12:33 - 20.04.2023

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April 20, Fineko/abc.az. The closure of the land borders because of the special quarantine regime in connection with the coronavirus has led to a decrease in the tourist flow to the country.

ABC.AZ reports that Orkhan Mammadov, the chairman of board of the Azerbaijani SME Development Agency, said this at a public discussion held in Baku on the topic "Tourism business: current situation & prospects".

"At that, it gave an impetus to the development of domestic tourism. Therefore, appropriate measures should be taken by travel agencies and the private sector to promote domestic tourism, encourage the local population to use tourism opportunities within the country. But in all cases, complete lifting of restrictions in the appropriate direction will lead to faster development of the tourism sector and income growth in this area," he said.

Mammadov added that "smart villages" are being built in the territories liberated from occupation, which also creates conditions for development of tourism.