52 items of necessities for hotels are provided from handicrafts of the provinces/ Setting up Iran room in 5-star hotels
According to the report of Aria Heritage, citing the public relations of the General Directorate of Cultural Heritage, Tourism and Handicrafts of South Khorasan, Maryam Jalali Dehkordi, the Deputy of Handicrafts and Traditional Arts of the Ministry of Cultural Heritage, Tourism and Handicrafts, who has visited South Khorasan, met with the Governor of South Khorasan, Javad Zwanat.
According to this report, Jalali said in this meeting: With the consultations held with five-star hotels, we have asked them to have one Iranian room in each hotel. For example, we have suggested bath towels produced in South Khorasan, which are handwoven by the women of this region, for these rooms. With the implementation of this plan, every traveler, by being in this room, will practically get to know the handicrafts of the entire country, and this is an important way of introducing the handicrafts of the provinces.
He continued: It has been discussed with the country’s industrial estates company that the empty sheds of the estates will be given to the artisans and craft areas will be set up near the cities.
Jalali stated that regarding the allocation of special credits from Notes 16 and 18 to handicraft artisans, he emphasized: Considering that handicrafts are created with little credit and bring a lot of income, we should try to contribute our share to the economy. to take
Jalali Dehkordi stated: Only 2% of our activists and handicraft workers are under 18 years of age, so the responsible fields, including technical and professional and education, should play a role in improving this status and increasing this number.
The Deputy of Handicrafts and Traditional Arts of the Ministry of Cultural Heritage, Tourism and Handicrafts added: Also, 44% of handicraft activists in the country are over 50 years old, which is a warning sign in this field. One of the ways to compensate and correct these statistics and reduce the gap between generations in the field of handicrafts is to pay attention to social and cultural incentives.
Jalali stated: Our image of handicrafts is currently a showcase, while we have to plan so that handicrafts find a special place in the shopping basket of families.
Emphasizing that handicrafts are tied to the livelihood of our different ethnicities, the country’s handicrafts deputy stated: the identity of each region is manifested in handicrafts, and in fact, handicrafts are the basis of identity.
He stated: Without a doubt, if handicrafts are tied to research and research fields, due to the fruit of its basic knowledge, despite the low costs, it will have high added value and will have good results.
He reminded: Handicrafts can also contribute to the share of the national gross product by creating employment and make a significant contribution to the export of the country’s products. The development of handicrafts and the promotion of the current position requires synergy and convergence of all areas.
He considered South Khorasan to be one of the hubs of handicrafts in the country, which is also prominent in the world, and said: This province has great capacities in the field of handicrafts, which should be recognized.
Referring to some capabilities of South Khorasan in the field of handicrafts, Jalali clarified: the textile industry of this region can be developed and connected to global markets.
He mentioned the national exhibition of handicrafts and the presence of artisans from different provinces as an opportunity for South Khorasan and stated: each of these artisans who came to South Khorasan from 27 provinces will be an ambassador for South Khorasan and in introducing the capacities of this The province has a significant role.
The Deputy of Handicrafts and Traditional Arts of the Ministry of Cultural Heritage, Tourism and Handicrafts further referred to the museums as a showcase for the supply of the value chain of handicrafts and said: the function of the museums has gone from static and static to dynamic and dynamic.
He stated that there are five senses of visitors in a dynamic museum and continued: In this museum, the conditions are such that every visitor can see the store, exhibition, production unit and other things closely and interact with relatives, customs and traditions. , the music and traditions of different ethnicities.
**Conviction: South Khorasan has great potential for tourism and handicrafts
Also, the Governor of South Khorasan said in this meeting: Handicrafts should seek market creation according to market taste, updating and synergism for more profitability and prosperity.
Javad Zwant added: South Khorasan, along with unique tourism capacities and historical and ancient monuments, has very good and significant handicrafts.
He stated: So far, South Khorasan has been introduced and known for its mining and agricultural capacities, while besides that, there are great potentials for tourism and handicrafts.
The governor of South Khorasan said: We hope that this sector will prosper more than before in the 13th government and with the special attention given to handicrafts.
He said: Visiting tourist areas and historical monuments has a special place in our city trips, and according to necessity, funds are allocated in each trip to improve the conditions of the cultural heritage of different regions.
Quwant said: Also, in order to promote handicrafts and help the economy of the artisans, the managers of the executive bodies of the province have been obliged to consider handicrafts as a special feature in the packages given to their special guests.
He continued: For example, during the visit of the Kyrgyz ambassador to the province at the beginning of the week, the flour table was a special gift from South Khorasan province to the Kyrgyz ambassador.
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