Lachin given status of CIS Cultural Capital
Today, the official opening ceremony of the CIS Cultural Capital - 2025 took place in the Azerbaijani city of Lachin.
Ministry of Culture and Tourism of Azerbaijan
Shahdag regional tourism vocational school under creation in Azerbaijan
The Shahdag regional tourism vocational school will be established on the basis of the Shahdag Tourism Center, abc.az reports. The Ministry of Culture & Tourism of Azerbaijan informs that the vocational school will be set up on the …
Azerbaijan to celebrate 90th anniversary of Mstislav Rostropovich
Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev signed a decree on holding events dedicated to the 90th anniversary of legendary cellist Mstislav Rostropovich. Ministry of Culture and Tourism was instructed to …
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 …
Leyla Aliyeva presents "Full collection of musical works" of Arif Malikov
"Full collection of musical works" of outstanding Azerbaijani composer, People`s Artist, holder of State and Heydar Aliyev awards, full member of ANAS, professor Arif Malikov has been presented at Azerbaijan State …
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
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
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
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 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
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
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
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
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 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
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
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
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
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 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 …