A park “Azerbaijan” and monument erected to Azerbaijani martyrs have been opened in the city of Elazig, Turkey. The opening ceremony brought together Elazig Governor Muammer Erol, Turkish MP Shuay Alpay, chairman of Union of Azerbaijani Writers,...

Azerbaijan`s Minister of Culture and Tourism Abulfaz Garayev today met with the ambassador of Poland to Azerbaijan Michael Labenda. Significant issues of bilateral cooperation between the two countries were in the focus. The sides have underlined...

A photo exhibition entitled “The 20th jubilee of Azerbaijan`s independence” dedicated to the anniversary of the establishing diplomatic relationship between Azerbaijan and Turkey opened in the Ministry of Foreign Affair`s art gallery Suna...

Azerbaijan will showcase its tourism potential at the CMT- the holiday Exhibition in Stuttgart, Germany on January 14-22. According to the tourism department of the Azerbaijan Ministry of Culture and Tourism, the country`s must-see places,...

A presentation ceremony of the international online magazine “Carpet” (www.xalca.az) was held in the Azerbaijan State Museum of Carpet and Folk Applied Arts. The online magazine supported by the Ministry of Culture and Tourism was established by the...

Azerbaijan is intensifying propaganda of tourism potential in the Persian Gulf countries.The Ministry of Culture & Tourism reports that deputy culture minister Nazim Samedov received head of Atlantis Holidays with which the Ministry signed an...

Delegation led by the Minister of Tourism and Resorts of the Crimean Autonomous Republic of Ukraine Alexander Levin will visit Azerbaijan on December 19.  The delegation will hold a meeting at the Ministry of Culture and Tourism of...

The Azerbaijani Culture and Tourism Ministry plans to design the site and a common data base on the cultural heritage of Caucasian Albania. This work includes supporting national and international projects, the identifying monuments belonging to the...

Azerbaijan will introduce BSP system of International Air Transport Association (IATA) in stages. Today at the regular annual conference of Azerbaijan Tourism Association rep of state airlines AZAL, Director of Silkway Тravel company Shirzad...

The State Committee for Property Affairs of Azerbaijan has begun preparations for privatization of tourist facilities.The Committee reports that workshops “Foreign experience of privatization of tourist facilities" were held in Guba on 21 November...

Azercell Telekom, the general cellular operator of Eurovision 2012, promises phenomenal mobile communications conditions for the contest guests.Halim Ates, representative of TeliaSonera (Azercell’s key shareholder), says that Azercell will provide...

The Azerbaijani Tourism Association together with local tour companies and hotels is working on a special tour packages for visitors of the "Eurovision 2012" contest which will be held in Baku in May 2012, Minister of Culture and Tourism Abulfaz...

From 20 November 2011 Azerbaijan Railways started selling railway tickets online. One can book tickets both to local and international destinations. Booking is available through company's website at the following address...

The Ministry of Culture & Tourism of Azerbaijan is taking steps to improve the quality of services in tourist facilities within the framework of the national tourism year.The Ministry reports that specialized training courses will be arranged for...

Azerbaijani Minister of Culture and Tourism Abulfas Garayev met with Secretary-General of the World Tourism Organization, UNWTO Taleb Rifai,Garayev updated UNWTO Secretary on the tourism opportunities in the country. He pointed out President Ilham...

Representatives of Azerbaijan Ministry of Culture and Tourism and foreign companies operating in the country participated in the World Travel Market held in ExCel Exhibition Center in London, the United Kingdom on November 8-10.Azerbaijan`s...

Development of holiday tourism is starting in Azerbaijan. Head of Research Work, Statistics and Licensing Department of Culture and Tourism Ministry of Azerbaijan Rahman Orujlu has reported that at present many regional tourism sites have started...

France`s tourism magazine “La Tribune et Moi” published an article on history and monuments of Azerbaijan`s capital. The article informs the readers on rapid development of Azerbaijan`s capital over 20 years of independence. The author mentioned...

Agriculture and tourism are the areas having the greatest potential for job creation in Azerbaijan, the chairman of Azerbaijani Parliament's social policy committee Hadi Rajabli said today at an international conference on "the Role of the State...

Azerbaijan has presented a new electronic travel route. The Azerbaijan Tourism Institute informs that presentation of e-tourist information system of Siemens-Gadabay route to be connected to GOMAP.AZ system has been held in the university with...

Azerbaijani Culture and Tourism Ministry will take part at 18 international tourism exhibitions to promote the country's tourism potential in 2012, the ministry told on Wednesday.The following list indicates venue and date of exhibitions to be...

Preliminary cost of tour package for foreign fans coming to Azerbaijan to watch Eurovision - 2012 song contest that is hosted in Baku would be around 1200 Azeri manats (AZN) or (1,100 Euros or 1,600 USD), according ro Azerbaijan Tourism Associatio....

Azerbaijan has been elected a chairing country at all meetings of the 19th General Assembly of the World Tourism Organization (UNWTO) which is continuing in Gyeongju, South Korea. Azerbaijan`s delegation at the Assembly is headed by First Deputy...

