The prospects for the development of hunting tourism in Azerbaijan were discussed at the Ministry of Ecology and Natural Resources on Saturday

Azerbaijan is an inexpressibly picturesque country with its own unique "highlight". Country is called “Land of Fire,” since its territory is rich in oil and gas deposits, which are close to the surface and erupt from the earth with torches of fire.

Travel companies in Azerbaijan will be divided into categories "A", "B", "C" and so on, stated the head of the public relations department of the State Tourism Agency Kanan Guluzade.

The first wine tourist route in the history of Azerbaijan may appear, head of the tourism product development department of the Azerbaijan Tourism Bureau Ilkin Javadov, told to Sputnik Azerbaijan.

Tourism is one of the most profitable areas in the world economy. Therefore, Azerbaijan aims to develop this sphere by all possible means.

As many as 2,454,000 people visited Azerbaijan last year, and as a result, the country earned over $3 billion, according to the data of U.S. rating agency Howmuch.

Tourism is developing in Azerbaijan at an unprecedented rate. The attention of the state to this area creates the basis for the implementation of important projects both in regions and the capital.

The tourism potential of Azerbaijan will be presented at thematic exhibitions in Asia.

The visit purpose of foreigners coming to Azerbaijan is a recreation and entertainment, while Azerbaijani citizens are traveling abroad mostly for business purposes.

Azerbaijan ranked 10th out of 130 countries in the ranking of the most popular destinations for Islamic tourism, says the annual report by Crescent Rating agency entitled 2018 Global Muslim Travel Index.