Azerbaijan, Baku, Nov. 14 / Trend A. Akhundov /
The Azerbaijani tourist market is of great interest to foreign investors, Deputy Minister of Culture and Tourism Vagif Aliyev told Trend on Monday.
"Azerbaijani company and the Ministry actively participate in international tourism fairs," he said. "They talk about the tourism potential of the country. This eventually affects the inflow of foreign investments."
He said that the legal base is being improved in Azerbaijan to attract foreign investors.
"The volume of foreign investments in the tourism sector will increase in the country in the future," he said.
The hotels belonging to Hyatt, Park Inn, Radisson, Kempinski, Hilton, Ramadan, Sheraton and others operate in Azerbaijan. New hotels Four seasons, Marriott, Fermont, Jumeirah are being built in Baku, Ramada - in Ganja and Sheki , Rixos - in Guba.
About 504 hotels operate in Azerbaijan today. About 117 are located in Baku. About 212 companies operate in the country.