The Board of Directors of the European Economic Chamber of Trade, Commerce and Industry (EEIG) decided to award the Azerbaijan Museum of Art with the European Museum Standard.The honorary diploma has been presented to Azerbaijani Minister of Culture...

Hilton Baku Hotel opened by President Ilham Aliyev of Azerbaijan on October, 2011 will start operating since 11 October. By this Hilton Baku Hotel will supplement the list of hotels whose opening was planned for this year within " Tourism Year "....

Official opening of Hilton hotel will be held in first half of October, said the Minister of Culture and Tourism Abulfaz Garayev.“I think, new and modern hotel will be launched in Azerbaijan”, he added.Minister said that, construction of Fairmont...

Ministry of Culture and Tourism of Azerbaijan has made a monitoring to current room rates in Baku hotels and published the results disclosing the main reasons of high room rates. The major reason according to Ministry's experts is  lack of...

Starting from next year foreign tourists coming to Azerbaijan might have a chance to get electronic visas, said the high ranking official from Ministry of Culture and Tourism of Azerbaijan. According to Firrudin Gurbanov preparation works are being...

Room rates in Baku hotels during "Eurovision-2012" will be depending on the market conditions and defined by supply & demand, said to Trend news agency Head of tourism department of the Ministry of Culture and Tourism of Azerbaijan Aydin Ismiyev....

For those planning to come to Baku for Eurovision song contest due to be held in Baku in May 2012 hotel booking are not possible at the moment. The Ministry of Culture & Tourism of Azerbaijan put a block no all bookings in May in all Baku hotels....

Another absurd decision from the Ministry of Ecology of Azerbaijan will frustrate a number of foreign visitors coming to Azerbaijan with tourist purposes. They have announced the Mud Volcanoes area a National park and totally banned access to this...

An online map of Azerbaijan and a navigation system will boost the development of tourism in the country, according to ICT company Sinam, which developed the project. The project, based on the guide-map.az website, will allow Internet users to...

Azerbaijan Tourism Association and Educational Institute of American Hotel and Lodging Association have signed a cooperation agreement.Head of the Azerbaijan Tourism Association Nahid Bagirov said this agreement is of great importance prior to...

Business Forum "Investments & Doing Business in India" is taking place in Baku today. Addressing to the forum deputy head of the Ministry of Economic Development’s Department of Business Development Policy, Huseyn Pashayev, has stated that...

Proposals for the development of beach tourism along the Caspian Sea coast will be developed under the Action Plan for the 2011 Year of Tourism in Azerbaijan, the Azerbaijani Culture and Tourism Ministry told Trend. The Ministries of Culture and...

Palmalife Lenkaran Resort hotel has opened in Sutamurdov in Lankaran village as part of the Tourism Year in Azerbaijan. General Manager of the facility Zafer Atakan provided information on the hotel. The hotel with six cottage and 22 rooms will...

Azerbaijan`s Culture and Tourism Minister Abulfas Garayev met Friday Alfonso Soria Mendoza, head of the office for Europe at the Colombian Foreign Ministry and Diego Jose Tobon, ambassador of Colombia to Russia. The discussions focused on...

The hotels in Baku are ready to receive the guests who will arrive in the capital of Azerbaijan for Eurovision-2012 Song Contest, the head of the tourism department of the Ministry of Culture and Tourism of Azerbaijan Aydin Ismiyev said. He said the...

Within the Year of Tourism the Ministry of Culture & Tourism of Azerbaijan is taking steps aiemd at developing tourism industry, promote country’s tourism potential at the international level, improve staff potential, create alternative...

Azerbaijan will develop standards in tourism sector to develop this sphere. This is envisaged in "Action Plan for 2011-2015 on implementation of State program for poverty reduction and sustainable development for 2008-2015" approved by the...

At present, there is not river tourism in Azerbaijan, but using the Kur River, it is possible to create river tourism in the country, the chairman of the Center for Regional Development of Azerbaijan, Chingiz Ismayilov. He said the Kur River flows...

Azerbaijan may extend the tourist season, Advisor to the Chairman of the Azerbaijani Tourism Association Muzaffar Agakarimov told. Agakarimov added that Azerbaijan has favorable conditions to extend the tourist season. "There are nine climate zones...

The JV Marriott Absheron Baku hotel owned by Marriott International will open in December. The hotel of 243 rooms is located in Azadlig (Liberty) Square in the capital. The hotel will offer a number of restaurants and bars to the visitors. Their...

The author described cities of Baku and Shaki, Goygol region as tourism destination, provided insight into the history and culture of Azerbaijan. Germany`s Frankfurter Rundschau and Berliner Zeitung newspapers published articles “Swan clocks in...

Azerbaijan and Iraq discussed cooperation in tourism. The discussions were held at a meeting between the Azerbaijani Culture and Tourism Minister Abulfas Garayev and Iraqi ambassador to Azerbaijan, Heydar Shiya Gubeyshi Al-Barrak, the Culture and...

