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Over 500 thousand tourists visited Astana in 2012 522.9 thousand tourists visited Astana last year, including 117.5 thousand people from abroad and 405.4 thousand of people from other regions of the country.

14 January 2013

Kazakhstan to develop tourism in Turkish Kemer Kazakhstan will receive some land in the forest in Kemer district of Antalya province in Turkey.

26 December 2012

Thousands flock to Bethlehem for Christmas Thousands of Palestinians and tourists were flocking to the West Bank city of Bethlehem on Monday to mark Christmas at the site where many believe Jesus Christ was born.

25 December 2012

Experts comment development of Kazakhstan tourism UNESCO poll shows that 70% of tourists don’t need any facilities and would prefer a camping ground to a hotel.

11 December 2012

Beijing to allow visa-free transit trips China will allow transit passengers from 45 countries including the US, Canada and all members of the EU to spend up to 72 hours in Beijing without a visa from next month.

07 December 2012

PHOTO: Astana student will represent Kazakhstan at Miss World Tourism pageant in Bangkok Participants of the pageant will visit all main tourist attractions of the country prior to the final show of the contest.

12 November 2012

'First' Pakistan astronaut wants to make peace in space Once you've been to both poles, skydived over Mount Everest and set up your country's first consulate in Monaco, the question is: What next?

27 October 2012

International Entertainment and Tourist Center will be constructed near Almaty Nature Park Altyn Emel and Tamgaly Tas mountain area will attract both Kazakhstan and foreign tourists.

22 October 2012

Gastronomy nourishes Spain's gourmet city Ham with brie, wild mushroom croquettes, cured-meat ravioli: gourmet cooking has put this Basque town on the gastronomic map, drawing visitors from around the world.

16 October 2012

Zhumayev to sign with Austrian Alpine Community Famous Kazakhstan mountain climber Maksut Zhumayev has planted Kazakhstan flag on the top of Grossglockner, the highest mountain of Austria.

16 October 2012

Kazakhstan pilgrims to depart for Mecca after October 15 5,000 hajj quotas have been allocated to Kazakhstan this year, Spiritual Management of Muslims press-secretary Agabek Sydykov said.

12 October 2012

Issekeshev promises 150 thousand jobs in tourism Kazakhstan Minister of Industry and New Technologies talked about development of tourism in the country.

01 October 2012

Tourist flow to Almaty increases in 2012 Saltanat Omarova, director of Almaty Tourism Information Center, told about the future plans of the Center on tourism promotion.

21 September 2012

Medical tourism to Astana is becoming popular among foreigners 99 foreign patients have already used the services of the diagnostics center and 12 patients came for treatment to the neurosurgery center in Astana.

08 August 2012

London tourism rates plunge during Olympics The London 2012 Olympics appears to be deterring tourists from the capital's centre after warnings of travel chaos and overpriced hotel rooms.

03 August 2012

Kazakhstan is mostly visited by French and Italian tourists Top five countries by number of tourists visiting Kazakhstan are France, Italy, Great Britain, Russia and India.

02 August 2012

Global travel industry gears up for Muslim tourist boom An expected worldwide boom in Muslim tourism is reflected in the growing availability of amenities such as halal spas and airport prayer rooms.

01 August 2012

N. Korea allows S. Korea executives to visit resort North Korea will allow South Korean business executives to visit a jointly-developed tourism resort despite an acrimonious years-long dispute over the project.

31 July 2012

Kazakhstan to launch direct flight to Mumbai and Goa Kazakhstan and Indian airlines reached the agreement during bilateral negotiations in Delhi.

11 July 2012

Shchuchinsk-Borovoye resort zone will become a Kazakhstan brand Kazakhstan Ministry of Industry and New Technologies will work out a package plan of development of Shchuchinsk-Borovoye resort zone.

03 July 2012

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