CULTURE
“Agenzia Stampa İtalia” news agency posts article on Azerbaijan’s tourism potential
Baku, January 26 (AZERTAC). “Agenzia Stampa İtalia” news agency has issued an article on Azerbaijan’s tourism potential.
The article titled “Azerbaijan: country where antiquity and modernity meet... Tourism potential of the "Land of Fire" notes the recent dynamic development of the tourism industry in the world.
The article also says that Azerbaijan- old and amazing land of the South Caucasus, which also was an important place on the historical “Silk Way” in ancient times, attaches special importance to development of the tourism field.
The article highlights news strategy made for development of the tourism in the country, and points out priorities defined to achieve good results in Azerbaijan.
Author of the article, special Correspondent of AZERTAC news agency Magsud Dadashov also writes on the projects implemented in Azerbaijan’s tourism sector, as well as speaks of the conditions created in the regions of the country, including Shaki, Guba, Shamakhi, Lankaran, Lahij and other regions.
The article notes that Azerbaijan has been a member of the World Tourism Organization since 2001, and takes an active part in many projects of the organization.
The article says that the year of 2011 was declared the year of Tourism in Azerbaijan by President Ilham Aliyev, and provides an insight into the important works done in the country to make progress in this field.
According to the article, as a result of the taken measures, all necessary conditions were created in the country for hosting foreign tourists from all over the world, about 6 five-star Luxury Hotels of the World class were opened in the country during the Year of the Tourism, and the number of tourists visited Azerbaijan grew to 2 million 240 thousand.
The article also touches the country’s tourism ties with a number of foreign countries, and underlines the importance of creating these bonds with European countries, especially with Italy.
The author describes the Azerbaijan-Italy tourism forum held in Rome last year as important for expanding cooperation in tourism field between the two countries.
The full text of the article is available at: http://www.agenziastampaitalia.it/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=17769:azerbaigian-nazione-dove-lantichita-e-la-modernita-si-incontrano-il-potenziale-turistico-della-terra-del-fuoco&catid=40:cultura&Itemid=127