The tourism sector in Azerbaijan, just like in other countries has heavily dropped due to the COVID-19 pandemic, beginning from March 2020, Trend reports on Sept.17 referring to the State Statistics Committee.

Famous for its "eternal flame", Yanardag has been on the must-see list for Icelandic tourists for many years.

The number of Azerbaijani citizens who visited foreign countries decreased by 3.6 times from January through August 2020, compared to the same period of 2019 and amounted to 1.03 million people, Trend reports.

Azerbaijan Tourism Association (AZTA) has opened five new offices in the country's regions.

Azerbaijan will establish a Committee to Protect Rights of Tourists under the Association of Tourism of Azerbaijan to help tourists in solving their problems.

For the first time, the Committee for the Protection of the Rights of Tourists has been established in Azerbaijan, Trend reports.

Tourism Organization of Turkic-Speaking States will be established on Azerbaijan Tourism Association’s initiative and with support of the leading tourism organizations of Turkey, Trend reports referring to the association.

Starting today, the National Air Carrier of Azerbaijan (“AZAL”) starts using an online queuing system for the purchasing of air tickets on the Baku-Moscow-Baku route to return our compatriots to their homeland.

Settled since the 8th millennium BC, Gobustan State Historical Reserve is filled with some of the world’s best-preserved and most atmospheric prehistoric remains.The historical site is home to more than 600,000 stone and iron-age figures.

The Azerbaijani State Tourism Agency would like to create new tourism products to be more prepared for competition in the post-pandemic period, Spokesman for the State Tourism Agency Kanan Guluzade told Trend on Sept. 9.

Azerbaijan will be able to witness the recovery of its tourism sector by the end of this year thanks to the gradual mitigation of the rules of the quarantine regime imposed in connection with the pandemic, Expert in tourism sphere Fariz Hajiyev told Trend on Sept. 9.

Beshbarmag Daghi State Historical-Cultural and Natural Reserve has been included in the list of immovable historical and cultural monuments of national importance.

With its sweet taste, honey adds a unique twist to everything from appetizers to baked goods.

Negotiations to resume international flights are underway, Assistant to the President of Azerbaijan, Head of Foreign Policy Affairs Department of the Presidential Administration Hikmat Hajiyev said.

Azerbaijan Travel Agencies Association has accepted new members. Nearly 27 tourism agencies passed examination based on activities and reputation at tourism market. In general, number of members reached 77 tourism companies.

Some 618,300 foreigners and stateless persons from around 152 countries visited Azerbaijan during the period of January-July 2020, State Statistics Committee has reported.

For many centuries, Alinjagala fortress attracts many curious visitors from all over Azerbaijan. Mostly known as a symbol of strength, the fortress was one of the strongest defensive buildings of that times.

Azerbaijan, Croatia have increasing interest in starting charter flights, Croatian Ambassador to Azerbaijan Branko Zebic told Trend.

In the initial period of the COVID-19 pandemic, numerous appeals came from Azerbaijani citizens in Turkey on their coming back by cars, and during that time, special permits were issued and bus services were organized to bring them back, Assistant to the President of Azerbaijan, Head of Foreign Policy Affairs Department of the Presidential Administration Hikmat Hajiyev said.

The State Tourism Agency and the Azerbaijan Tourism Bureau have lauched a joint project.

In the post-pandemic period, the Azerbaijan Hotel Association plans to, at least partially, reach the success of the previous years, Chairman of the board of the Association Samir Dubandi told Trend.

With multiple tourism destinations, Azerbaijan has always attracted tourists from around the world. For many years, tourism sector is playing a great role in the country's life.

There's something about cooking on the open fire and eating far away from city hustle buzzle.

From today onward, the sale of AZAL tickets for the Baku-Nakhchivan flights will be carried out in a new way.

The national air carrier of Azerbaijan, the Azerbaijan Airlines (AZAL), organized an important flight on August 4, bringing a group of doctors from China to help battling the COVID-19 pandemic in the country, AZAL’s press service told Trend.