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Today, the tourism industry has become one of the world’s most important economic sectors in the world, it has envisioned a better future for the people of the world by creating jobs for millions of people, tourism is also considered as one of the cultural entertainment of human communities with an ever increasing demand it which is visible worldwide, so that it is now one of the most important economic and cultural industries of human being and in terms of economy it has offered favorable consequences. Tourist destinations almost include all parts of the world. Today, people are very enthusiastic about seeing the wonders of different countries and international tourism has witnessed a significant boom accordingly. We can find out about the rise of this industry in recent times by evaluating the number of international flights of the worldwide tourism industry. Researchers of the tourism industry have suggested to this end that significant growth is marked in this industry in the first half of 2016. In general, it should be said that approximately 46 percent of the total international tourist revenues belong to the first half of the year and researchers believe that this trend will continue to grow in the second half of the year and a positive outlook can be seen in this process. In order to review the status of tourism in the world and recent developments of this industry in Iran, MANA correspondent has conducted an interview with Mr. Mohammadreza Pouyande, the managing director of Revitalization and Utilization Fund for Historical Places in Iran’s Cultural Heritage Handicrafts and Tourism Organization(ICHTO), a brief account of the interview is available in the following.

Chabahr port as one of the important ports of southern Iran is located on the northern coast of the Gulf of Oman. It has crucial functions in Iran’s trade ties due to its strategic location and easy access to international waters. Meanwhile, its proximity to Afghanistan, Pakistan and Middle Asia and future linkage to the country’s railway network will add weight to its position for transportation of goods to aforementioned places. Also, as the sole Iranian ocean port, it serves as a hot spot location and will be crucial to the North - South corridor. Moreover, being on the east-west transit route, the port is of considerable economic and geographical significance in transportation and transshipping.

THE South Korean government is looking to set up a fund of around Won100bn ($83.7m) to provide financial aid to the domestic cruise industry as it seeks to ramp up cruise tourism volumes.

Iran’s Cultural Heritage Handicrafts and Tourism Organization (ICHHTO) announced: the Ports of Hormozgan Province are ready and willing to welcome cruise ships which carrying American and European Tourists.

ROLLS-Royce Holdings has signed an agreement with Norway-based shipbuilder Kleven to design and equip two polar cruise vessels.