About Geobedz

Built by people who know geoparks from the inside.

A destination management consultancy helping geopark accommodations (hotels, hostels, and eco-lodges) reach international reservation channels with minimal time and cost.

Our mission

Tourism infrastructure for places that deserve it.

Each UNESCO Global Geopark is a newly emerging tourist destination, and each needs the infrastructure to welcome visitors. One of the most critical pieces of that infrastructure is accommodation.

As a supplier within online reservation systems, Geobedz works with hotels and lodgings that, for various reasons, lack access to international sales platforms. Through training, setup, and software, we help them grow sales and appear where travel buyers already look.

Fifteen years

Groundwork in Aras Global Geopark

Founding effort that brought Aras, in northwestern Iran, into the UNESCO Global Geoparks Network.

2021

Partnerships begin

Early operations connecting accommodations to international travel buyers across 50+ countries.

2025

Geobedz launches formally

Official debut as a destination management consultancy for geoparks. The first platform built solely for the concept.

Mehdi Abbasi

Co‑Founder

The former director of Aras Global Geopark, has a track record of founding and managing all affairs of the Aras Global Geopark, which is a member of the UNESCO Global Geoparks Network. Located in northwestern Iran and bordering Azerbaijan and Armenia, the Aras Global Geopark successfully joined the UNESCO network after 15 years of planning and effort, thanks to his foundational initiatives. In addition to his work with the Aras Geopark, his resume includes founding the Iran Geoparks Network, membership in the World Heritage Council for the Historic Churches of Iranian Azerbaijan, managing the cultural and historical heritage site of Ushtoubin Village, and founding the Geoparker Institute. He has also been actively involved for years in hotel reservations and international sales channels for destination management companies.

Aras Global Geopark Iran Geoparks Network UNESCO Geoparker Institute

Farnaz Mottaghizadeh

Co‑Founder

Holds a Master's degree in Marketing Management and is a certified ecotour guide, has accumulated years of experience and expertise in the tourism sector. Her blend of marketing knowledge and practical tourism experience has been instrumental in planning and executing marketing campaigns for tourism destinations, and it can be highly effective in determining destination management strategies.

Marketing strategy Ecotourism Certified guide

Conservation

Tourism that supports, instead of undermines, the geological heritage that makes each geopark unique.

Community

Local businesses at the centre. Revenue that stays in the region.

Commerce

Distribution technology that works. Flexible, ready to scale, built for revenue growth.

Craft

A small, forward‑thinking team that does things right because the places deserve it.

Get involved

Let's build something meaningful.

Run an accommodation, a DMC, or a geopark? We'd like to hear from you.

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