On Sept. 19, at a meeting with members of the Business Events Industry Alliance of Azerbaijan’s State Tourism Agency, a decision was made to create a working group, Trend reports.

AZAL Vice-President Eldar Hajiyev made a welcoming speech at the event, assessing the achievements in fields of civil aviation and tourism in Azerbaijan.

Azerbaijan Airlines CJSC purchased technical support for video surveillance systems and checkpoints from KC&SS, one of the leading companies in the field of telecommunications equipment and security systems, Trend reports referring to the State Procurement Agency of Azerbaijan.

Azerbaijani cuisine is unbelievably delicious. The cooking style varies from region to region.

Promotion of Azerbaijan's tourism potential in foreign countries is aimed at increasing the flow of tourists into the country.

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

Open Doors Days will be held at Gobustan State Reserve on September 19-20 as part of the European Heritage Days.

Cooperation between the World Tourism Organization and Azerbaijan continues successfully.

Lankaran region, one of the most beautiful parts of Azerbaijan, is located in the south-eastern part of the country, on the shore of the Caspian Sea. Original architecture and magnificent natural landscapes are the hallmarks of this region.

During January-August 2019, Azerbaijan’s international airports served 3.81 million passengers, Trend reports with reference to the press service of Heydar Aliyev International Airport.

Members of the European Organization for the Safety of Air Navigation (EUROCONTROL) and the Civil Air Navigation Services Organisation (CANSO) met in Brussels. Azerbaijan was represented on this meeting by the Director of “Azeraeronavigation” Air Traffic Control (AZANS) Farhan Guliyev.

Azerbaijan's airline Buta Airways will expand its route network with new destinations in the Middle East.

The number of trips from Azerbaijan to Russia increased by 22,000 (or 6 percent) in the first half of 2019, compared to the corresponding period last year, Trend reports referring to the TurStat portal.

Azerbaijan Airlines national air carrier (AZAL) and China's leading travel company HCG International Travel Group signed a three-year agreement on the implementation of charter passenger flights on the Baku-Beijing-Baku route on September 2, Trend reports referring to AZAL.

In past, Shabran was one of the major political and commercial centers of Azerbaijan. More than 150 historical and cultural monuments were discovered on this territory.

Tourism is one of the areas where Azerbaijan and Israel successfully develop cooperation. The number of tourists coming to Azerbaijan from Israel is growing, and they return home with the best impressions.

More and more tourists from Arab countries are discovering Azerbaijan, which is a Land of Fire, a country of warmth and comfort.

The increasing number of direct flights to Azerbaijan is caused by the recently grown flow of Russian tourists. Airline companies of the neighboring country continue to launch new flights to Azerbaijan to meet the high demand.

Several presentations dedicated to Azerbaijan’s tourism potential are being held in Russia on August 27-29, Trend reports on Aug. 28 referring to the Azerbaijan State Tourism Agency.

Azerbaijan is becoming an increasingly well-known tourist destination in the world and the country’s Tourism Board is making efforts to increase the flow of tourists into Azerbaijan.

Favorable geographical location and tourism infrastructure of Azerbaijan and Thailand open up good opportunities to develop relations in tourism sphere.

Azerbaijan and Russia have quite a big potential for cooperation in the field of tourism, including the exchange of tourists.

The Azerbaijan State Tourism Agency is preparing a presentation on the development of Azerbaijan’s tourism sector in three countries, Kanan Guluzade, head of the PR department of the State Tourism Agency, told Trend on Aug. 21.

Ganja city is a great place to visit to explore some of the most wonderful sights of Azerbaijan. The city's vast array of historical and cultural monuments makes Ganja one of the most notable tourist destinations of the country.

Due to the increasing interest of Russian and Indian tourists in Azerbaijan in recent years, Azerbaijan Tourism Board will strengthen ties with travel agencies operating in these two countries.