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TASHKENT (TCA) — The president of Uzbekistan has issued a decree that allows unmarried couples to share rooms in hotels across the former Soviet republic in Central Asia, RFE/RL reported. Continue reading
TASHKENT (TCA) — Uzbekistan has introduced a visa-free regime for 30 days for Germany's citizens in order to strengthen the cultural, scientific, and educational exchange between the two countries, improve the investment climate in Uzbekistan, and increase the tourist flow to the Central Asian country. The visa-free regime will enter into force from January 15, 2019, the official information agency Jahon reports. Continue reading
ASTANA (TCA) — Kazakhstan is introducing a procedure for obtaining a single entry visa for foreigners in electronic format from January 1, 2019, the Kazakh Foreign Ministry said. Continue reading
BISHKEK (TCA) — Central Asia countries possess abundant resources and great potential for tourism development. The unique heritage, nature and traditions of different peoples and cultures along the Great Silk Road attract tourists from all over the world. Continue reading
ASTANA (TCA) — The Foreign Ministry of Kazakhstan has rejected a Russian proposal to revisit the Central Asian country’s visa-free regime for U.S. citizens, RFE/RL's Kazakh Service reported. Continue reading
ASTANA (TCA) — Kazakhstan’s tourism industry is facing ambitious tasks — to increase the share of tourism from the current 1% to 8% of GDP by 2025 and to raise the employment from 390 thousand people in 2017 up to 660 thousand by 2025, Chairperson of the Tourism Industry Committee of the Ministry of Culture and Sports of Kazakhstan, Mainyura Murzamadiyeva, said in an interview with PrimeMinister.kz. Continue reading