Azerbaijan, Baku, Sept. 26 / Trend I. Isabalayeva /
The Ministry of Culture and Tourism has prepared the proposals to provide the tourists, coming to Azerbaijan, with benefits, when using aircrafts, and special tariffs, the head of the administration at the ministry Firudin Gurbanov told Trend on Monday.
He said that the prices for air transport in Azerbaijan are very high compared to other countries.
The Ministry of Culture and Tourism appealed to the relevant state bodies with a proposal to reduce these rates to the tourists.
He said that the tourists mostly come to Azerbaijan by air. Tourists from neighboring countries arrive in Azerbaijan by car.
The state must provide certain benefits to develop the tourism, Gurbanov said.
These benefits may attract investments in tourism, as well as help to increase the flow of tourists into the country. This method is used in the world, he added.
"We must create a competitive tourism sector," he said. "It is necessary to make certain changes in prices. This will help to attract more tourists to Azerbaijan."
The issue of making some positive changes in the Azerbaijani railway infrastructure was stressed in the presented proposals, he said.
These proposals are considered by the relevant bodies.