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US eases visa applications for Kazakhstanis
US makes visa procedures for Kazakhstanis easier as part of the two countries' strategic partnership.
26 March 2015
Bulgaria simplifies visa requirements for Kazakhstan
Bulgaria has simplified visa requirements for citizens of Armenia, Belarus, Georgia, Kazakhstan, Russia and Ukraine.
13 February 2015
Golovkin starts construction of resort in Karaganda's National Park
Kazakhstani boxer Gennady Golovkin is constructing a resort in the Karkaralinsk National Park, Karaganda Oblast.
15 January 2015
More Kazakhstanis to seek medical help in South Korea with visa free regime
The visa free regime between South Korea and Kazakhstan will increase the flow of health tourists in 2015.
22 December 2014
Seeing the doctor, overseas: medical tourism booms in Asia
The lines snaking into Bangladesh's overwhelmed hospitals are often so long, says Nusrat Hussein Kiwan, that they extend into the street outside.
22 December 2014
Kazakhstan plans to explore Chinese experience in tourism
Kazakhstan plans to explore Chinese experience in tourism.
15 December 2014
Kazakhstan's Shymbulak named most expensive skiing resort
Shymbulak Skiing Resort situated near Kazakhstan's Almaty has been named one of the most expensive skiing resorts among Post-Soviet countries.
22 November 2014
Visa free entrance will not be extended: Kazakh Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Kazakhstan’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs is not planning to extend the visa free entrance regime for 10 countries.
16 October 2014
Visa free entrance may be extended till October 2015
Kazakhstani Tourism Association has suggested extending visa free entrance for 10 countries till October 2015.
09 October 2014
Kazakhstanis to visit Argentina visa free from November 1
Kazakhstanis will be able to visit Argentina on visa free basis starting November 1.
09 October 2014
11 new ambassadors start working in Kazakhstan
Kazakhstan’s Secretary of State Adilbek Dzhaksybekov has received letters of credence from ambassadors of 11 countries.
08 October 2014
Barcelona locals rebel at drunken, naked tourist high jinks
Residents of one seaside neighbourhood in Barcelona are fighting back, complaining that the Spanish city has fallen victim to its own tourism success.
06 September 2014
Sharks off the menu and on the tourist trail in Palau
Tourists in Palau clamour to dive among the predators thanks to a pioneering conservation initiative.
02 September 2014
New National Park to be created in Kazakhstan
Expedition of Kazakhstan National Geographic Society lays the foundation of a new National Park in Ulytau.
01 September 2014
Kazakh tour companies losing market to Russian firms
Kazakhstani tour operators may eventually be forced out of business by Russian companies through 'dumping'.
30 August 2014
Wingsuit daredevils risking their lives on film
Playing Icarus as they leap off sheer cliffs, thrill-seekers dressed like flamboyant bats have become common sight in the Alps.
29 August 2014
Precision in mid-air as rope jumpers soar on Greek isle
Michal is one of a group who have travelled from Poland to the island of Zakynthos, one of most renowned leisure spots - but not to lie in the sun
29 August 2014
Nazarbayev wants to boost Ulytau tourist potential
Kazakh President Nursultan Nazarbayev spoke about the significance of Ulytau, a cultural heritage of the Kazakh nation.
28 August 2014
'Roofers' get a thrill exploring St. Petersburg from up high
The best way to see the country's imperial capital is by hopping roof to roof.
27 August 2014
'Suicide tourism' to Switzerland doubled: study
A total of 172 "suicide tourists" travelled to Switzerland in 2012, to die with medical assistance -- a practice prohibited in many countries.
21 August 2014