An info-tour will be organized to present Nabran’s tourist potential with the Azerbaijani Culture and Tourism Ministry’s support and the help of the Palma entertainment center in the Khachmaz region. The tour will be held June 4-5. This event is...

The State Committee on Standardization, Metrology & Patents of Azerbaijan is establishing a technical committee on tourism. Committee’s press service head Fazil Talibli says that in 2011 announced the Year of Tourism in the country a priority in...

The Institute of Archaeology and Ethnography of the Azerbaijani National Academy of Sciences (ANAS) together with archaeologists of the Tokyo University will conduct excavations in the territory of ancient settlement Goytepe located in Tovuz region....

UN Resident Coordinator in Azerbaijan Fikret Akcura visited Tourism Institute, where he met with rector of institute, Professor Jafar Jafarov. Jafar Jafarov informed Fikret Akcura on fife-year activity and international relations of the institute....

This is the eleventh run for the exhibition, at which Azerbaijan represents the Baku Tourism Information Centre. The exhibition started today and will run until May 14. Azerbaijan's stand at the exhibition has been prepared in a traditional style....

Ministry of Culture and Tourism of Azerbaijan will attend the Korea World Travel Fair (KOTFA) 2011, which will be held in Seoul on June 2-5. KOTFA, which is one of the biggest international tourism exhibitions in Asia, is 24th time organized by the...

The 10th edition of the Azerbaijan International Travel and Tourism Fair (AITF) is kicked off on Thursday April 28, 2011 in Baku. Azerbaijan Culture and Tourism Minister Abulfaz Garayev announced that the country`s tourism industry will continue to...

President Ilham Aliyev and his spouse Mehriban Aliyeva visited 10th Azerbaijan International Travel and Tourism Exhibition AİTF -2011 and Second Republican Exhibition of Domestic Tourism on Friday. Culture and Tourism Minister Abulfas Garayev told...

It is too early to speak about privileges in tourism sphere in Azerbaijan, Minister of Culture and Tourism Abulfaz Garayev told journalists. To him, practice privileges do not give positive results to state economy: "The activity in tourism sphere...

4th June to 27th November   Mila Askarova is the Coordinator of the 2010 Azerbaijan Pavilion at the Venice Biennale, which will take place in the magnificent 18th Century Palazzo Benzon on the Canale Grande.  The exhibition,...

The Azerbaijani Embassy in Italy organized a gala dinner on the occasion of the Novruz holiday at the Milan Marriott hotel on March 18. Representatives of the public area of Lombardy, consulates of foreign states accredited in Milan and local media,...

The aim of the event is to discuss situation in the tourism sector of Azerbaijan and examine opportunities for cooperation in the field. The Azerbaijan`s embassy to Germany, Central and Eastern Europe Society and Society for Tourism Development in...

One of the Azerbaijani stands dedicated to Nakhchivan's Duz Dag attracted significant attention from media and visitors at the third Anfaş Hetex Health Tourism Exhibition in Antalya, Turkey. Organized by Antalya Fair Management and Investment Inc,...

Azerbaijan will join the MITT 2011 - 18th Moscow Travel & Tourism International Exhibition to present its tourism opportunities on March 16-19. According to the Ministry of Culture and Tourism, the delegation will present booklets, brochures...

Azerbaijan will participate in the ITB Berlin 2012, European travel trade show in Berlin, Germany on March 9-13. The visitors will learn about the country through printed materials. The delegation of Azerbaijan will include representatives of the...

Azerbaijan was invited as a guest of honour to the Anfas Hetex Health Spa and Tallasso, Thermal and Medical Tourism Fair opened in Antalya. Turkish Minister of Public Works and Housing Mustafa Demir, Azerbaijan deputy Minister of Heath Elsevar...

Azerbaijan tourism was represented by Azerbaijan Travel companies at the BIT 2011 International Tourism Exhibition in Milan, Italy. The exhibition took place from 17 to 20 February in Fiera Milano and attracted more than 100,000 professional visitors...

Azerbaijan showcased its tourism potential in Buenos Aires, Argentina. The event brought together about 60 tour operator of Argentina for Europe and Asia, representatives of authoritative tourist associations and mass outlets. Addressing the...

Azerbaijan, United States, Great Britain, France, Saudi Arabia, UAE, Qatar, India, Syria and other countries took part in the international exhibition in Kuwait. The Azerbaijan stand included the displays featuring ancient history, culture, nature,...

President Ilham Aliyev has today signed an order to announce 2011 as the Year of Tourism in Azerbaijan. Taking into consideration the need for developing tourism even more and creating favorable conditions for tourism in Azerbaijan, the...

The Azerbaijan Tourism Institute (University) has joined the UN Academic Impact program. Academic Impact is a global initiative that aligns institutions of higher education with the United Nations in actively supporting ten universally accepted...

