http://www.shomalnews.com/index.php?view&sid=1620

معاون عمراني استاندار مازندران از ساخت پنجمين هتل 7 ستاره دنيا در رامسر خبر داد.

به گزارش خبرنگار شمال نیوز به نقل از فارس در ساري، روح الله قهرماني در جمع خبرنگاران گفت:ساخت اين هتل توسط يك گروه سرمايه*گذاري ايراني مقيم خارج پيشنهاد شد كه با پيگيري*هاي به عمل آمده مصوبه آن روز گذشته از كارگروه شهرسازي و معماري استانداري مازندران اخذ شده است .
وي با بيان اينكه نظير اين هتل در قاره آسيا وجود ندارد اظهار داشت:اين هتل در 20 هكتار زمين با200هزار متر مربع زير بناي سازه*ايي در 52 طبقه و داراي پاركينگ طبقاتي در آينده*اي نزديك ساخته مي*شود.
قهرماني با يادآوري اين مطلب كه گروه سرمايه*گذار ساخت اين هتل اعتبار و تسهيلات دولتي نمي*خواهد افزود:براي ساخت اين هتل 150 ميليارد تومان اعتبار نياز است كه گروه سرمايه*گذار متعهد به تامين آن شدند .

Thats very good news... Mazandaran needs more hotels to build its tourism industry... I think theres like 4 hotels in the entire region lol... cant wait to see renders.. and get someone to translate the article :D

good news, but whats up with the 5+ star hotel ratings?

Its a self emposed rating... basicly when a hotel is giving service much much much better than 5* they rate themselves as 7*

Great news. The whole "shomal" area does have (had) a huge housing development boom, but the hotels are from the 70s. Its good that they are building new hotels.

"seven star hotel"


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btw welcome back cyrus, we've missed you. ; )

and get someone to translate the article :D

Ok, but no guarantees it'll make any sense. :uh:

"The deputy of housing of Mazandaran announces a 7 star hotel in Ramsar according to Shomal News quoting fars news agency in Sari, Roha... Ghahremani said in a meeting with reporters that this hotel which will be financed with investments of iranians from abroad has been approved by the provincial office. He added that the construction of this hotel that will be unique in asia will start soon, the hotel will be built on a 20 hectare plot wiht the hotel totaling 200 thousands sqms on 52 floors. Ghahremani added the hotel will be built with 150 billion tomans all of which will be payed by the private investors."

Dasted dard nakoneh Aryan :)

Its a mega project then lol... cant wait to see renders

CHTO pledges to build 100 recreational sites in northern Iran

TEHRAN - The Cultural Heritage and Tourism Organization director has vowed to build as many as 100 recreational centers in the northern provinces of Gilan and Mazandaran in order to provide a pleasant environment for Iranian and foreign tourists, ILNA reported on Monday.

“The labor ministry has agreed to pay us a 600-billion-rial (nearly $64.73 million) loan for projects that are capable of creating jobs in the tourism sector,” Rahim Mashaii uttered, pointing to handicraft industry as a priority.

He hoped the move, which includes the building of a seven-star hotel in the coastal city of Ramsar in Mazandaran, would end the cheating of foreign tourists by a few locals.

any news on it??

oh, lol nvm,
any renderS?

great news

5th in the world. I bet 4 of them are in Iran. lol

The reality is that what they call 7 stars, except perhaps for the flower of the east, is at best 4.5*, if that... but what can you do when the term is SO loosely thrown around..

if anyone has ever been to some of the hotels in Vegas such as the wynn, venetian, belagio, or whatever, so some of the others like the four seasons or the ritz, i am 100% sure none of these so called seven star hotels that Iran is claiming to build are not even comparable to the ones that are 5 stars in the US that I just mentioned

Panj, aim that rant at this thread please http://skyscrapercity.com/showthread.php?goto=newpost&t=420235

:)

I know we've heard this before, but they've actually begun to build one in Mazandaran. I'm hoping they'll get a foreign company to manage it - I know Western companies are probably banned, but why not Eastern companies - i.e. Shangri-La, Mandarin-Oriental, Peninsula Group, Taj, etc?

