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42 visa-free countries for Kazakhstan in 2015 Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Kazakhstan has announced that 42 countries are visa free for the citizens of Kazakhstan in 2015.

27 May 2015

10-year visas for Kazakhstanis: US Ambassador Krol The USA plans to offer 10-year business and tourist visas to Kazakhstanis.

20 April 2015

Popularize Almaty mountains via sports film festival: Captive Minds and Inge Solheim UK based marketing agency Captive Minds and Inge Solheim want to organize a film festival in the mountains of Almaty.

17 April 2015

Be eco-friendly: Bike Taxis hit Almaty streets Bike taxi Veloriksha has started operating in Almaty, Kazakhstan.

16 April 2015

Hungary to simplify visa regime for Kazakhstan Hungary plans to simplify the visa regime for Kazakhstani citizens.

03 April 2015

Japan confirms participation in EXPO-2017 Japan has officially confirmed participation in the upcoming EXPO-2017 in Astana.

27 March 2015

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

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