Azerbaijan will showcase its tourism potential at the 18th International Travel Trade Fair “Balttour 2011” this week in Latvian capital Riga, Ministry of Culture and Tourism said. Azerbaijan`s nature, its geographical position, tourism opportunities...

The Baku Tourism Information Center is considering opening an office in Moscow. The issue was discussed at a specialized workshop devoted to business tourism development in Moscow. The event was organized by the Russian Association for National...

The prospects of the Azerbaijan-Austria economic relations are being discussed in Baku.   A delegation of the Federation of Austrian Industry headed by its President Veit Sorger is on visit to Baku to hold the discussions, the Austrian...

Northern Cyprus's the Eastern Mediterranean University and the Azerbaijan Tourism Institute have signed a cooperation agreement.   The agreement provides for exchange of students and experience and human resource development. Speaking at the...

Azerbaijan may adopt a specific law aimed at developing tourism, Parliamentary Culture Committee Chairman Nizami Jafarov told on Monday.   "The Parliamentary Culture Committee together with other relevant committees is considering...

The prospects of tourism development were discussed at the meeting of Azerbaijan’s Minister of Culture and Tourism Abulfas Garayev with heads of the tourism companies and hotels. Accoridng to Azerbaijan’s Ministry of Culture and Tourism, the meeting...

The last year was significant from the viewpoint of development of the tourism industry in Azerbaijan, Minister of Culture and Tourism Abulfaz Garayev told journalists. He said “national leader Heydar Aliyev, who correctly valued a role of our...

Azerbaijani and Latvian presidents Ilham Aliyev and Valdis Zatlers highly appreciated the result of negotiations on relations between two countries in the political, economic, social and cultural fields. A joint declaration was signed at the meeting...

Some 50 percent of construction work on the commissioning of the Shahdag Summer and Winter Tourist Complex in the Azerbaijani Gusar region in the first phase has been completed, the Azerbaijani Culture and Tourism Minister Abulfas Garayev said...

The Azerbaijani Ministry of Culture and Tourism has developed several new tourism projects. They include the 'Vinnye Puti' (Wine Ways) and 'Alexandre Dumas in the Caucasus', 'German villages in Azerbaijan' as part of the WTO UN project and others....

Press Service of the Ministry of Culture and Tourism reported that presentation of the book "Barda and Barda citizens” held in the National Library named after M.F. Akhundov. The book is written by Khuraman Ismailova, Head of department of the...

In the Azerbaijan Institute of Tourism (AIT) held a meeting of the second embassy secretary of the Israeli mission in Azerbaijan Ronen Krausza with AIT students, who have been the practice in the Israeli city of Elat.   Rector of AIT,...

Two ancient settlements presumably dating back to early II century have been discovered in Ismayilli region of Azerbaijan. According to Culture and Tourism Office of Baku, one of the ancient settlements has been discovered near Pirnidar village....

“The construction of Shahdag Tourism Complex continues in Azerbaijan’s Gusar region,” Culture and Tourism Minister Abulfas Garayev told journalists.  He said by the end of winter artificial snow-making system will be completed, one of the five...

A park in Gartepe city of Kojaeli province of Turkey is named after national leader, genius personality of the Turkic world Heydar Aliyev. The opening ceremony was attended by Azerbaijan's consul general in Istanbul Hasan Zeynalov, deputy governor...

Press service of Azerbaijan’s FM released text of the joint statement issued in Istanbul by the foreign ministers of Turkey, Azerbaijan and Iran. The document says that in order to strengthen the regional cooperation, it is necessary to set the...

On December 18 in the Azerbaijan Institute of Tourism (AIT) hosted an international conference on “Alternative tourism development."    Opening the conference, the rector of the institute Prof. Jafar Jafarov spoke about the strategic...

The skating rink will open in Baku in the territory of the National Seaside boulevard by 25 December 2010. A skating rink intended for the simultaneous skating of 40 people will open in the National Seaside Boulevard after the predicted decrease in...

The Ministry of Culture and Tourism of Azerbaijan has announced the list of international tourism exhibitions. The tourism potential of the country will be presented there, the ministry said. The Ministry participates in international tourism...

Azerbaijan's Culture and Tourism Minister Mr. Abulfaz Garayev, who arrived in Jordan to participate in the Azerbaijani Culture Days, has held several meetings. On Tuesday Garayev met with the Tourism and Antiquities minister of Jordan Zaid...

More than 300 companies representing practically the entire spectrum of Uzbekistan's economy will take part in the first Uzbek National Exhibition in Azerbaijan, a governmental source told today.According to the source, the exhibition, which is...

Azerbaijan Culture Days will be held in Jordan from November 29 to December 3, Azerbaijani embassy in Jordan reported. The preparation work is going on now. The cultural events will take place in different cities of Jordan. Minister of Culture and...

Argentine foreign policy magazine La Revista Diplomatica PLACET has published a special issue dedicated to Azerbaijan with assistance of the Embassy of Azerbaijan to the country. The issue has a general heading AZERBAIYÁN - una herencia rica, un...

