Azerbaijan sees 22-percent rise in number of hotels

During this period 89 hotels and hotel-type inns were in operation in Baku, 13 in Sumgait, 8 in Gandja, 8 in Mingechaur, 8 in Naftalan, 2 in Shirvan, 22 in NAR (Nakhchivan Autonomous Repuplic), 41 in Khachmaz, 30 in Masalli, 26 in Shemakhi, 24 in Guba, 16 in Ismayilli, 15 in Shaki, 12 in Lankaran, 11 in Zaqatala, 10 in Gakh, 10 in Gabala, 9 in Gusar, 8 in Lerik and 90 in other regions.

Local citizens accounted 57.3% of those who stayed in hotels and foreigners 42.7%, of whom 44.6% were on business visit.


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