BAKU, Azerbaijan, June 29
By Tamilla Mammadova – Trend:
Tourism is one of the important components of Georgian-Azerbaijani relations, Georgian Ambassador to Azerbaijan Zurab Pataradze told Trend.
"Georgia positively ended 2019 from the point of view of the tourism industry; over 9 million tourists visited our country. I think this is not the limit and these figures will continue to grow, while tourism potential between our countries will also increase," said the ambassador.
According to Pataradze, by the decision of both parties, work is underway to create a single tourist route between Azerbaijan and Georgia, including the creation of a single tourist package for citizens of third countries willing to visit Azerbaijan and Georgia at the same time as part of their vacation.
"That is, if a person has a ten-day tour package to one country, then he can rest five days in Georgia and spend five days in Azerbaijan, get to know the culture of both countries and taste the wonderful Azerbaijani and Georgian cuisines," the ambassador noted.
According to the National Tourism Administration of Georgia, in 2019, the largest number of international visits to Georgia fell on Azerbaijan (1.50 million, an increase of 7.1 percent yer-on-year).
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