Azerbaijan is the main partner of the European Union in South Caucasus. This idea was voiced by Andreas Shider, Secretary of State of the Austrian Federal Ministry of Finance, at panel discussion of Austria-Azerbaijan Trade Chamber in Vienna....

The first national exhibition of Azerbaijan, held November 5-7 at the largest exhibition complex in Uzbekistan - Tashkent "Uzexpocenter, showed great interest in government agencies and entrepreneurs at all levels of the two countries to forge...

At the end of the year, growth in the tourism industry in Azerbaijan will amount to 10-15 percent, compared to the previous year, said Thursday the Minister of Culture and Tourism Abulfaz Garayev.   Our growth rate in line with expectations in...

Ministry of Economical Development reported that National Exhibition of Azerbaijan will be opened in Tashkent on November 5, 2010.   The exhibition will feature various achievements in the energy sphere, ICT and agriculture, transport,...

On 29 October 2010 a meeting of hotel business representatives and tourism companies who are all members of Azerbaijan Tourism Association (AzTA) was held in Baku. At the meeting many issues relevant to travel agencies and hotels were discussed,...

From 3 to 6 November, 2010 will be the Turkmenistan Culture Days, Azerbaijan, reported the press service of the Ministry of Culture and Tourism of Azerbaijan.   According to this event Turkmenistan delegation which consists of 60 people will...

Azerbaijan delegation will take part in international tourism fair, which will be held in London during November 8-11. According to reports of the Ministry of Culture and Tourism of Azerbaijan the delegation will consist of representatives of...

Only 70 hotels in Azerbaijan has been certified by Ministry of Tourism and received appropriate ‘star’ rating. According to minister ‘most hotels realise that they can’t meet the criteria to receive appropriate star rating and for this reason...

This year Ministry of Culture and Tourism of Azerbaijan has licensed 30 travel agencies out of which 20 were new ones and liquidated 28 travel agencies. According to minister Abulfaz Garayev a number of foreign visitors to Azerbaijan for the...

Azerbaijan`s deputy minister of culture and tourism Adalat Valiyev has met Wednesday with Secretary General of the Jordan Ministry of Culture Jiris Samavi. The meeting focused on current situation of Azerbaijan-Jordan cultural cooperation, as well as...

According to the latest report from Ministry of Culture and Tourism of Azerbaijan there are 208 officially licensed travel companies in Azerbaijan. This year only 33 companies applied either to get their first license or to renew one. Llicense to...

The Minister of Culture and Tourism Mr. Abulfaz Garayev met with newly appointed Ambassador of the Republic of Korea in Azerbaijan Mr. Lee Ji-Khan. According to the press service of the Ministry of Culture and Tourism, they have discussed prospects...

On the authority of the press service of the Ministry of Culture and Tourism, in Azerbaijan, from 15 to 19 August, will visit the delegation headed by Minister of Culture of the Republic of Lithuania Mr. Arunas Gelunas. The purpose of the...

Baku Tourism Information Centre has established a travel award, told Trend Life in the Office of Culture and Tourism of Azerbaijan. She will be awarded on September 27 in International Tourism Day. The award was established in order to intensify...

Limousines cruise up to a new glass and steel nightclub called Chinar. Thundering music booms out. Security men stand with their arms folded, and the paparazzi snap almost everyone going in. It could be just another red carpet bash at a Los Angeles,...

Azerbaijan’s pomegranate growers are celebrating after Jala Super Juice became the first Azeri food and drink brand to be launched in the UK as the country begins a major push to increase food and drink exports. Based at the crossroads between...

Azerbaijan wants to see as many British visitors photographing its monuments as working on its offshore rigs. Mark Leftly takes to the streetsSunday, 16 May 2010Chin balanced awkwardly in his hands, the pre-adolescent, mop-haired boy in a turquoise...

BAKU/12.04.10/TURAN: The number of Azerbaijan's hotels, tourist centers, sanatoria, motels, etc. increased 22% to 452, including 89 (20%) in Baku. Overall 370 hotels, etc. are owned by local physical and juridical persons. In fact, 64 of the hotels...

 BAKU/12.04.10/TURAN: In 2009 aggregate income of over 450 hotels in Azerbaijan dropped by 1.5% and reached 97 million AZN. According to the State Statistical Committee, last year proceeds from room renting dropped by 4.5% to 63.6 million AZN,...

In one the recent newspaper interviews deputy minister of foreign affairs of Azerbaijan Khalaf Khalafov shared his views on tourism potential of Caspian region and future developments in this sphere. According to deputy minster tourism is one of the...

JW Marriot company has started the construction works of 20-storey Absheron hotel. The project was designed by a group of architects from «ReardonSmith Arcitects» company. They plan to open a hotel by 2011. Four floors in this new hotel will be...

While on aт official trip to Geranboy region President of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev took part in opening ceremony of new hotel ‘Geranboy’. The head of state was informed that construction of this hotel started last July and was finished ahead of time....