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7-star hotel opened in Iran
Wed, 23 May 2007 15:00:56

Ramsar is known for scenic greenery.
Iran's first 7-star hotel's opening ceremony has been held in the presence of state and provincial officials in Ramsar's Sefid Tameshk region.

The head of the province's Cultural Heritage Department, Esfandiar Rahim-Masha'i, declared in the ceremony on Tuesday that "the number of the country's foreign tourists will reach 20 million by the end of the 2025 Vision Plan."

He added, ”The current image established worldwide for the development of the country's tourism sector is favorable.”

Rahim-Masha'i pointed to some opposition to the development of the country's tourism industry, saying, "The aim of this opposition is to prevent the forward course of the country's development."

He also announced the construction of two other seven-star hotels, one on the Island of Kish and another in Tehran, adding, "Iran is considered among the world's top ten countries in tourism and among the world's top five nations in natural tourist attractions."

The leader of the Friday prayers at Ramsar, Hojjatoleslam Abdul Rahman Baqerzadeh, said the preservation of Islamic and moral identity and the establishment of appropriate fields of activity in tourism must be given due attention.

Some 100 trillion rials will be allocated to the construction of this hotel by the private sector.

The hotel, named Samamous, is equipped with a simultaneous language interpretation system in rooms designed for officials and political figures, so that the entire world's heads of state can reside at the hotel at the same time.

Five years will be needed to construct the hotel and one additional year to equip the complex.

Ramsar, situated in the west of Mazandaran province, enjoys world-renowned owing to its natural landscapes including the mountains, forests and the sea coast.

HN/MR/BGH
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http://www.presstv.ir/detail.aspx?id=10759&sectionid=351020108

Don't you mean "7-star hotel to be built in Iran" ? lol :tongue2:

By the way, good luck with getting those 20 million tourists by 2025. :hilarious

By the way, good luck with getting those 20 million tourists by 2025. :hilarious


Gol Gofti :lol:

I will change my name if they even get 12 million foreign tourist with this government.

^^

HAH! AREH!

MAN ESMAMO MIZARAM SOGHRAA :D

By the way, good luck with getting those 20 million tourists by 2025. :hilarious

There are around 1 billion Muslims in the world. Indonesia has around 200 million and China around 80 million. Malaysia around 20 million. These are the kind of countries that Iran is targeting. With tourists they mean cultural tourists. Not the kind of Europeans that want to enjoy the beach during the day, and enjoy the nightclubs during the night.

Also don’t forget that Iran accounts internal tourism In that 20 million figure. These are the people that travel within Iran. For example the people that visit Shomal, Esfahan, Mashhad, Tabriz, Kish and so on.

Although 20 million is a lot. Don’t be surprised if they do reach 10 million by 2025, from which 50% will probably be internal tourism.
According to the World Tourism Organization, the Middle East is going to be the fastest growing tourism destination for the coming 13 years. Reaching 68.5 million international tourists by 2020, from which 5 million is expected to visit Iran. In 2004 1.65 million international tourist visited Iran.

There are around 1 billion Muslims in the world. Indonesia has around 200 million and China around 80 million. Malaysia around 20 million. These are the kind of countries that Iran is targeting. With tourists they mean cultural tourists. Not the kind of Europeans that want to enjoy the beach during the day, and enjoy the nightclubs during the night.

I didn't say anything about ppl wanting to enjoy nightclubs lol

It's a matter of service, Iran has crap service and it's overcharged and they charge even more from foreginers.

And last I heard their vision 2025 included Europeans aswell and the Iranians are present on any European tourism fair. Add to that the plans of airing tourism ads on European news channnels and yah, I dont think your arguments holds.

