Azeri Visitors to Iran Up 31%

Azerbaijan’s border authorities have reported a 31.2% growth in the number of Azeri tourists to Iran during the first seven months of 2018. 
According to IRNA, 603,500 Azerbaijani citizens visited Iran during the period, whereas the number of Iranian travelers to the neighboring country decreased by 21% to 165,530. 
According to the report, Iran was the second top destination for Azeri outbound travelers. Georgia ranked first with a share of 33.4% from the total outbound trips by Azeri citizens. Russia with 22.9% and Turkey with 15.2% came third and fourth respectively.