Austria says ready to aid Azeri tourism development
Azerbaijan is interested in developing its tourism sector and Austria is ready to share its experience in this area, Austrian Ambassador Sylvia Meier-Kajbic told reporters on Wednesday.
"Tourism is well developed in our country and many tourists visit Austria every year. Austria can share many years of experience and knowledge which can help Azerbaijan develop certain directions of tourism," Meier-Kajbic said.
Meier-Kajbic told Trend news agency that the number of Azerbaijani tourists who want to visit Austria is growing year-on-year.
"Since last year the number of applications for visas has doubled," the ambassador said.
A conference on tourism will be held on October 19-20 in Baku with the support of the Austrian-Azerbaijani Chamber of Commerce, BEHF, Siemens and Hotel Kempinski Badamdar.
The conference will discuss issues such as the development of tourism in Azerbaijan, the role of sports and cultural events in boosting this sector, personnel policy in this field, education and training, and tourism projects.
A Viennese Ball will be held after the conference in Baku on October 20.
"Viennese Ball is one of the most beautiful of Austrian traditions and we are glad to have the opportunity to demonstrate it in Azerbaijan," Meier-Kajbic said.
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