Even so ppl from Indonesia, Malaysia or China can also go to places where they get value for ze $$ lol besides these people are moderate muslims and what they wear is in most cases far from acceptable in the eyes of the zeinab sisters squad.




Also don’t forget that Iran accounts internal tourism In that 20 million figure. These are the people that travel within Iran. For example the people that visit Shomal, Esfahan, Mashhad, Tabriz, Kish and so on.

The head of the province's Cultural Heritage Department, Esfandiar Rahim-Masha'i, declared in the ceremony on Tuesday that "the number of the country's foreign tourists will reach 20 million by the end of the 2025 Vision Plan."


Although 20 million is a lot. Don’t be surprised if they do reach 10 million by 2025, from which 50% will probably be internal tourism.
According to the World Tourism Organization, the Middle East is going to be the fastest growing tourism destination for the coming 13 years. Reaching 68.5 million international tourists by 2020, from which 5 million is expected to visit Iran.


So basically, 5 million foreign tourists in and 5 million domestic Iranian tourists 18 years? Geez, that's not very impressive. I bet even tiny, unstable Lebanon will do better than that....

Well I don't know where you've gotten these statistics from but chances are there are already 5 million domestic tourists, seeing as the people who can afford to already take domestic trips whenever they get the chance - but still, domestic tourism doesnt bring in foreign capita into the country so.....

In 2004 1.65 million international tourist visited Iran.

And how many of these foregin nationals where born and/or had parents who where born In Iran? Betcha there's no statistics there, ;) :D

So sorry if i sound rude but i wont belive it until i see it. :D

I didn't say anything about ppl wanting to enjoy nightclubs lol

It's a matter of service, Iran has crap service and it's overcharged and they charge even more from foreginers.

Totally agree with you on that! After visitng some 4-5 star hotels. The hotel services are more like 2-3 star and the rooms are more like 3-4 star.

And last I heard their vision 2025 included Europeans aswell and the Iranians are present on any European tourism fair. Add to that the plans of airing tourism ads on European news channnels and yah, I dont think your arguments holds.

Even so ppl from Indonesia, Malaysia or China can also go to places where they get value for ze $$ lol besides these people are moderate muslims and what they wear is in most cases far from acceptable in the eyes of the zeinab sisters squad.

The vision also includes Europeans. But I don't think there are going to be many europeans coming. Last time I was in Esfahan. I wanted to stay at the Shah Abbas hotel it was full and I was told that it wast mostly malaysian people and chinees people. This was last august. The clerik said that in the last few years the nr of europeans coming to Esfahan has declaired, but more tourists where coming from asian countries. Same was said by several taxis. So that is what I based my answer on.


The head of the province's Cultural Heritage Department, Esfandiar Rahim-Masha'i, declared in the ceremony on Tuesday that "the number of the country's foreign tourists will reach 20 million by the end of the 2025 Vision Plan."

So basically, 5 million foreign tourists in and 5 million domestic Iranian tourists 18 years? Geez, that's not very impressive. I bet even tiny, unstable Lebanon will do better than that....

Well I don't know where you've gotten these statistics from but chances are there are already 5 million domestic tourists, seeing as the people who can afford to already take domestic trips whenever they get the chance - but still, domestic tourism doesnt bring in foreign capita into the country so.....


I got my statistics from Iran's Tourism Organization (ICHTO) and the Wourld Tourism Organization. But that is typical of statistics. Everyone says something else, because they measure it differently.



And how many of these foregin nationals where born and/or had parents who where born In Iran? Betcha there's no statistics there, ;) :D

So sorry if i sound rude but i wont belive it until i see it. :D

http://www.farsinet.com/travel2iran/ has statistics from 2003.

The Customs Organization reported here in August that 1.352 million arrived in the country, "of whom 812,500 were Iranians and the rest foreign nationals."


Based on the beauty of Iran and the options such as beaches, skying, culture, nature, weather and so on. Iran has the potential to gain 50 million foreign tourists a year. All they have to do is be more like Turkey in terms of service and non-islamic rules.