Book early to avoid the rush. (Iran faces a lot of challenges in its efforts to boost tourism)(Brief Article)

From: The Economist (US) | Date: January 20, 1996 | Copyright information

PLANNING your holiday in the Islamic Republic of Iran? Not impossible: six years after the death of Ayatollah Khomeini, most of the anti-western graffiti have been scraped from the walls of Tehran and Iranian officials are extending hospitable hands to foreign holiday-makers in search of the bizarre.

Government tourist offices have been opened in Brussels and Tokyo. Visa regulations have been relaxed and a host of marketing surveys commissioned. Hotels are being built. A puk...

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