New family guest house Etoile has started operating in Shakhrisabz.
Between January and April 2020, international tourist arrivals declined by 44%, translating into a loss of about US5 billion in international tourism receipts, UNWTO reports.
Egypt will start the tourist season on July 1. All conditions will be created for foreign guests.
The Fifth Meeting of Ministers for Tourism of the Cooperation Council of Turkic Speaking States has taken place via videoconference.
On June 19, 2020, the Resolution of the President of the Republic of Uzbekistan Shavkat Mirziyoyev on additional measures to develop the tourism sector with strict observance of the requirements of the enhanced sanitary and epidemiological safety regime was adopted.
Workshops on “Tourism after the Crisis: Innovations, Traditions, Doing Business Tools” was organized jointly with the Institute for Tourism Development under the State Committee for Tourism Development, the Department of Political Sciences of the University of Luigi Vanvitelli Company and the Honorary Consulate of Uzbekistan in Caserta.
A Memorandum of Cooperation has been signed between the State Committee of the Republic of Uzbekistan for Tourism Development, the Hoteliers Association of Uzbekistan and ATECA Holding (UAE). The document envisages the implementation of joint initiatives and projects aimed at developing the hospitality and hotel industry in Uzbekistan, improving the quality of services and management standards.
Qayroqi village, located in the foothill zone of Yangikurgan district of Namangan region, near the border with neighboring Kyrgyzstan, has excellent conditions for developing sports tourism.
The tourism sector continues to develop rapidly during the pandemic. In particular, a Working Group composed of representatives of the State Committee for Tourism Development, currently visiting Bukhara region, is becoming familiar with the work being carried out in the region on the organization of family guest houses’ activities.
CBT tourism (Community based tourism) is becoming more and more popular among tourists who want to get acquainted with the traditions and lifestyle of local residents, enjoy the view of nature, feel a different atmosphere of life. For the effective implementation of the European Union Project “Strengthening rural and ecotourism through business associations for sustainable economic development in Central Asia”, a set of measures has been developed in the Republic of Uzbekistan aimed at marketing promotion of CBT Uzbekistan. The range of prepared information products turned out to be very wide: a logo, a website, brochures, dictionaries and a guide for family guest house owners.
