The Turkish investors said they were particularly interested in building hotels in Iran, the IRNA news agency reported on August 31.
According to a crash program, the number of 4- and 5-star hotels in Iran should be increased by three-fold over the next ten years, Soltanifar said.
In May, Iranian president Hassan Rouhani announced that the number of foreign tourists who visited Iran in last two months indicates a three-time increase compared to the same period of the preceding year.