Azerbaijan, Baku, 3 November / Trend , corr. U.Sadikhova/ Azerbaijan and Israel have good prospects to develop tourism, taking into account rich historical and cultural resources of the country, believes Yahuda Shen, the Director of the Central and Southern Europe Department of the Ministry of Tourism of Israel
During his visit to Baku Chen will discuss the package of agreements in the field of tourism between the two countries with the various travel agencies in Azerbaijan.
Shen said that Azerbaijan is a corner of the world where the
traditions of different peoples come together. "A similar incident occurs in Israel," Shen said to Trend .
According to Shen, the location of Azerbaijan on the Caspian coast, as well as
its rich nature and the kitchen provides great opportunities for expansion of
tourism.
The cooperation between Azerbaijan and Israel - two countries with booming emerging economies - in tourism will bring great
financial gain.
In addition, Israel is interested in cooperation in tourism with the countries of the Caucasus
"We have developed a joint program with Georgia and will sign similar documents with the Tourism Ministry of Azerbaijan", Shen said.
Shen was confident that after a few years, tourism will be one of the most important links of Azerbaijan and Israel.
"Seven years ago, we started close cooperation with Poland in the field of tourism. Then there were only 500 tourists in Israel, but today
thanks to the successful work of our ministries and tour operators the number
of tourists exceeds one hundred thousand people," the representative of the
Israeli authorities said.
In the development of tourist relations, according to Shen, Israel is ready to share its experience with Azerbaijan. Israel's tourism based on two fundamental principles: the state sponsoring and private enterprise.
The Israeli Government has invested considerable investments
in education and training of professional tour operators and guides that can
engage the private tourism businesses.
"Ten per cent of the people of Israel are doing business on tourism, and we
believe that this area will help the country in the future to reach a record
number of tourists," Shen said.
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