“Azerbaijan has great tourism potential”

12.03.2013 [12:01]
“Azerbaijan has a great tourism potential and its tourism is developing as other spheres. The country is very attractive due to its nature and landscape,” head coach of the Azerbaijan's national football team Berti Vogts told the journalists in the "ITB Berlin 2013" International Tourism Fair. ...

HOREX Caucasus-2013 exhibition to be held in Baku

09.03.2013 [11:58]
The Baku Expo Center in Azerbaijan will host HOREX Caucasus 2013, the 7th Caucasus International Hospitality Fair on April 4-6. HOREX Caucasus, organized by Iteca Caspian and ITE Group, is the region’s only ...

Azerbaijan attending Foodex-2013 exhibition in Japan

08.03.2013 [11:53]
Azerbaijan`s “East Star” LLC is participating in the 38th international Foodex-2013 exhibition in Japan. FOODEX JAPAN is the largest annual food and beverage tradeshow in Asia and has been a highly successful trade event since its debut in 1976 serving not only Japan’s $700 billion ...

Azerbaijan attending international tourism exhibition in Germany

06.03.2013 [22:29]
Azerbaijan`s Ministry of Culture and Tourism is participating in the international “İTB Berlin-2013” tourism exhibition in Germany. At the tourism exhibition ITB Berlin entire range of travel is presented: Countries, destinations, tour operators, booking systems, transport, hotels, and all others who want ...

French TV5Monde channel to air film on Azerbaijan`s tourism potential

27.02.2013 [19:47]
French TV5Monde channel will broadcast a 13 minutes film about Azerbaijan`s tourism on February 27, March 11-12, as well as March 26. Made by Belgium-based UNICAP Television company, the film will demonstrate Azerbaijan`s tourism potential, art, traditions, culture, cuisine as well as Novruz Holiday in Azerbaijan ...

Azerbaijan, Germany discuss tourism cooperation

26.02.2013 [11:06]
Deputy Ambassador of Germany to Azerbaijan Wolfgang Mössinger has visited the Azerbaijan Tourism Institute to meet rector Jafar Jafarov. During the meeting, they discussed Azerbaijan-Germany relations, as well as prospects for tourism cooperation ...

Website of 1st Baku International Tourism Film Festival launched

25.02.2013 [21:43]
The 1st Baku International Tourism Film Festival has launched its official webpage According to chairman of the International Committee of the Tourism Film Festival Alexander Kammel, the festival will take place this fall. ...

Baku to host first International Tourism Film Festival

25.02.2013 [15:23]
Azerbaijan`s Ministry of Culture and Tourism will organize a first International Tourism Film Festival in Baku this autumn. The festival is aimed at promoting films about tourism and stimulating development of domestic and international tourism ...

Baku to host Aitf-2013 tourism fair

25.02.2013 [15:15]
The 12th Azerbaijan International Travel and Tourism fair “Aitf-2013” will be held at the Baku Expo Center on April 4-6. According to aitf.az, AITF 2013 will this year welcome 35 exhibiting countries from around the world. Exhibitors from these countries will represent a wide cross-section of the travel ...

Skal International Baku holds 13th sitting

21.02.2013 [17:36]
The 13th meeting of the Baku SKAL-club, a member of the International Association of Travel and Tourism Professionals SKAL, has been held in Azerbaijan`s capital on Wednesday. President of Baku SKAL Club Ruslan Guliyev briefed participants on the company`s ...

Azerbaijan promotes its tourism in Milan

14.02.2013 [18:59]
Azerbaijan`s tourism opportunities are presented at “BIT-2013” International Tourism Exhibition in Milan, Italy. Azerbaijan`s delegation at the event includes employees of the Culture and Tourism Ministry ...

Turkish MP visits Azerbaijan Tourism Institute

14.02.2013 [16:25]
Member of the Turkish-Azerbaijani parliamentary friendship group, MP Sinan Ogan has visited Azerbaijan Tourism Institute to meet its rector Jafar Jafarov. The rector highlighted activities of Institute, as well as its international relations ...

Executive Council of Eurasian Silk Way Universities Consortium convenes in Kuala Lumpur

14.02.2013 [11:50]
Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, has hosted a meeting of the Executive Council of the Eurasian Silk Way Universities Consortium bringing together scientists, education experts and government officials from member states, including ...

Azerbaijani Culture and Tourism Minister meets WTO counsellor

12.02.2013 [19:58]
Azerbaijan`s Minister of Culture and Tourism Abulfaz Garayev has met counsellor of the World Tourism Organization (WTO) on legal issues Jacklin Digal. Garayev highlighted major priorities of Azerbaijan`s tourism policy. Dugal will assist the country in making a new draft law on tourism ...

Azerbaijan to demonstrate its tourism opportunities at International Black Sea Tourism Fair

11.02.2013 [16:37]
“MIRAS” Social Organization in Support of Studying Cultural Heritage and “Heritage Travel” Tourism Company will represent Azerbaijan at an International Black Sea Tourism Fair to be held in Ordu Province, Turkey, starting from February 14 till 17. ...

Azerbaijan begins to certify cultural route “Alexandre Dumas in the Caucasus”

04.02.2013 [15:30]
The Ministry of Culture & Tourism of Azerbaijan is to certify cultural tourist routes in the country. According to the Ministry, last year it began work on certification of route "Alexandre Dumas in the Caucasus" in accordance with the criteria of the European Institute of Cultural Routes. ...

Azerbaijan, UNWTO discuss cooperation prospects

03.02.2013 [11:10]
Azerbaijan Minister of Culture and Tourism Abulfas Garayev has met Taleb Rifai, Secretary-General of the World Tourism Organization (UNWTO) based in Madrid as part of his visit to Kingdom of Spain and Principality of Andorra. They exchanged views on UNWTO`s holding tourism session within the 2nd Global Forum of ...

Azerbaijan`s world-class downhill ski resort receives its first tourists

03.02.2013 [10:51]
The Shahdag winter and summer tourism complex already attracts foreign tourists wishing to enjoy the winter days in Azerbaijan. The Azerbaijan Tourism Association (AzTa) has already started to receive appeals from local and foreign counterparts in order to accommodate tourists in the first summer & winter tourist complex Shahdag in Gusar region. ...

Azerbaijan attending international tourism exhibition in Spain

01.02.2013 [21:18]
An Azerbaijani delegation led by Minister of Culture and Tourism Abulfaz Garayev is participating in the International FITUR Tourism Fair in Madrid, Spain ...