 million and 382 thousand and 755, compared to over 4 million and 230 thousand the previous year.
Shalbafian declared a 58% growth in foreign visits to Iran last year, primarily individual travelers, despite the Ministry of Cultural Heritage, Tourism, and Handicrafts’ focus on organized tours.
Mostafa Fatemi, Director-General of Domestic Tourism Development, continued, stating that during the same period, Mazandaran, Gilan, Khorasan Razavi, Hormuzgan, Bushehr, Fars, Khuzestan, Isfahan, East Azarbaijan, Tehran, and Alborz experienced the highest accommodation growth.
He added that the highest growth in road traffic was observed in Fars, Sistan and Baluchestan, Hormuzgan, Lorestan, Tehran and Alborz, Yazd, Qazvin, East Azarbaijan, Ardebil, and South Khorasan. Mashhad, Shiraz, Kish, Bandar Abbas, and Tehran were among the cities receiving the most attention from travelers.