India's tourism potential presented in Azerbaijan

Embassy of India to Baku organized a State Tourism promotion event as a part of the “Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav” at JW Marriott Absheron Baku on July 26, 2022 in hybrid mode.

Report informs that around 25 Azerbaijani prominent personalities from the field of tourism and hospitality industry and known people from electronic and print media attended the event in physical mode, while their Indian counterparts joined the event in virtual mode.

Charge d’affaires of India in Baku Mr. Vinay Kumar welcomed and thanked all the participants for joining the interactive meeting on State Tourism promotion. He also took this opportunity to extend special thanks to the resource persons who joined the meeting online, including Dr. Subhash Goyal, Chairman and Managing Director of STIC Travel Group, Mr. Sanjeev Joshi, Director of Tourism India Management Enterprise Private Limited and Mr. Ravi Gosain, Vice President of Indian Association of Tour Operators. The Indian participants made presentations on Indian states, including Uttar Pradesh, Delhi, Kerala, Goa and Rajasthan.

Charge d’affaires highlighted “Atithi Devo Bhava”, which is the core ethos of Indian hospitality, treating the guests like God, guides the Indian tourism and hospitality sector and welcomes tourists from all over the world and give them an experience to remember.

Mr. Elvin Raziyev from Azerbaijan Airlines made a presentation on AZAL and Azerbaijani tourism.

He emphasized that currently AZAL organizes flights to several destinations around the world.

It should be noted that from August 9, Azerbaijan Airlines CJSC (AZAL) will start flights from Baku to New Delhi, India. The flight from the capital of Azerbaijan to New Delhi will be operated on Tuesdays and Fridays, and in the opposite direction on Wednesdays and Saturdays. AZAL's partner in this matter is the Indian company "Zeal Global Group."