Azerbaijan ranks first among most preferred travel destinations in Gulf countries

In the report prepared for the members states of the Gulf Cooperation Council (UAE, Bahrain, Saudi Arabia, Qatar, Oman, Kuwait), Azerbaijan ranked first among the 10 preferred travel destinations with 38%, State Tourism Agency told APA.

The report called Connecting Travel Insight Report was prepared by the well-known Jacobs Media company and presented on May 7 within the framework of ATM Dubai 2024. The indicators in the report were calculated according to the average growth in accordance with the amount of flight capacity, covering the data of the current year. Along with Azerbaijan, countries such as Egypt, Thailand, Great Britain, Italy, France, Georgia, Switzerland, Türkiye and the Republic of Maldives are ranked in the top ten.

In her speech, Julia Simpson, President and CEO of the World Travel and Tourism Council (WTTC) noted that Azerbaijan also joined the "Basics of Hotel Sustainability" program and emphasized that she appreciated this initiative.