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Azerbaijan among top favorite destinations of UAE residents

14 December 2017 [13:32] - TODAY.AZ

By Azernews


By Aygul Salmanova

Azerbaijan, with its century-old history and beautiful nature, is among the most desired destinations for the foreign tourists.

Th Land of Fire was one of the 10 most popular travel searches among the residents of the United Arab Emirates, Google revealed in its annual list of most searched terms in 2017.

The search giant’s algorithm, which has revealed the most popular travel searches for the year, indicates that France is the most popular travel destination search among the UAE residents, followed by Turkey, Egypt, Greece, Georgia, Azerbaijan, Croatia, Montenegro and Cambodia – in that order.

The list offers a fascinating insight into current travel trends in the UAE and the travel habits of leisure travelers who are influenced by a combination of global trends, geography and the expansion of networks by the world’s best airlines, which offer a choice of direct routes to all these countries.

The middle part of Google’s 2017 table is taken by Georgia and Azerbaijan, neighbouring countries which between them span territory from the Black Sea to the Caspian Sea, according to The National.

Today tourism is developing with high speed in Azerbaijan, with a contribution of 4.5 percent to the national GDP. The country witnesses more than 2 million annual foreign tourist arrivals and thousands of domestic tourism visits.

Speaking of tourists it is impossible to avoid the growing number of tourists coming from Muslim countries. And due to the influx of Muslim guests, the country now is considering to develop halal tourism, a sub-category of tourism that is aligned with the laws and traditions of Islam.

Meanwhile, this year the GMTI put Azerbaijan 24th on development of halal tourism. 

The Culture and Tourism Ministry previously reported that the number of visitors to Azerbaijan amounted to 2 ,477, 908 people during 11 months of 2017. Of these, 87,215 were citizens of the United Arab Emirates.

It should be particularly mentioned that Azerbaijan has lately became the most favorite place for travel of many Arab tourists. The majority of them are from Saudi Arabia, Qatar, Kuwait, Bahrain, Oman and Iraq. Short distance between Azerbaijan and their countries is one of the reasons of such a great tourist growth.In the 2016 survey of GMTI covering 130 tourist destinations, Azerbaijan, has ranked 20th among the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC).

Given the wonderful climate of Azerbaijan, its culture, cuisine, nature, attractions, and diversity, a rapid increase in was observed tourist flow from Arab countries into the country. The tourists mainly visit the most popular destinations – Baku, Gabala, Quba and many other cities.

The country’s incomparable historical and cultural heritage, as well as expertise in halal hospitality, allowed Azerbaijan to enter the list of the top Muslim holidays destinations. In Azerbaijan, where modernity and intellect meet Islam and modern cultures, Muslim visitors can have an unforgettable experience.

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