““Results of tourism season Results of tourism season 20102010””

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Tourism in Kyrgyzstan

Priority types of tourism

• Resort

• Recreational

• Adventure and ecological

• Tourism on Great Silk Way

• Business

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Main functions of Ministry of economic regulation in field of

tourism

Implementation of

common government

policy in field of

tourism

Developing recommendations for

supporting and increasing quality of

tourism and recreational services

Carrying out monitoring of tourism

infrastructure developing

Realizing cooperation with international

tourism organizations,

Including World Tourism organization

(UNWTO)

Implementation of common government policy in field of tourism

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Idea of development of tourism in period 2011-2020

Was created special group for developing tourism in period of 2011-2020 (order of Ministry of economic regulation # 219 from 12 th of September 2010)

Prepared:

• Technical task;

• Conditions for providing tender for choosing consulting company.

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By the decree of government (#388 from 26th of May 2010)

was created Special Group for preparing and providing summer

tourism season 2010

Supervision of Special Group takes Ministry of economic

regulation

Purposes of Special group were:Supporting security of tourists;

Implantation hospitality behaviors for officials

realization of PR actions;

providing help for tourists suffered in emergency situations

Provision of ecological security.

Result: During the 2010 tourism season all the officials and

tourism businesses were cooperated in solving tourism challenges.77

Stabilization of social and economic situtation

Was developed the plan of actions which includes arrangements for improving business and investment climate, calling “Dorojnaya Karta”.

According to the plan:

• For police, customs and border services was published special memo.

•Prepared for publishing memo for tourists.

•Tender was held for co-financing exhibition area on ITB-2011 which will be held on 9-13 March 2011 in Berlin, (KATO became winner)

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Carrying out monitoring of tourism

infrastructure developing

Housing

• 17 - resorts;• 13 - boarding houses;• 9 – medical resorts;• 7 – tourist centers;• 5 – holiday houses;• 4 - camps;• 1 – recreation centers;• 1 sport-medical camp

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Resort and recreational tourism

• Resort and recreational areas - 14

• Camps and holiday houses - 327

• Health and resort centers - 83

• Hotels and hostels - 120

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Housing ( by season)

57,3%

42,7%

сезонные круглогодичныеseasonal all the year round

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Developing recommendations for supporting and increasing quality of tourism and recreational

services

Tourist

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Actions held for developing recommendations and improving quality of services

Projects developed:• notes and methods organization of tourism;• notes for organizing hotel and restaurant

services.Professional standards are being prepared.8th of February 2011 was held a discussion. The

subject of discussion were: “ Professional standards and frame of qualification based on competence in tourism field in Kyrgyz Republic”, with participation of ministry’s and tourism business representatives.

Realizing cooperation with

international tourism

organizations, Including World

Tourism organization (UNWTO)

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Arrangements held:Participation:

In International tourism exhibition “Inturmarket” (ITM) 2010 (Moscow);

In 18th International tourism exhibition “Leto 2010” (Ekatirenburg);

On 20th International tourism fair “Tursib-2010” (Novosibirsk) .

Organized:

7th International tourism fair “Issik-Kul 2010” and info tour for media representatives

within fair;

Folk music festival “Issik-Kol Kadir Tunu” and info tour for media representatives

(within the plan of Special Group).

Press conference ( held on 22 May 2010 in Almaty)

Financial support was provided to organize International Culture Dialogue Festival “OIMO-2010”

Challenges in field of tourism:Imperfection of lawsLack of housing, food, recreational and road

services; Weak development and formation of kyrgyz

tourism products;Weak progression of kyrgyz tourism products on

international tourism markets; Inefficient development of tourism and transport

infrastructure;Imperfectionned statistics in field of tourism; Out of the way positioned historical places on

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Poorly developed transportation system (aircraft, railway, auto);

Low quality of tourism and transport services;

Insufficient level of security during organization of tourism;

Potential threat of pollution in areas of mass tourism.;

Weakness of image position of Kyrgyzstan;

Weak level of training, retraining and refresher training of

personnel and lack of scientific base in tourism;

Disparity of price and quality of services provided by tourism

enterprises;

Low understanding by inhabitants importance of tourism for

social and economical development.

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Ways of solving challenges in field of tourism

Perfection of laws in field of tourism;

Supporting development of tourism infrastructure;

Creating favorable conditions for attracting investments;

Preparing and retraining qualification of personnel in field of

tourism;

Supporting of increasing quality of tourism and transportation

services;

Active marketing in tourism;

Enhancement, expanding and developing transportation

systems (including aircraft, railways, auto) and services;1919

Perfection of tourism statistics;

Making an international tourism quality standards;

Popularization of tourism among inhabitants as a special

direction for social and economical development of nation,

with help of media.

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Purposes for tourism• Provision good conditions for tourism development and realization aims of Provision good conditions for tourism development and realization aims of

government in field of tourism. government in field of tourism.

• Increasing quantity of foreign tourists and money.Increasing quantity of foreign tourists and money.

• Increasing taxes income to budgetIncreasing taxes income to budget

• Developing tourism infrastructureDeveloping tourism infrastructure

• Increasing employment level in tourism and adjoining sectors of economics.Increasing employment level in tourism and adjoining sectors of economics.

• Create and maintenance quality of national tourism products and infrastructure Create and maintenance quality of national tourism products and infrastructure on high level.on high level.

• Attracting foreign direct investment to develop tourism infrastructure.Attracting foreign direct investment to develop tourism infrastructure.

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Purposes of Ministry of economic regulation for 2011.

1. Perfection of laws in field of tourism

Developing of:

• Scheme of new act of “law of Tourism”, act of “law of handicraft

performance”;

• Idea of development of tourism in period 2011-2020;

• Scheme of decree of Government of Kyrgyz Republic about “ Professional

standard and qualification frames in tourism field”.

2. Preparing and providing tourism season 2011:

• Creating a Special Group;

• Developing and working out the plan of actions for preparing and providing

tourism season 2011 within the Special Group.

Main indices of tourism development in Kyrgyz Republic

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Количество прибывших туристов (тыс.чел., по данным Погранслужбы КР)

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Quantity of tourists visited Kyrgyz Republic

(by the information of border services) in thousands of people

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Total taxes income(millions of Soms)

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Portion of tourism in GDP(In percent)

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Export of tourism services ( income from reception tourists), in mln. USA Dollars