Azerbaijan pushes tourism with new Brussels‑Baku flights and visa fast‑track
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Florian Sengstschmid, CEO of the Azerbaijan Tourism Board, says the South Caucasus is underrated and often lumped under a post‑Soviet label, and highlights the country’s position where Europe meets Asia with heritage sites such as Siemens‑built bridges and the village of Helenendorf.
Baku’s profile has risen since hosting Eurovision in 2011 and testing its capacity during COP29 in 2024, and the city attracted more than 17,000 international visitors during a recent Formula 1 weekend that ran alongside the Azerbaijan Investment Forum; the airport holds a five‑star Skytrax rating.
Four weekly flights between Brussels and Baku are scheduled to start on 8 May 2027, and the country offers standard e‑visa processing within three days and urgent e‑visas within three hours.