NUMBER OF TOURISTS VISITING AZERBAIJAN DRAMATICALLY INCREASES
According to the State Stats Committee, the number of foreign citizens who visited Azerbaijan in 2003 totaled 1 million 66 thousand 299 people. Of them, 25 thousand 543 came on a traveler’s visa against officially registered 2294 in 2002 of total 793 thousand 345.
However, these stats are based on travel agencies’ information. The figure would massively increase if calculations were made in accordance with World Tourism Organization’s standards.
“Entrepreneurs arriving in Azerbaijan on a business mission must be registered in the section “business tourism” as well as athletes must be included into the “sport tourism””, added Khanoglan Gulaliyev.
