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Azerbaijan Launches Web Portal to Promote the Karabakh Region

2021-02-07 by Argophilia Travel News

Karabakh

Azerbaijan’s state-run tourism organization, the Azerbaijan Tourism Board (ATB), has launched a website to promote the Karabakh region.

Tags: Azerbaijan, Azerbaijan tourism, Azerbaijan Tourism Association, Karabakh Region, tourism

Azerbaijan Picked “Best Excursion Tourism Destination”

2019-12-02 by Argophilia Travel News

Baku Azerbaijan

Azerbaijan has won the “Best Excursion Destination” award from the National Geographic Traveler Awards 2019.

Tags: Azerbaijan, Azerbaijan culture, Azerbaijan tourism, Azerbaijan travel, Baku, best destinations, destinations, National Geographic Traveler, travel awards, world travel

Azerbaijan Asks Travelers to “Take Another Look” at WTM

2018-11-05 by Aleksandr Shatskih

Azerbaijan Tourism Board

This week at the World Travel Market (WTM) the Azerbaijan Tourism Board has launched its ‘Take another look’ marketing campaign as part of a new strategy to rebrand the country and to increase inbound tourism by 2023.

Tags: Azerbaijan, Azerbaijan Tourism Board, Azerbaijan travel, Caucasus, Caucasus tourism, ski tourism, WTM, WTM London, WTM London 2018

Azerbaijan and Dagestan Pave “Green Corridor” for Russians

2016-05-18 by Aleksandr Shatskih

Naryn-Kala fortress in Derbent

Azerbaijan and Dagestan promise to create a touristic corridor with northern neighbor, Russia. According to news from Azerbaijan, a federal project to create a “green corridor” is underway in order to reduce barriers for tourists both ways.

Tags: Azerbaijan, Baku, Dagestan, Derbent, Naryn-Kala fortress, Russia tourism, Russia travel

Coming Up: The Azerbaijan International Travel and Tourism Exhibition

2016-03-23 by Aleksandr Shatskih

AITF Azerbaijan

This year is the fifteenth anniversary of the Azerbaijan International Travel and Tourism Exhibition (AITF). The region’s leading travel expo, that showcases travel industry offerings across the Caspian. Key meetups, workshops, programs, networking, and product offerings top the list of activities for participants and attendees of AITF 2016.

Tags: AITF, Azerbaijan, Baku, Baku Travel

Azerbaijan Tourism Association Creates Travel App

2016-02-08 by Aleksandr Shatskih

Nahid Bagirov via Biznessinfo.az

The Azerbaijan Tourism Association (AzTa) is creating a mobile app guide service that will presumably attract more tourists and improving the quality of services in the country.

Tags: Azerbaijan, Baku, Baku hotels, Baku tourism

Sabre and Azerbaijan Airlines pen new deal

2014-10-22 by Aleksandr Shatskih

Sabre

Travel agents in Azerbaijan now get the benefit of more efficient booking Azerbaijan Airlines via the Sabre global distribution system.

Tags: airlines, Azerbaijan, Sabre, tech

Oktogu.ru Reveals Top Russian Traveler Destinations for May

2014-05-07 by Aleksandr Shatskih

Oktogo.ru landing page

Russian online hotel reservations service Oktogo.ru has announced the most popular CIS cities for Russian travelers for May holidays. The top cities, Minsk, Tashkent, Almaty, Baku, Kiev, Yerevan, Kishinev, Astana, Bishkek and Lvov beat out Georgia’s Tbilisi.

Tags: Astana, Azerbaijan, Baku, Bishkek tourism, East Europe travel, Moldova, Oktogo.ru, Russia travelers, Russian travelers, tourism, Yerevan travel

Azerbaijan & Turkey to Pen Tourism Memo

2014-04-29 by Aleksandr Shatskih

Başaran Ulusoy

The Azerbaijan Tourism Association (AzTa) and the Association of Turkish Travel Agencies (TURSAB) will sign a memorandum on mutual cooperation according to news from AsTa.

Tags: Azerbaijan, Azerbaijan tourism, Basharan Ulusoy, Nahid Bagirov, Turkey, Turkey Travel, UNWTO

“Catalyzer” Exhibition Opens in Baku

2013-05-07 by Aleksandr Shatskih

Exhibit courtesy Baku Creative Center

Opening today at the Contemporary Art Space in Baku, the exhibition “Catalyzer” displays video art works by modern artists. Oranized by the Baku Creative Center, and with the contributions of the United Artists’ Club there, the art exhibit will hopefully further stimulate the development of such arts in Azerbaijan.

Tags: Azerbaijan, Azerbaijan art, Baku, Baku art, Baku events, Baku exhibition, video

Azerbaijan Tourism Numbers Up for 2013

2013-04-05 by Aleksandr Shatskih

Baku Azerbaijan

In tourism news from Azerbaijan, according to Culture and Tourism Minister Abulfaz Garayev the goal of the ministry in the mid term is to grow the tourism sector there by some 70 to 80 percent.

