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Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev and First Lady Mehriban Aliyeva viewed the 16th Azerbaijan International Travel and Tourism Fair, AITF 2017, in the Baku Expo Center, on April 6, Azertac reported.

This year the exhibition presents a variety of destinations, airlines, hotel chains and other tourism services. Among the participants there are companies from Azerbaijan, Italy, Switzerland and many other countries. Traditionally, the exhibition is attended by national and regional stands. Such countries as Belarus, Bulgaria, Dominican Republic, Georgia, Morocco, Thailand, Turkey and the Czech Republic participate with a national stand.

Every year new participants join the exhibition, and Colombia and Cuba for the first time present their tourism opportunities at this Azerbaijani exhibition with the support of the Embassy of Colombia and Cuba. Among the foreign newcomers there are holiday companies from Italy, China and the UK.

The exhibition hosts a workshop allowing to establish business contacts with representatives of leading local tour companies and to hold direct talks without intermediaries. This has been set up at the request of our local travel agencies to encourage collaboration between them and the exhibitors.

Thus, the AITF exhibition offers an excellent platform for reaching various business goals and announcing new tourist products. It serves as a meeting point for partners and to build strong business relationships. AITF take place alongside the 11th Caucasus International Hospitality Exhibition Horex Caucasus 2017 which is the only specialized hotel and restaurant industry exhibition in the region.

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