Russia’s TurStat analytical agency has included Azerbaijan’s ski resorts - Tufandag in Gusar region and Shahdag in Gabala region – into the list of top 10 best recreation centers among the CIS countries for January-February 2020.

AnadoluJet, a subsidiary of Turkish Airlines (THY), will launch a direct flight to Baku, Trend reports citing Turkish media.

Azerbaijan Tourism Board (ATB) contacted the country's travel agencies due to a new type of coronavirus observed in China’s Wuhan city, Head of Press Service of Azerbaijan’s State Tourism Agency Kenan Guluzade told Trend on Jan. 15.

Heydar Aliyev International Airport has compiled a rating of the most punctual airlines for December 2019, Trend reports referring to the press service of Heydar Aliyev International Airport.

In 2019, Azerbaijan increased the number of countries that its citizens can visit without a visa, having received visa-free access to Pakistan, Senegal and Serbia.

With organizational support of Azerbaijan Tourism Board (ATB), 14 Azerbaijani tourist companies participate in the 27th International Travel & Tourism Trade Show (SATTE) 2020, which is being held in New Delhi on January 8-10, Trend reports referring to ATB.

Azerbaijan is on the list of countries with the greatest potential for the development of adventure tourism in 2020, according to the report of Lonely Planet.

The tourist flow to Azerbaijan increased by 11.4 percent year-on-year in 2019 to reach 3.17 million people, the State Tourism Agency has told local media.

Azerbaijan Ecotourism Association has been established to develop ecotourism and environmental culture in the country, local media reported referring to the association.

Azerbaijan Airlines (AZAL) and Buta Airways currently do not plan to make changes to the current schedule of flights to Iran and through the Iranian airspace, a source at AZAL told Trend.

Some 3.1 million foreign citizens visited Azerbaijan from January through December 2019, which is 11.4 percent more compared to the same period of 2018, Trend reports on Jan. 8 referring to the Azerbaijani State Tourism Agency.

As part of environmental education measures, the Ministry of Ecology and Natural Resources together with the Ministry of Education plans to organize open classes in national parks for secondary school students.

Makhachkala-Baku and Makhachkala-Tehran direct flights are planned to be launched in 2020, Director General of Makhachkala Airport JSC in Russia’s Republic of Dagestan Arsen Pirmagomedov said.

The number of flights at Azerbaijan’s Nakhchivan International Airport increased from 4 to 10 during the New Year holidays, Trend reports referring to the airport’s press-service.

The number of visitors to Azerbaijan’s national parks increased by around 24,000 people compared to 2018, Arzu Samadova, Chief Advisor at the Department of Protection of Biological Diversity & Development of Specially Protected Nature Areas of the Ministry of Ecology and National Resources has told local media.

Some 61,950 tourists from Azerbaijan visited Turkey in November 2019, which is 4.7 percent more compared to November 2018, Trend reports referring to the Turkish Ministry of Culture and Tourism.

The summit of Azerbaijani health tourism will be held as part of the 24th East Mediterranean International Tourism & Travel Exhibition to be held in Istanbul in January-February 2020.

Baku has made it to the list of top five cities in the CIS region for the attractiveness of New Year fairs, according to the rating published by Russia's TurStat analytical agency.

President of Azerbaijan Airlines CJSC Jahangir Askerov met on December 26 with the Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan Sami Asem Ghosheh, Trend reports referring to the press service of Azerbaijan Airlines CJSC.

There is something special about winter holiday. Beautiful, fun, snowy, with lots of gifts, it wins us back to the sweet childhood memories. New Year is a magical time for all those who believe in miracles.

Azerbaijan earns on tourism more than its neighbors, while not being the champion of the region in terms of tourist flow, CEO of Azerbaijan Tourism Board Florian Sengstschmid said in an interview with Russia's Profi.Travel company, Trend reports referring to the company.

Azerbaijan has entered the top 10 highest potential adventure travel destinations for the 2020s.

The Tourism Center of Kazakhstan Turkestan city held an event entitled "Days of the Turkestan Region" in the capital of Azerbaijan.

The Azerbaijan Tourism Board will launch tourism cultural initiatives dedicated to the Jewish and German cultural heritage in Azerbaijan in late 2019 and early 2020, chief executive director of the Board Florian Sengstschmid said in an interview with Profi Travel agency, Trend reports referring to the company.