Azerbaijan sets up tourism development program

Thursday, December 26, 2019

In tourism, Azerbaijan is setting up a program of investments. The program is fully ready and is under consideration at the Economy Ministry, CEO of the Azerbaijan Tourism Board, Florian Sengstschmid explained in an interview to the Russian media.

“Documents for investments are ready, they are being considered by the Ministry of Economy of Azerbaijan. We are working on them together. Everyone can participate in the investment program,” Sengstschmid said.

Also, he observed that in the coming future a list of projects in precedence for investments in the tourism will be accumulated. “Everyone who runs an important tourism project will be able to request financial support from the Economy Ministry,” Sengstschmid emphasized.

While delivering a speech about the tourism infrastructure development in the country, Sengstschmid observed that associations of hoteliers, guides and travel agencies are working together within this agenda.

“We have a very strong association of hoteliers, which was founded recently. Now there are about 120 members. Until the end of this year, a hotel classification system will be launched, which will help to improve the quality of services at the international level. We also have an association of guides with its own certification system. There is a very strong association of travel agencies,” Sengstschmid said.

Sengstschmid further added that the prospects of aiding tour operators are being researched noting that this support can be provided via marketing programs or transportation subsidies.

In November, Sengstschmid observed that those providing travel services in tourism are anticipated to receive tax benefits in Azerbaijan.

The creation of a diversified tourism infrastructure in Azerbaijan in recent years has raised the attention of foreign tourists in our country. In tourism, Azerbaijan is among the developing countries, occupying the 39th place among 148 countries in terms of global competitiveness in tourism.

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