Ministry of Culture and Tourism of Azerbaijan

Festival of National Music returning to Baku

Festival of National Music returning to Baku

The 2nd Republican Festival "National modal system of Uzeyir Hajibayli in the study repertoire for young musicians" will be held in Baku on April 10-17, AzerNews reported citing Trend Life. The festival, to be …

Azerbaijani ski resorts ready for new season

Azerbaijani ski resorts ready for new season

Ski resorts of Azerbaijan are ready to start the winter season. The Ministry of Culture & Tourism of Azerbaijan informs that tourism center Shahdag expects growth in tourist inflow in the current season, abc.az reports. "All of …

'Absheron Constellation' in Moscow

'Absheron Constellation' in Moscow

The exhibition of Azerbaijani artists of 1960-1980's 'Absheron Constellation' opened at the Tretyakov Gallery yesterday. It was opened in the cooperation with the Heydar Aliyev Foundation and the Mardjani Foundation. 'Absheron …

 Azerbaijan already numbers 900 travel agencies

Azerbaijan already numbers 900 travel agencies

The Azerbaijan Tourism Association (AzTa) is concerned about the situation in the domestic tourism market. AzTa head Nahid Bagirov has stated that before liquidation of tourism licensing Azerbaijan numbered about 300 travel …

Azerbaijan's MICE-industry discussed in Moscow

Azerbaijan's MICE-industry discussed in Moscow

A workshop "Meeting Industry of Azerbaijan" was held today in Moscow. It was attended by leading representatives of Azerbaijan's MICE-industry, organized by the Azerbaijan Convention Bureau and the first tour operator in Azerbaijan, …

Azerbaijan elected as chair of UNWTO Executive Council

Azerbaijan elected as chair of UNWTO Executive Council

Azerbaijan has been elected as chair of the Executive Council of the World Tourism Organization (UNWTO) at its meeting held in Luxor, Egypt. Zambia and Serbia were elected first and second deputy chairs respectively. Speaking …

Russian Cinema Days kick off in Baku

Russian Cinema Days kick off in Baku

The Days of Russian Cinema kick off in Baku. To be held at the "Nizami" cinema center, the week will start with the screening of  film "The Pure art" and meeting with Russian film makers on October 10, …

Azerbaijan introduces tourist guide certification

Azerbaijan introduces tourist guide certification

The Ministry of Culture & Tourism of Azerbaijan has discussed the issue of introduction of regulation and improvement of the professionalism of tourist guides, abc.az reports. The Ministry informs that the discussion also involved …

Arab tourist influx to Azerbaijan grew 30-fold

Arab tourist influx to Azerbaijan grew 30-fold

The Ministry of Culture & Tourism of Azerbaijan has publsiehd the statistics of the Arabs and the Iranians coming to the country. The Ministry informs that compared to May 2015, last month the number of the Arabs coming to …

Iran and Azerbaijan increase cooperation in tourism

Iran and Azerbaijan increase cooperation in tourism

Azerbaijani Minister of Culture and Tourism Abulfas Garayev and the Vice-President and Chairman of the Iranian Cultural Heritage, Handcrafts and Tourism Organization, Masoud Soltanifar, discussed the …

Azerbaijan to monitor tourism in new ways

Azerbaijan to monitor tourism in new ways

Azerbaijan is currently working on preparations for a new mechanism to monitor the tourism industry, the head of the tourism sector of the Azerbaijani Ministry of Culture and Tourism, Mahir Gahramanov, informed. …

Special group to be engaged in tourist activity in Azerbaijan

Special group to be engaged in tourist activity in Azerbaijan

The Ministry of Culture and Tourism of Azerbaijan has created a special working group for coordination of cultural and tourist activities, which consists of officials of the department. "Representatives of the working group held …

Association of Tourism of Azerbaijan presents anti-crisis plan

Association of Tourism of Azerbaijan presents anti-crisis plan

The Azerbaijan Tourism Association (AzTa) has presented an Action Plan to strengthen cooperation with the Russian tourist companies during the crisis, the report of the Ministry of Culture and Tourism of Azerbaijan says. The Azerbaijan …

Rufat Nuriyev becomes director of Gobustan Reserve

Rufat Nuriyev becomes director of Gobustan Reserve

In accordance with the order of the Minister of Culture and Tourism of Azerbaijan, Rufat Nuriyev was appointed as the new director of the Gobustan State Historical-Artistic Reserve. Previously he headed the department …

New tourism signs proposed in Azerbaijan

New tourism signs proposed in Azerbaijan

The Baku Tourism Information Center proposes installing new road signs showing the direction of movement towards tourism sites. The large number of appeals to the Baku Tourism Information Center proves the need to install ...

Azerbaijan implements electronic tourism marketing

Azerbaijan implements electronic tourism marketing

Azerbaijan found a new effective method of the tourism promotion with minimal cost: for this purpose, the Ministry of Culture and Tourism of Azerbaijan established a working group on electronic tourism marketing. Electronic marketing is …

Baku to host Belarusian-Azerbaijani Tourism Forum

Baku to host Belarusian-Azerbaijani Tourism Forum

Tomorrow Baku will host the Belarusian-Azerbaijani Tourism Forum, organized by the largest company in the tourism industry of Belarus, Tsentrkurort, with the support of Ministry of Culture and Tourism of Azerbaijan, the Belarusian Embassy in …