BAKU, Azerbaijan, September 4. In August 2024, Azerbaijan welcomed 34,174 tourists from Türkiye, marking a significant increase of 13 percent compared to the same period in 2023, Trend reports.
According to the State Tourism Agency of Azerbaijan, 30,211 Turkish tourists arrived in the country during the same period last year.
From January through August 2024, Azerbaijan saw a total of 282,510 tourists from Türkiye, reflecting a 29 percent rise from the similar period in 2023.
Additionally, from January through July 2024, Azerbaijan received 1.502,695 foreign visitors, a 31 percent increase compared to the same period in 2023.
In 2023, Azerbaijan attracted 2.086,548 foreign tourists, a rise of more than 30 percent from 2022. Among them were 378,204 visitors from Türkiye, which represents a 21 percent increase from the previous year.
To note, a total of 1,957,285 travelers arrived from Türkiye to Azerbaijan between 2017 and 2023 (2017 - 301,553, 2018 - 291,259, 2019 - 316,404, 2020 - 160,513, 2021 - 197,472, 2022 - 311,880, and 2023 - 378,204).