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Baku Travel

Azerbaijan Covets More Indian and Pakistani Tourists

2018-12-19 by Argophilia Travel News

Flame Tower in Baku

According to the Azerbaijan Tourism Association (AzTA), India and Pakistan tourists are the focus of a new initiative.

Tags: Azerbaijan Tourism Association, Azerbaijan travelers, AzTA, Baku attractions, Baku Travel, Nahid Bagirov, Pakistan travelers, ski Azerbaijan

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

Coming in April: The Azerbaijan International Travel & Tourism Fair

2013-03-21 by Aleksandr Shatskih

AITF Azerbaijan

Coming up in April the Azerbaijan International Travel & Tourism Fair (AITF) arrives at Baku Expo Exhibition and Convention Center. Azerbaijan’s fast moving tourism market is the highlight of this Caucasian regional event turned world tourism trade show.

Tags: Azerbaijan tourism, Azerbaijan travel, Baku events, Baku Travel, tourism event

Azerbaijan: New Tourist Mecca?

2013-03-08 by Aleksandr Shatskih

Baku, Azerbaijan

The number of tourists visiting Azerbaijan last year increased by some 2.4 percent when compared with the previous year. This via a report by Azerbaijan’s Tourism Ministry from the World Economic Forum results. Overall, when compared with previous figures, Azerbaijan has moved five spaces to 79th among countries in Europe where tourism is concerned.

Tags: Azerbaijan 2013, Azerbaijan tourism, Baku tourism, Baku tourists, Baku Travel

Tonight: Eurovision 2012 Second Semi-Final [Live]

2012-05-24 by Aleksandr Shatskih

Eurovision Second Semifinal

Tonight, May 24, at the same Baku Cristal Hall in Azerbaijan, the Second Semi-Final of the forthcoming Eurovision Song Contest 2012 reveals the last 10 finalists. Which are your results?

After the great success of Eastern European countries in the 2012 Eurovision’s first round, the other 18 participants will fight it out for the last vacant places in Saturday’s finale.

Tags: Baku, Baku events, Baku Travel, Eurovision, Eurovision 2012, Eurovision 2012 Semi-Final, Eurovision semi-final, Eurovision semis

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

Sheraton to Open Soon In Azerbaijan

2011-06-25 by Aleksandr Shatskih

Baku, Azerbaijan

In news from Azerbaijan, Starwood Hotels and Silk Way Airlines have penned a deal to open a Sheraton there as part of the hotel chain’s massive expansion. The new hotel, located in the capital city of Baku, will feature over 200 guest rooms and customary Sheraton amenities. The hotel is scheduled to open in the fall of this year, according to the press.

Tags: Azerbaijan travel, Baku hotels, Baku Travel, Heydar Aliyev International Airport, Link@Sheraton, Sheraton Baku Airport Hotel, Sheraton Club Lounge, Sheraton Hotels, Silk Way Airlines, Starwood Hotels

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