Iran’s tourism industry on brink of collapse – Tehran-based daily

Iran’s tourism industry has collapsed over the past five years, with one agency owner describing the situation as “the destruction of the tourism industry,” Tehran-based Etemad newspaper reported.

The crisis has reportedly forced the US-designated Bonyad-e Mostazafan (Foundation of the Oppressed), a powerful state-run charitable organization that has expanded into various sectors, including tourism, to sell its hotels.

“The condition of this industry is so dire that Bonyad-e Mostazafan has…