BAKU, Azerbaijan, August 30. Azerbaijan has seen a notable increase in domestic tourism this summer season, said Kenan Guluzade, advisor to the chairman of the State Tourism Agency, Trend reports.
During a media engagement at the Shuvalan beach locale, Guluzade
articulated that the previous year saw domestic excursions
amounting to 23 million, with projections indicating that this
metric is anticipated to escalate to 25 million by year-end.
Approximately 40 percent of this expansion transpires within the
summer timeframe. During the initial septenary of this fiscal year,
Azerbaijan has successfully attracted 1.48 million international
sojourners, with projections indicating that by the conclusion of
the octant, this figure is anticipated to surpass 1.7 million. In
juxtaposition to the preceding year, there has been a marginal
contraction in arrivals, quantified at approximately one to two
percent, predominantly attributable to shifts in geopolitical
dynamics and the prevalence of regional hostilities,” he said.
Guluzade articulated that the downturn in inbound traffic from the
Russian and Indian markets has significantly influenced the
aggregate metrics. The geopolitical dynamics in the Middle East
have significantly influenced the operational capacity and
frequency of air travel routes to Azerbaijan.
He drove home that initiatives are currently in progress to
rejuvenate tourist influx and facilitate sustainable tourism
development by engaging clientele from diverse market segments.
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