The Minister of Culture and Tourism of Azerbaijan Abulfaz Garayev ordered a creation of Information bank of non-material cultural heritage of Azerbaijan in order to preserve and promote it worldwide. Ministry plans that all those involved in...

The final results of ‘Azerbaijan 2009 – tourism world’ photo-competition will be released next January said project’s coordinator Tamilla Nagiyeva. Organiser of competition is Ministry of Culture and Tourism of Azerbaijan. Money awards will be given...

People’s Artist of Azerbaijan and well known in the world Azeri folklore singer Alim Gasymov was included into the list of one hundred performers compiled by American NPR Radio in order to choose 50 greatest voices. "50 Greatest Voices" series...

British Council has conducted a poll of 125 respondents: 59 employers from Azerbaijan hotel industry and the rest are students studying tourism in local universities. The main objective of the poll was to compare what employers really need from new...

Employees of Azerbaijan Archeology and Ethnography Institute in cooperation with German archeologists were conducting excavations in Shamkir region and found ancient town dated BC. The exact location is in Garajemirli that was spotted before as an...

National TV channel from South Korea shot a film about Azerbaijan. A TV crew from EBS channel visited Azerbaijan with the support of Azeri embassy in South Korea from September 25 to October 15. Korean crew shot a 4 series documentary about Azeri...

Brand new TERM hotel has been opened today in third largest Azerbaijan city – Sumgait. Five floors hotel has 23 standard rooms and two 2 bedroom suites. Hotel’s facilities include swimming pool, gym, football pitch, sauna, children room, beauty...

Baku has earned a stamp of approval from the well known travel company Lonely Planet as one of the world’s top 10 party cities. This list is part of Lonely Planet’s new guide, the “1000 Ultimate Experiences”."1000 Ultimate Experiences" organized into...

Azerbaijan launched telephone directory for foreign tourists. Now, tourists coming to Azerbaijan can dial 147 number and get a quick help from operator on the shortest way to some tourist attraction, a list of other sightseeing on their itinerary,...

Ministry of Culture and Tourism of Azerbaijan believes that abolition of visa regime for Azeri citizens visiting Iran will not affect local tourism. ‘Even before visa regime removal by Iran Azeri citizens were actively visiting that country. I do...

India made some suggestion to Azeri government to promote cooperation in tourist industry, said Indian ambassador Debnat Shau. There a lot of places in Azerbaijan that might appeal tourists from India, said ambassador. This is a fire worshippers...

‘Bedcovers from Central Asia’ exhibition with collection from London’s Albert & Victoria Museum – the largest museum of applied art has been launched last week in Baku Museum of Arts after R. Mustafayev. All pieces of that collection is...

A delegation of Ministry of Tourism and Culture is attending one of the largest WTM world tourist fairs that is held in London November 9-12, 2009. Azerbaijan section will present several local companies, Tourist Information Centre of Baku and...

Azeri farmers in Shahagaji settlement of Astara region will be selling pineapple guava that they grow in Hungarian market thanks to the subsidized loan from Azeri government. According to head of farming enterprise Seiran Novruzov they are going...

The voting for most amazing world's natural wonders is coming to its final stage. A list of 28 finalists is now known and includes Azerbaijan's Mud volcanoes. An initial voting round from Dec. 2007 to July 2009 led to 77 nominations from a much...

Azerbaijan is in unfavourable position to compete with Turkey in tourism area, since even such countries as Italy, Greece or Spain can’t compete with Turkey at least in terms of prices. That was an opinion of Minister of Culture and tourism of...

JUBILEE OF THOR HEYERDAHL: VIKINGS AND AZERBAIJAN Today, October 6, the world famous Norwegian traveler, ethnographer and archeologist Thor Heyerdahl would have been 95 years old.   Vikings originated in Azerbaijan Thor Heyerdahl...

1st International Azerbaijan Investment Summit 2009 to be held in London Adam Smith Conferences has announced the 1st International Azerbaijan Investment Summit. The Conference will be held on 8-9 December 2009 at Marriott Grosvenor Square Hotel,...

At the Azerbaijan State Philharmonic the solemn opening ceremony of Baku International Jazz Festival has been conducted on October 21, 2009. The Baku Jazz festival is an integral part of the Programme named “Baku is the capital of Islamic culture -...

The second Azerbaijan photo contest 'Azerbaijan 2009 – the world of tourism' has been announced by Ministry of Culture and Tourism of Azerbaijan in September. It’s goal is to promote tourism potential of Azerbaijan, it’s culture, natural beauty and...

There is a publication on the Internet about a scandal at Baku Airport that happened to Iron Maiden, the well-known British rock group. The group was going to India and made a stop for refueling. This is what the manager of the group Rod Smallwood...

Tresher publishing house in Berlin released last March new guidebook on Azerbaijan named "Travelling in the Land of Flames " - Aserbaidschan: Unterwegs im Land der Feuer. Its author Philine von Oppeln  travelled through all over the country and...

