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Announcement of the Winners of the World Spa Contest at the 1st Spa & Wellness Tourism Festival (2025)

07 December 2025

With the participation of 86 spa centers from Iran and five other countries, the World Spa Contest was held as part of the 1st Spa & Wellness Tourism Festival; 14 spas received the festival’s trophy, and certificates of appreciation were presented to the other participating centers.

IRNA: Iran’s wellness tourism activists honored / Alomassage app unveiled in Kish

08 December 2025

Kish – IRNA – The first International Spa and Wellness Tourism Festival, which began three days ago on Kish Island with the حضور of representatives and activists from the tourism industry and the specialized field of wellness tourism and spa, ended today with a closing ceremony.

Interview with Pantea Zeymaran and Shahyar Esmaili on the sidelines of the closing ceremony

07 December 2025

Interview with Pantea Zeymaran and Shahyar Esmaili, organizers of the first International Spa Festival, on the sidelines of the closing ceremony of the 1404 Spa and Wellness Tourism Festival

Conversation with Mohsen Gharib, on the sidelines of the closing ceremony

07 December 2025

Conversation with Mohsen Gharib, Secretary of the First International Spa Festival, and Masihollah Safa, an activist in the hotel and tourism industry, on the sidelines of the closing ceremony of the 1404 Spa and Wellness Tourism Festival

IRNA: Sareyn, the next destination of the International Spa and Wellness Tourism Festival

06 December 2025

Kish – IRNA – The first International Spa and Wellness Tourism Festival, which began yesterday on Kish Island with the presence of representatives and stakeholders from the tourism industry and the specialized field of wellness tourism and spa, continued today with specialized and technical sessions.

Emphasizing Kish’s Role in Developing Health Tourism Ahead of the First International Spa Competition

05 December 2025

On the eve of the launch of the first professional international spa competition in Kish, officials and organizers, in a joint press conference, stressed the need to standardize spa services, address challenges in issuing event permits, and strengthen the country’s health-tourism infrastructure.

IRNA: First International Spa & Wellness Tourism Festival in Kish Kicks Off

05 December 2025

Kish – IRNA – The first International Spa and Wellness Tourism Festival began on Friday with a ceremony attended by representatives and stakeholders of the tourism industry as well as specialists in health tourism, on Kish Island.

We are ready to host the next edition of the international spa event in Ardabil Province.

05 December 2025

Yahya Najjarqabel, Deputy of Tourism of Ardabil Province, on Thursday evening, 13 Azar, at the press conference of the Kish International Spa Festival, expressing खुशी at being among the فعالان and organizers of this field, said: “It is an honor for us to be with you today.” Referring to Ardabil’s exceptional capacities in health tourism, he […]

“Ardabil drew inspiration from the Kish Spa Festival; the second national health tourism event is on the way” Türkçe:

05 December 2025

Jafar Bazri, President of the Ardabil Province Hoteliers Association, on Thursday evening, 13 Azar, at the press conference of the Kish International Spa Festival, referring to Ardabil’s exceptional capacities in health tourism, said: “Ardabil Province, with its unique hot and cold mineral springs, is one of the country’s major hubs of health tourism […]”

Health tourism and Iranian traditional medicine: a neglected golden opportunity for the country’s economy

05 December 2025

Dr. Hossein Rezaeezadeh, a specialist in Iranian traditional medicine and the newly appointed head of the Ministry of Health’s National Center for Iranian Traditional and Complementary Medicine, emphasized the importance of synergy among universities, industry, and health tourism stakeholders to improve public health at the press conference of the first Kish International Health Tourism Festival. He stated that […]