The tickets for the Eurovision song contest 2012 won't go on sale in late 2011 but only in early 2012. Meanwhile the hotels in Baku have been blocked for the period when the contest takes place and the hotel reservations start only at the same time as tickets. Some airlines are also considering the possibility for additional flights to Baku in May.
As for the safery and visas the prime minister of Azerbaijan, Artu Razizedeh states: "The Azerbaijani government conceives the organisation of the Eurovision Song Contest as a great responsibility and is ready to take all necessary measures for that, every citizen of Azerbaijan is proud that our country won the contest in 2011 and is honoured to host the next contest in Baku" while providing safety and security guarantees, full commitment to a visa policy simplification for the thousands of foreign guests that will travel to Azerbaijan for the contest. There has been a lot of concern about safety, gay rights and freedom of speech and expression amongst foreign fans. The Armenian question remains open. Recently Armenia accused Azerbaijan of using Eurovision for political purposes.
Another problem to deal with is public smoking that is still allowed everywhere in Azerbaijan...
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