ECONOMY
AZERBAIJAN, RUSSIA: GOOD PROSPECTS OF CO-OP IN TOURISM
The deputy minister of youth, sports and tourism of Azerbaijan Teymur Mehdiyev, arrived in Moscow for participation in work of the “round table”, has commented to correspondent of AZERTAC on results of the session. In particular, he informed that very useful and productive meeting has been carried out, and has taken place wide exchange of opinions on essential problems of development of directions of tourist business between Azerbaijan and Russia. As he said, the basic theme of discussions was the question of increase in the tourist stream from Russia to Azerbaijan, and also a number of problems of the Russian travel companies with which they face at realization of the initiative.
The Russian travel companies interested questions of opportunity of reduction of prices on air tickets for tourists.
T. Mehdiyev also informed that one of not less important questions was increase in advertising stream from Azerbaijan to Russia so that Russians have been more informed what occurs in tourist business in Azerbaijan, what services the country can render.
The deputy minister of youth, sports and tourism also has emphasized that one of the priority directions interesting many, are improving bases of the republican Naftalan resort and Hydrochloric Cave in Nakhchivan. Many are interested also with such kind of tourism, as hunting and fishing, extreme tourism. Currently, in Azerbaijan, there are 6 national parks in which it is possible to organize such kinds of tourism as fishing and hunting that is stipulated by the legislation. This direction, too, now is developed.
Speaking about plenty of new tourist objects under construction, T. Mehdiyev has noted, that only lately about 10 new hotels was constructed in Azerbaijan, and the majority of them already functions. Azerbaijan at present can give such tourist kind of rest as beach - zone in Nabran on coast of the Caspian where the services about 15 hotels render, the majority from which have passed certification, and also mountaineering, medical tourism, historical kind of tourism in Baku as the basic monuments of culture and architecture.
T. Mehdiyev also informed that in the course of “round table” in which work representatives of the Russian Association of travel agencies and the Russian part of the joint intergovernmental commission on economic cooperation took part, the arrangement has been achieved on developing the program of education and improvement of professional skill of the Azerbaijan staff in the Russian high schools on preparation of experts of tourist business.