Despite serious financial problems in global economy in 2008 a number of foreign tourists that visited Azerbaijan had grown 39,4% comparing to year 2007 and exceeded 1,4 million, informed Minister of Culture and Tourism of Azerbaijan Abulfaz...

There have been 370 hotels and guest houses (tourist camps, hostels, sanatoriums, recreation centers, motels) operating in Azerbaijan last year. 43 properties was not functioning for some reasons according to State Statistics Committee. 56 out of...

Travel sector in Azerbaijan is expected to go through tough times was much of the commentary came down from participants of VIII Azerbaijan International Exhibition of Tourism and Travel that was held in  Baku last week. Event hosted around 100...

The main priority for Azerbaijan in the immediate future is to develop non-oil related industries of the country. One of the areas where the serious efforts are in place is tourism industry that enjoys support both from state and private sector in...

Azerbaijan has signed cooperation agreements in tourism area with 22 countries. Another 27 states received draft agreements. To promote tourist potential of Azerbaijan Ministry of Culture and Tourism of Azerbaijan is planning to organise an...

A sudden drop in business and tourist trips caused by economic crisis started affecting a hotel business as well. For example profitability of European hotels with 5,9 % growth in 2007 dropped to 4,2 %. Last January number of customers stayed in the...

Falling demand and price drop for tourist services as a result of economic crisis led to intensification of competition between Baku hotels for visitors coming to Azerbaijan, according to the Minster of Culture and Tourism of Azerbaijan Abulfaz...

Online reservation of Azerbaijan hotels is now possible even in remote village of Uganda as long as they have Internet access there. A presentation of pilot Internet portal that will allow make online reservations in all Azerbaijan hotels took place...

The last year 40% growth in tourism industry won’t be reached this year, according to the Minster of Culture and Tourism of Azerbaijan Abulfaz Garayev. "Yes, we see that economic crisis is affecting all the oriental countries and for this reason we...

World economic crisis will not affect realisation of tourist projects in Azerbaijan planned long before the start of crisis. "Ministry of Culture and Tourism of Azerbaijan is not going to suspend any of the projects approved for implementation...

World Economic Forum with headquarter in Davos published countries tourism competitiveness report. According to Сapital newspaper Armenia was listed 91 among 133 states. According to report the most attractive from tourism perspective are...

Turkish businessman of Azerbaijan origin – the head of «Palmali» company – Mubariz Mansimov is planning to invest $400 millions into the hotel business in Azerbaijan, reports «Нurriyet» newspaper.According to Mansimov he is negotiating currently with...

The scientists of the Institute of Archeology and Ethnography of the National Academy of Science of Azerbaijan took part in the archaeological diggings of the regions of our country according to AzerTac. Notably, the scientists held archaeological...

"The global economic crisis has damaged the tourism sector as well.Earlier the world tourism flow fixed 6-7% rise, yet in late last year the damage caused by the economic crisis has reduced this indicator to 2-3%.For this reason the world tourism...

Devaluation of Azerbaijani manat is inevitable and the national currency is expected to drop is price against the dollar by 20% by the summer of this year, said co-chair of the public association of assistance to economic initiatives Rovshan Aghayev,...

"Austria, which will be non-permanent member of the UN Security Council in 2009-2010, is ready to contribute to the resolution of the Karabakh conflict", said secretary general of the Austrian Foreign Ministry Johannes Kirle, according to AzTV...

Authorities in Azerbaijan took decision to rename alcohol beverages previously marketed as cognac to brandy. Changes have been introduced to local law on 'Winegrowing and Winemaking'. Changes have been initiated by Azeri producers of this strong...

"We in America wish the expansion of cooperation between Israel and Azerbaijan as well as Azerbaijan and America. By the way, I have supported the initiative of the head of the Azerbaijani diaspora in America Tomris Azeri and promised to assist in...

Despite global financial crisis, prices on tourism services are not falling in Azerbaijan, while in other countries tariffs on different tourism services have reduced significantly in all countries of the world, including in neighbor states, said...

The Association of the tourism agencies of Azerbaijan was created at Park Inn hotel in Baku on December 15.  Baghirov Nahid Rza oghlu, director of the Khazar Travel company was elected the president of the association, according to Day.Az. As...

UTair airline starts flying between Moscow and Baku. Flights will be three times a week every Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday by Boeing 737. Departure from Moscow at 10.50 and arrival time to Baku is 15.00. Return flight at 16.20 with arrival to...

A meeting with members of the Nobel's family society was held in Azerbaijani embassy in Sweden, said sources from the Azerbaijani embassy to Sweden It was noted there that in his welcoming speech ambassador Rafael Ibrahimov informed about the...

Beginning from October 27 the visa department of the British Embassy to Azerbaijan will introduce new procedures for presentation of documents for obtaining visa for UK, reports Day.Az with reference to the press service for the embassy.It was noted...

In the result of expansion of the territory of the Zagatala state natural reserve at the cost of the Balaken woods (23,292 hectares) and Zagatala forest (213 hectares), the overall area of the reserve has reached 47,349 hectares, reports the press...

