News about tourism

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 14:32

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 12:34

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 11:34

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 15:01

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 13:08

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 12:29

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 11:25

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 11:18

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 10:04

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 14:50

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

11 July 2012 16:35

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 11:50

Golf club to appear on the coast of Shuchye Lake in 2015 The new golf-club will have a hotel for 100 people, artificial harbors and 18 golf courses and will be constructed by 2015.

02 July 2012 16:48

Terrorists may attack Baikonur in guise of tourists Head of Baikonur administration believes that making the city a tourist center will increase the risk of terrorist attacks.

20 June 2012 19:26

Almaty to have new bus fleet for tours The plan is to create a special bus fleet in the existing one or in the tourism department to service tourists: head of tourism department.

29 May 2012 16:49

Yessimov instructed police to learn foreign languages Major of Almaty instructed head of Almaty Interior Department to develop a concept for setting up foreign language trainings in the Department.

24 May 2012 19:53

Nazarbayev shared prospects of Kazakhstan tourism with foreign investors Development of business activities and services for foreign citizens in Almaty will help create additional conditions for establishing a tourist hub around the city: Nazarbayev.

22 May 2012 19:15

2000 police officers to protect tourists at Issyk-Kul Over 4 thousand policemen and security officers will be ensuring security during the tourist season in Kyrgyzstan.

12 May 2012 15:56

New permanent representative of Kazakhstan in World Tourism Organization appointed Nursultan Nazarbayev signed a Decree appointing a new permanent representative of Kazakhstan in the World Tourism Organization.

08 May 2012 10:47