Azerbaijan has taken part in the First International Forum dedicated to creative handicraft industries, held in Muscat, the capital of the Sultanate of Oman, with a national exhibition stand highlighting the country’s traditional arts.

Azerbaijan has drafted its first-ever State Program for Tourism Development, aimed at promoting sustainable growth in the sector and boosting tourist arrivals to 5–6 million in the medium term.

The Azerbaijan Tourism Board (ATB) organized a series of seminars in the Chinese cities of Jinan, Shijiazhuang, and Taiyuan in December to highlight the country’s tourism opportunities, according to the State Tourism Agency of Azerbaijan.

The Azerbaijan Tourism Board, under the State Tourism Agency, hosted a series of promotional events in Saudi Arabia on November 24–26.

The China Visitors Summit (CVS) Baku 2025, organized by the State Tourism Agency, has opened in Baku for the first time, bringing together Chinese and Azerbaijani tourism representatives.

Azerbaijan’s membership in the UN Tourism Executive Council was officially confirmed during the council’s 124th and 125th sessions held in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.

An Azerbaijani delegation led by Fuad Naghiyev, Chairman of the State Tourism Agency, attended the G20 Tourism Ministers' meeting and the 4th meeting of the G20 Tourism Working Group (WG) held in the city of Belém, the Brazilian state of Pará.

Azerbaijan’s State Tourism Agency has begun to develop a health tourism strategy.

2025 is expected to be a busy year for the tourism sector around the world, Kanan Gasimov, Head of Administration at the State Tourism Agency of Azerbaijan, said on Wednesday.