Last year 122 hotels, 14 motels, and 102 hotel typed objects activated in the country

According to the information given to APA from State Statistics Committee 53,4% of these tourists were from the country, 6,6% from CIS countries, 40,0% from other foreign countries. 48, 9% of tourists were on business travel, 27, 0% rest, 4, 25 for cure, 19, 9% have come to our country in other purposes.

During the year from their activity 271, 6 billion manat or 30, 1% more profit was gained in comparison with 2003.The most part of this profit (74, 6%) was gained from the sale of general number 9827. The average number of employees in hotels and in hotel typed objects were 3480 persons and for paying their salaries 38, 1 billion manat or in comparison with level of 2003 56, 8% more allocation were used.

Exploitation expenses in hotels and hotel typed was 186, 9 billion manat, this exceeds 19,7% the indicator of 2003./APA/