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Azerbaijani tourists prefer to visit Turkey, Dubai and Egypt in winter

Business Materials 19 October 2010 12:13 (UTC +04:00)
Azerbaijani tourists mostly prefer to rest in Turkey, Dubai and Egypt in winter, the Travel Agencies Association chairman Nahid Bagirov said.

Azerbaijan, Baku, Oct.19 / Trend Akhundov /

Azerbaijani tourists mostly prefer to rest in Turkey, Dubai and Egypt in winter, the Travel Agencies Association chairman Nahid Bagirov said.

"In winter the Azerbaijani tourists prefer Dubai, Turkey and Egypt," Bagirov said. "There are charter flights to Egypt during the New Year period, charters to the European countries, as well as regular flights to Hurghada and Sharm el-Sheikh will also be organized.

According to him, compared to the summer period the domestic tourism market is not so active in winter.

"While we are not planning anything special for the winter season," Bagirov said

According to him, for the development of domestic tourism the Association plans to open branches in the country's those regions, in which a great flow of tourists is observed.

The Azerbaijani Travel Agencies Association was created with the assistance of the Ministry of Tourism and Culture in January 2009. The board members include Improtex Travel, Caspian Travel, Pasha Travel, Silkway Travel, Euroturizm CEOs. Over 51 travel companies are members of the association.

The association protects the interests of travel agencies, develops bills, recommendations and regulations, assists in establishing national travel companies. It develops plans to conduct trainings and seminars for market participants, creates conditions for advertising of Azerbaijani tourism at annual international exhibitions; develops domestic tourism and presents tourism products at the world market.

The association also tries to develop and introduce congressional tourism, help to train specialists in the management and services etc.

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