HotelExpo and AITF-2007 start in Baku

The exhibitions are held by Iteca Caspian, an exclusive partner of ITE Group PLC, the world's leading exhibition organizer.

Azerbaijan's Culture and Tourism Minister Abulfaz Garayev said at the opening ceremony that new hotels are being built and tourism infrastructure is being improved in Azerbaijan to accommodate more tourists in the nearest future.

Iteca Caspian Executive Director Farid Mammadov said AITF will bring together over 40 companies from 18 countries.

AITF Exhibition gets high-level support from government structures and attracts professionals of tourism industry.

Bulgaria, China, Tatarstan and Catalonia (Spain) will post their stands at the show for the first time. Main sectors of the AITF include airlines and agencies, bus tours, active and adventurous vacation, sport tourism, educational tourism, organization of training tours, airport Services, car rent, hotels, recreation centers, sanatoriums, insurance and banking services, national tourist organizations, computer booking systems, sightseeing, museums, training and recruitment of personnel, booking and sale of airplane tickets, ecological tourism and so on.

AITF Exhibition is supported by World Tourism Organization (WTO), Ministry of Culture and Tourism of the Azerbaijan Republic, Tourism Industry Development Union of the Azerbaijan Republic, Tourism Exhibitions Association (TEA).

14 companies are involved in the HotelExpo show. HotelExpo is an international specialized exhibition aimed at professionals in the filed of hotel and catering industry. HotelExpo provides international exhibitors with an opportunity to present their companies and establish business contacts with the major importers and distributors.

The main sectors include kitchen and restaurant equipment, bar equipment, coffee shop equipment, tableware, interior design and finishing, textiles and uniforms, furniture for hotels, restaurants and clubs, bathroom and fitness equipment, professional cleaning, dry-cleaning and laundry, cash-desks and payment systems, equipment for conferences and videoconferences, conference services and catering. The HotelExpo is supported by Ministry of Culture and Tourism of Republic of Azerbaijan, Chamber of Commerce and Industry of Republic of Azerbaijan, Azerbaijan Export and Investment Promotion Foundation and TUSIAB. APA-Economics