The Hotelstars Union (HSU) has accepted Azerbaijan as a full member at its 9th General Assembly in Oslo, Norway on April 28.

According to the State Tourism Agency, Azerbaijan, by receiving full membership status, gained the opportunity to be represented in the governing structures of the Union, marking the first in the South Caucasus region.

Speaking at the assembly, Rashad Aliyev, Deputy Chairman of the Board of the Azerbaijan Tourism Board, noted that in recent years the country has been encouraging to elevate international quality standards in the field of hotel services. He emphasized that today the certification body has already assigned star categories to 263 hotels across the country.