Kazakhstan’s 2010 tourism statistics

In 2010 the number of hotels in Kazakhstan grew by 8.8%, reaching 1460 (with a total of 34 400 rooms and suites). KZT 107.5 billion ($736 million) was invested in the domestic tourism sector. In 2010, inbound tourism grew by 15.7%, making up 3.4 million people; outbound tourism increased by 9.1%, reaching 4.8 million people; inflow of international tourists totaled 3.4 million, Bnews.kz quoted Minister of Tourism Temirkhan Dosmukhambetov as saying. Earlier it was reported that Kazakhstan ranks 93rd among 139 industrialized and emerging economies according to the fourth Travel & Tourism Competitiveness Report, released by the World Economic Forum at the Global Tourism Forum 2011 (GTF) held in Andorra. The Travel & Tourism Competitiveness Report 2011 measures and analyzes the drivers of T&T competitiveness in economies around the world. Its main goal is to provide a useful tool for governments and business leaders in overcoming the obstacles to T&T competitiveness, in order to benefit fully from the sector’s development. The Report includes an analysis of the rankings of the Travel & Tourism Competitiveness Index (TTCI), which aims to measure the factors and policies that make it attractive to develop the T&T sector.