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Podcast: レアジョブ英会話 Daily News Article Podcast
Episode: Azerbaijan’s rising luxury tourism: golf courses, high-end shopping and five-star hotels
Description: For a long time, Azerbaijan has attracted tourists with its exotic culture. But now, a new type of luxury traveler is being drawn to the country, located on the border between Eastern Europe and West Asia.
A golf course, a rarity for the former Soviet republic, appeared on the slopes of Shahdag Mountain, 160 kilometers away from Azerbaijan’s capital, Baku, in 2013.
Designed by John Hunt International Golf Design Group, and built by American company Total Golf, it hosted the European Challenge Tour just a year later and is now becoming a popular destination for international and domestic tourists.
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