Australia lowers Iran travel warning
Australia says it has lowered its travel warning for Iran in what is expected to encourage the country's nations to make holiday trips to the Islamic Republic.
Australians had previously been told to "reconsider their need to travel" to Iran, but the warning based on the Australian government's latest decision has now been lowered to "exercise a high degree of caution".
The Sydney Morning Herald newspaper says the official travel advice from the Foreign Affairs department was changed on Monday and still cautions Australians in Iran not to travel to border areas with Iraq, Pakistan and Afghanistan.
Iran has been a holiday destination - especially the picturesque central city of Isfahan - but "ongoing regional tensions" had meant people were officially counseled to reconsider travelling since 2012, the second-highest level after "do not travel", the Herald report added.
This comes as Iran has been identified by global travel journals as among the world’s top tourist destination.
The Belgian website La Libre identified Iran as one of the countries with most tourist attractions after surveying specialized publications such as National Geographic, Lonely Planet and Afar.
The report further pointed to a list of must-see sites in the country, including 19 special locations registered on the World Heritage List of the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).
La Libre also made reference to the French hotels group AccorHotels which has invested in Iran as the country’s 1,500 hotels are said to be running short of accommodation as more foreigners want to visit.
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