BAKU – MTLG 2021

Baku is the capital city of ‘the land of fire’ by the Caspian Sea which has lately been turning into a Dubai of the Caucasus. Oil and gas revenues have given Azerbaijan the chance to develop in different fields, with the congress industry being one of them. Investment in infrastructure has seen the rise of first-class hotels and architectural pearls, such as The Heydar Aliyev Centre designed by Zaha Hadid. It’s simply astonishing to see how fast and how many projects are being realised in the country. A turning point in terms of mega-events was definitely the Eurovision contest, hosted in 2012, which was a proper test run and one that proved that Baku is capable of hosting big projects and has a lot of potential in the congress industry scene.

DESTINATION CAPACITY

• The number of 4* and 5* category hotel rooms: 7,000
• The number of 4* and 5* category hotels: 162
• Banquet hall maximum capacity: 3,065
• The largest hall in the city (in m2): 20,000 m2
• Destination population: 2,293,000
• Maximum hall capacity in theatre style: 4,500
• Number of studios for digital and hybrid events 27
• Average internet speed when organising event 20 Mbps

XL – MEETING DESTINATION

Destinations that can host more than 2000 attendees.