Iranian Minister of Cultural Heritage, Tourism and Handicrafts, Reza Amiri said that the country has set a target to turn China into its first tourism partner, local media reported.
Highlighting the large number of Chinese tourists traveling abroad each year, the minister said: “We should claim our share of this market.”
He noted that Foreign Minister Seyyed Abbas Araghchi is following up on that objective.
Earlier this month, Amiri said the number of Chinese tourists visiting Iran should increase in view of the high-level ties between the two countries.
To attract more Chinese tourists, Iran has implemented a unilateral visa-free policy for Chinese citizens since July 2019 and has trained dozens of Chinese-speaking tour guides.
The country has also prepared catalogues for Chinese tourists in their own language to enable them gain more knowledge about Iran’s culture while visiting the country’s museums and sites.