An ancient underpass, dated back to the 19th century, has recently been discovered while holding reconstruction at Vahid park", said Kamil Ibrahimov, doctor of historical sciences and head researcher of the Department of the Icheri Sheher...

Azerbaijan Airlines (AzAL) is going to buy Green Liner-700 and Green Liner-708 passenger aircrafts.  The airline said these airliners will fly for intercontinental hauls. Besides, AzAL intends to purchase Airbus airliners. Airbus aircrafts...

Azerbaijani carpets will be included in UNESCO's non-material heritage list, said Deputy Minister of Culture and Tourism Sevda Mammadaliyeva, APA reports. She said works had already been started in this field and necessary documents would be...

One of the largest lakes in Azerbaijan – Hajigabul Lake evaporated fully and was erased from the map.Local environmentalist conducted last monitoring in the lake on July 29 and forecasted shrinking of 8.4 -square meter lake, APA Mil-Mugan...

Azerbaijani carpets will be included in UNESCO’s non-material heritage list, said Deputy Minister of Culture and Tourism Sevda Mammadaliyeva, APA reports.She said works had already been started in this field and necessary documents would be...

Statue of outstanding Uzbek poet Alisher Navoi was erected in Baku.A new park with special irrigation line and lights is set near the statue now.Site engineer Khayyam Huseynov told APA that the park covers more than two thousand square meters....

An exhibition "Azerbaijan - Land of Fire" will be arranged in the Berlin Ethnology Museum (from late August until November of this year) and Drezden Ethnology Museum (from November, 2008 until March 2009) in the framework of the year of Azerbaijan in...

The Azerbaijani city of Agdam, occupied by Armenians, has added to the list of the ghost towns.20 most amazing abandonments were included into the list, compiled by WebUrbanist.com.The first on the list was Kowloon, near Hong Kong. Now there is a...

A new synagogue will be built in the Azerbaijani capital.According to Blagovest-info, head of Azerbaijan's Mountain Jews Semen Ikhiilov said the community is looking for a site for the synagogue construction.He noted that President of Azerbaijan...

A stone monument with an image of an unusual animal, similar to a dragon on it, was found in Kosalar village of Lenkoran, Azerbaijan.The animal has a crown on its head with fire coming out of his mouth.According to archaeologist Javanshir Hasanzade...

The first ever voyage on the Caspian Sea will take off in late spring 2009. The cruise will start at Astrakhan. Tourists will be able to visit Dagestan, Iran, Kazakhstan, Turkmenistan and Azerbaijan in seven days, Interfax reports quoting the head of...

A part of the Red Bridge on the Azerbaijani-Georgian border has collapsed, said deputy chief of the Qazakh executive powers Farman Naghdaliyev, Day.Az reports with reference to ANS-Press. He said 3 meters of the bridge collapsed in the territory of...

Tourism Minister Ertugrul Gunay recently declared that the country aims to generate tourism revenues worth 20 billion Euro this year, two billion Euro more than last year, as well as aiming to exceed the 25 million tourist mark, Zaman reported....

Azerbaijan, Sheki / corr E. Huliyev / The number of tourists visiting Azerbaijan’s Sheki region doubled compared to 2006, according to Sheki-Zagatala Regional Department of the Azerbaijani Economic Development Ministry.  Daily expenses of...

President of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev has signed a regulation on application of the law "On granting status of a city to Lerik settlement of the same name region", reports Day.Az with reference to AzerTac. In line with the document, the Cabinet of...

Private houses that offer hotel services will be subject to licensing in Azerbaijan in the offing, head of Baku Travels Bureau Chingiz Hasanov told APA-Economics.  According to him, private houses that provide hotel services in regions are not...

"Amendments have been introduced to the list of cultural and historical monuments of Azerbaijan and the objects, which have lost their importance, have been excluded from the list". The due statement was made by Azerbaijan's Minister of Culture and...

The government of Azerbaijan will allocate funds for featuring its tourism potential on Euronews, according to country’s Minister of Culture and Tourism. The Minister says the due agreement has already been reached.“Infomercials will be on air in...

With climate change, development, pollution and neglect destroying some of the world's most important destinations, Conde Nast Traveler has drawn up a list of "20 Places to See Before THEY Die." The list, in the magazine's May issue, looks at the...

"Yesterday we met with Austrians to discuss construction of an all-the-year-round resort in Gusary, Azerbaijan at the foothill of Shahdagh mountain".The due announcement was made by Abulfas Garayev, Azerbaijan’s Minister of Culture and Tourism at a...

The World Economic Forum has released Travel&Tourism Competitiveness Report 2008. Day.Az reports that Azerbaijan took the 79th position with 3.72 points. Our country took the 62nd position with 4.49 points in the rating "State regulation and...

Perched high on a cliff side in the remote borderlands of eastern Georgia, the ancient Davit Gareji monastery hardly seems the kind of place that could be at the center of a modern-day diplomatic dispute. Monks settled on this arid land in the early...