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ECONOMICS ourist Industry in Iran- Despite the western governments's endeavors to introduce a negative image of Iran in the minds of their own people, these measures have not presumably halted an ever growing increase in the magnitude of tourist travel to this country with its rich historical and cultural attractions.
Despite this progress, for a country in Iran's position with its great touristic sites and monuments, a total of 320,000 people traveling through it in a given year represents an insignificant number.
Representing the Sightseeing and Pilgrimage Affairs Office of the Ministry of Culture and Islamic Guidance in a convention on the promotion of tourism, Mr. Taheri stated that our aim is to have the capability to receive two million foreign tourists annually through the implementation of timely policies in the second five-year development plan.
Mohammad Reza Yazdanpanah, managing director of Kish Island Free Trude Zone Organization (KFTZ), said last year the world registered over 600 million tourists and pocketed some $400 billion profit, while Iran's share of this global gain was very marginal and not even 0.
"Despite its remarkable tourism attractions, Iran does not hold a fitting position in the global tourism market at a time when over the past two decades, the nation's administrators have tried their best to rid the country from dependence on oil revenues," he said.
According to the general manuger ofthe NPIC, five petrochemical projects will be undertaken in the second five-year development plan with the goal of helping Iran to attain a higher rank in the production and marketing of petrochemical products in the Middle East region.