Media key players in tourism promotion: IRNA chief

Khorramabad, Feb 27, IRNA – Promotion of tourism is a duty of media today, and the governments invest in media for achieving the goal, head of Iran's state news agency said on Wednesday. 'Islamic Republic News Agency (IRNA) has a significant potential in the field and is fully ready to release bulletins and reports in various languages in order to introduce Iran's tourism attractions,' Zia Hashemi said in a meeting with Musa Khademi, Governor of Lorestan Province in west of the country. Referring to other subsidiaries, including Iran newspaper that dedicates a page to tourism, he said that the daily with a high circulation can play a big role in promoting tourism sector of Iran, including Lorestan Province. Lorestan with a population of more than 1.7 million lies in Zagros Mountains in the west of Iran. Follow us on Twitter @IrnaEnglish