Eshet Tours has started organizing tours to Armenia and has a partner agreement with Armavia. Eshet Tours plans to launch a project of combined tours to Armenia and Georgia. The prices for tours to Armenia is slightly lower than visits to Italy or Austria. A week-long visit to Italy costs $1199 in Israel, compared with a similar tour to Armenia costing $1099. Eshet Tours highlights the exotic places of Armenia.
The Israeli counter-terrorism services recommends tourists to avoid Armenia, Azerbaijan and Georgia, especially when Armenia remains Iran’s main partner in the region. Azerbaijan is concerned about the fact that Israel is reluctant to organize tours to Baku. Arye Gut, press secretary of the Azerbaijan-Israel Association (AzIs), said that reports about dangers for Israeli tourists in Azerbaijan are false. The Reshet Bet Radio Station has held a 3-hour show about Azerbaijani history and culture.
Specialists note the lack of tourists from Israel in Azerbaijan. This is because there is a lack of businessmen willing to organize such tours.
Peter Lyukimson, Israel. Exclusively for Vestnik Kavkaza.
