The tourists from Arab countries, Turkey, and Russia mainly visited Azerbaijan during the COVID-19 pandemic, Azerbaijani expert in the field of tourism Jeyhun Ashirov told Trend on Sept. 3.

The number of tourists visiting Azerbaijan increased by 11.1 percent year-on-year in the period of January to November reaching 2.9 million, Azerbaijani State Tourism Agency has reported.

Azerbaijan ranked in Top 5 excursion tour destination in National Geographic Traveler Awards 2019, an annual traveler award held by National Geographic Traveler magazine.

The most popular Russian cities among foreign tourists, including Azerbaijanis, have been revealed.

Tourist trips from Russia to Azerbaijan increased by 2 percent in 2018, according to data from the analytical agency TurStat.

Azerbaijan is among the fastest-growing destinations for tourists. The country enjoys a great potential for the development of tourism. Nature, climate, historical monuments, cuisine, rich culture of the people and other factors lay the foundation for the development of many areas of tourism. There are wide opportunities for Azerbaijan to be recognized as a tourist destination in the world.

It’s expected that the number of Chinese tourists in Azerbaijan may reach 200,000 people within the next few years.

Azerbaijan has entered the top three of the best CIS countries for sightseeing, Trend reports with reference to the analytical agency TourStat, which ranked the best sightseeing destinations of the CIS countries for sightseeing tours, leisure and travel of Russian tourists.

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.