Tags: Azerbaijan, Azerbaijan tourism, Baku hotels, hotels

Londoners Are Invited to Celebrate Nervuz March 27th

2013-03-20 by Phil Butler

Nowruz

100 musicians and dancers from 13 different Turkic nations will be in London for a debut concert Nevruz, presented by TURKSOY. In celebration of the coming Spring Vestival (Nervuz) this wonderful event delivers the music, song, dance and amazing costumes of all Central Asia to London’s from all over Central Asia Westminster Central Hall March 27th.

Tags: Azerbaijan, Dance fest, London concerts, London events, London shows, Nervuz, Turkey culture, Turkey tourism, Turkish culture, Turkish dance, Turkish music

Azerbaijan Set for Starring Role at This Year’s ITB Berlin 2013

2013-02-11 by Aleksandr Shatskih

Tourism officials in Azerbaijan are busy finalizing their preparations in advance of next month’s ITB Berlin 2013, an event in which the Eastern European country is set to feature prominently as its official Convention & Cultural Partner.

Tags: Abulfas Garayev, Azerbaijan, Azerbaijan culture, Azeri, Berti Vogts, ITB Berlin, ITB Berlin 2013

Azerbaijan Ranked “3rd Most Dangerous” Holiday Destination

2012-10-30 by Aleksandr Shatskih

Fancy doing something a little more daring during your next holiday break than the usual sun, sand and surf? If so, then according to one travel organization at least, you couldn’t do much worse than choose Azerbaijan as your next holiday destination.

Tags: Azerbaijan, Caspian Sea, dangerous destinations, deadliest tourist destinations, most dangerous tourist destinations, TravelVivi

Eastern Europe On Pinterest: Part I

2012-08-27 by Phil Butler

Sokolsky Monastery, Bulgaria

Pinterest is something of a phenomenon when it comes to users being social and loving all things imagery. As a window inside travel too, the boards on Pinterest can reveal a lot about the wonder and beauty of our travel landscape. Argo Travel News decided to start showing off the best boards for those breathtaking places in Eastern Europe.

Tags: albania, Anela ✗✗ Odžakovic, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Baku, Belarus, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Jona D, Maria Morozova, P8ronella, Pinterest, Rana Wallwork, Stella Ess

This Week’s Famous Eastern Europeans Quiz

2012-06-15 by Aleksandr Shatskih

Argo people

For those of you out there who love a challenge, Argo Travel News offers up this Eastern Europe celeb quiz from the cool folks at ProProfs. You’ll be surprised at how proud some countries are of their celebrity countrymen too. More on that later, but test yourself now on your celeb know how.

Tags: albania, Azerbaijan, Bulgaria, celebrity, Croatia, Eastern Europe, Europe stars, famous Europeans, Knowledge, Montenegro, poland, ProProfs, Quiz Maker, Quiz taking, romania, tests

Azerbaijan to Build World’s Tallest Skyscraper

2012-04-12 by Aleksandr Shatskih

Fireworks in Baku, Azerbaijan

Once upon a time New York City’s Empire State Building was the envy of the world, the tallest skyscraper then constructed dwarfed all other man made objects. Fast forward to today and news from Azerbaijan. The filthy rich former Soviet Union outpost intends on using oil revenues to catapult itself into the modern age with a range of ambitious projects, including erecting the world’s tallest building.

Tags: Azerbaijan, Azerbaijan Tourism Association, Azerbaijani, Baku hotels, Baku tourism, Baku Travel, Empire State building, Ibrahim Ibrahimov

Azerbaijan Celebrates Novruz Festival

2012-03-29 by Aleksandr Shatskih

Azerbaijan welcomed in the spring last week with one of its biggest parties of the year, an event that saw thousands of revelers come out onto the streets of capital city Baku to join in the festivities.

Tags: Azerbaijan, Azerbaijan news, Azerbaijan Novruz, Azerbaijan tourism, Azerbaijan travel, Baku festivals, Baku Travel, Icherisheher, Naku, Novruz, Novruz Festival, President Ilham Aliyev

Bikers Road Trip to Baku and Back

2012-03-14 by Aleksandr Shatskih

There and Baku

Two motorcycle enthusiasts from Yorkshire in the UK have embarked on an ambitious road trip taking in 28 countries in just 28 days, as part of an effort to raise money for a pair of charities.

Tags: Azerbaijan, Baku, Bob McPherson, Fundraising, Mick Griffin, road trip, Unicef, Yorkshire Air Ambulance

More Tourists than Ever in Azerbaijan

2011-09-27 by Mihaela Lica Butler

Azeri Square, Baku

The number of foreign tourists arriving in Azerbaijan has increased by 15 percent in the first six months of 2011, compared to the same period of 2010, Trend.az reported.

Tags: Azerbaijan, Baku, travel to Azerbaijan, visit Azerbaijan, visit baku

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