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Visa facilitation increasing tourist flow from UAE to Azerbaijan

Tourism Materials 18 August 2018 16:00 (UTC +04:00)

Baku, Azerbaijan, Aug. 18

By Matanat Nasibova – Trend:

The facilitation of visa procedures by Azerbaijan has increased the flow of tourists from the United Arab Emirates (UAE) to the country, the Trade Representative of Azerbaijan in Dubai Elnur Aliyev told Trend.

He noted that in recent years the flow of tourists from the UAE to Azerbaijan has increased significantly and this will continue in the future.

"In addition to simplification of visa procedures, in my opinion, the growing flow of Arab tourists to Azerbaijan is associated with great interest in our country. Modern infrastructure, our rich and diverse national cuisine, as well as the human factor are great incentives for this."

"According to the information I have, many Arab families visit our country several times a year," the trade representative said.

He added that the simplification of visa procedures has significantly improved the tourism sector and continues to have a positive impact on the economy of Azerbaijan.

"The accelerated development of this industry was largely facilitated by the fundamental economic reforms in the country. Important reforms carried out in recent years in Azerbaijan have improved the non-oil sector as a whole, as well as have a positive impact on the development of the tourism sector," he said.

In January-June 2018, 1.325 million foreigners and stateless persons from 189 countries visited Azerbaijan, which is 10.2 percent more than in the same period of 2017.

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