Investment incentives laid the foundation for the construction of five-star hotels in Yazd

Yazd - The Deputy Minister of Cultural Heritage, Tourism and Handicrafts announced the beginning of the executive operations of several five-star hotels in Yazd during the past months and said: investment incentives became the basis for the construction of these complexes.

In an interview with Mehr reporter, Ali Asghar Shalbafian stated: Despite some concerns about the willingness of investors to enter the field of tourism, the considered incentives have caused the process of implementing new projects in this sector to continue.

Referring to the state of tourism investment in the country, he added: Currently, there are 3,18 tourism investment projects with an investment volume of more than 1,300 hemats in the country, which shows the capacity of this industry to attract private sector funds.

The Deputy Minister of Cultural Heritage, Tourism and Handicrafts stated: The incentives foreseen in the law of the Seventh Development Plan, its executive regulations and government approvals have created new opportunities to facilitate investment in the field of tourism.

Shalbafian listed the exemption from paying fees for changing the use of agricultural land to tourism as one of these incentives and said: In addition to these measures, with the cooperation of Islamic councils and municipalities across the country, a campaign has been launched to exempt tourism investors from paying building permit fees.

Referring to the capacities of Yazd province in the development of tourism infrastructure, he continued: this province has witnessed the construction of several five-star hotels in the past months, and the implementation of these plans has begun; This incident shows that support incentives can be effective in strengthening the motivation of investors and developing tourism infrastructure.

The head of the Investment Center of the Ministry of Cultural Heritage, Tourism and Handicrafts pointed out: supporting new investors, along with providing the necessary resources for the reconstruction of existing tourism facilities, is one of the measures that can help strengthen tourism capacities and continue the activities of active groups in this industry.