The press conference dedicated to the opening of the 16^th Azerbaijan International Travel and Tourism AITF 2017 took place on 5 April at 12:00 a.m. at the Press Center of Trend News Company. The press conference was attended by Mr. Aydin Ismiyev - Head of Tourism Department of the Ministry of Culture and Tourism of the Republic of Azerbaijan, Mr. Farid Mammadov – Executive Director of Iteca Caspian, Ms.  Jamila Guliyeva - Project manager. 45 media representatives attended the press-conference from APA, ARB TV, Azertag, AzTv, ITV, Lider TV, SalamNews, TREND and others. During the press conference journalists were informed about the innovations, participants and statistics.