Tourism

Tourism

Azerbaijan International Travel & Tourism Fair kicks off

16 April 2009 12:32 (UTC +04:00)

Ferid Mammadov, Director General of Iteca Caspian, told the opening ceremony that AITF is officially supported by the Ministry of Culture and Tourism of the Republic of Azerbaijan, the World Tourism Organization (UNWTO), International non-commercial Partnership â€“ Association of Tourism Fair Organizers and Azerbaijan Export and Investment Foundation (AZPROMO).

In his words, 78 companies from 20 countries have joined AITF Show.

According to him, local companies will account of 35% of the participants and hotels based in Gabala, Nabran, Guba, Lenkeran and other regions will display the domestic tourism potential.

Besides, Azerbaijanâ€™s Ministry of Culture and Tourism exhibits a Karabakh stand.

On the invitation of the Ministry, ISESCO member states such as Jordan, UAE, Malaysia, Indonesia and Iraq will put up their national stands in the fair.

20 companies from Italy, Germany, Turkey, Azerbaijan, Russia and Ukraine have joined HOREX Show.

The main sections of the exhibition will be furniture for hotels, textile and uniforms, professional kitchen equipment, interior design and finishing, process equipment for kitchens, table dishes and utensils, food and drinks, carpets and floor covers, sound, lighting and OHP equipment, automation and safety systems, professional cleaning and personal hygiene products, personnel recruitment, complex rigging of hotels, playing and gambling equipment, bathroom and fitness equipment, equipment for conferences and videoconferences etc.

GPRS navigation systems will be showed in the show for the first time.

Azerbaijanâ€™s Minister of Culture and Tourism Abulfaz Garayev said his country has achieved fast development in tourism over the past years and welcomed 1.9 million tourists in 2008.

According to him, there are more than 300 hotels and 250 travel agencies in Azerbaijan.
Turkish ambassador to Azerbaijan Hulusi KÄ±lÄ±Ã§ talked about his countryâ€™s development of tourism infrastructure, saying Turkey earned $22 billion from tourism in 2008.