Hotel prices decline in Azerbaijan

Hotel prices have declined in the past two years in Azerbaijan, head of Azerbaijani Culture and Tourism Ministry's Tourism Sector Aydin Ismiyev said at the news conference at the Nineth Azerbaijan International Travel and Tourism Exhibition.

"Prices in the country's southern region fell by 25-30% in 2009. In the northern region, namely at the largest regional hotel, Atlant, one could rest for 50-60 manat per day in 2009," Ismiyev said.

He added that prices are dropping due to increases competition. If in 2003 there were 96 hotels and hotel-type facilities, now their number has reached 452. Each year, 25-30 hotels are built in the country.

Ismiyev believes that the increasing number of hotels and hotel-type facilities in the country helps gradually reduce the cost of services.

Azerbaijan President Ilham Aliyev signed an order approving the State Tourism Development Program for 2010-2014 on April 6. The program was approved to ensure tourism sector development and the transformation of tourism into a leading sector of the economy.


/Trend/