Description
Kazakhstan, Almaty, IEC "Atakent", 9A Pavilion
Official Support: World Tourism Organisation & The Government of the Republic of Kazakhstan.
Kazakhstan is a developing tourism market:
- Starting from 1993 Kazakhstan is a full member of WTO.
- The Governments of foreign states consider Kazakhstan a promising partner with a great potential for tourism, and the number of international agreements on co-optation in the sphere of tourism is increasing year by year!
- Kazakhstan's participation in the "Silk Road" transcontinental tourism route carried out under the aegis of WTO.
- Kazakhstan is the most fast developing country in the Central Asian and Caucasian Region.
- The country features the stable political and ethnic situation.
- Kazakhstan ranks 5th in the world in terms of estimated oil & gas reserves and also has other significant reserves. With huge crude oil resources, by the year 2006 it is expected to be one of the world's largest oil producers.
- Given the recent events in the world, the Republic has proved itself as one of the most appealing to investors. For example in 2002 the Investments in Kazakhstan's economy amounted to approximately USD 3 billion.
- The growth of the population's well-being and positive trends in the Kazakhstani economy undoubtedly tell upon the increase in the inbound and outbound tourism business. A stable and qualitative growth and an increase in the demand for tourism services are obvious in Kazakhstan.
- Today Kazakhstan has air communication with all countries of the World. International flights are performed by the leading international air carriers along with local air companies.
- Up to now 600 tourism agencies are operating in Kazakhstan. The overwhelming majority of Kazakhstan's travel companies provide human services to welcoming foreign citizens from CIS and non-CIS countries to Kazakhstan and also outbound services for Kazakhstani citizens.
The three-day International Tourism Fair "KIFT 2004" will feature the following sections:
- National Travel Agencies
- Regional Travel Agencies
- Tourism Operators and Travel Agents
- Airlines and Air Agencies
- Hotels, Hostels, Health Centres
- Air Ticket Booking and Sale
- Transport Agencies
- Arrangement of Business Trips and Intensive Tours
- Educational Tourism
- Bus Tours
- Sports Tourism
- Healthcare Tours to Health-improving Centres
- Merchant Associations / Organisations
- Places of Interest, Museums, Parks
- Hotels, Health Centres, Hostels
- Equipment for Hotels, Hostels, Health Centres
- Insurance and Banking Services in Tourism
- Information Technologies in Tourism, and others.
Participants of the "KITF 2004" have a unique opportunity:
- To find new business contacts and sign contracts with Kazakhstan and Kyrgyzstan Travel Agencies.
- To use the Fair as a global marketing measure.
- To gain an excellent opportunity to offer over 20.000 visitors about new tourist services.
- To find final potential clients.
- To organize a net of offices all around the Kazakhstan.
- To make additional estimation of company's activity in Central Asian countries.
Some information on "KITF 2004"
ITE Central Asia organises over 40 exhibitions devoted to various subjects throughout Central Asia and pays special attention to attraction of professional visitors.
KITF 2004 expects over 20,000 visitors from all the Central Asian Region and all the industry sectors: mining, metal, oil, telecommunication, construction, food, chemical, pharmaceutical, and non-manufacturing businesses.
KITF becomes the Leading Tourism & Travel Event in the whole Central Asian Region! Welcome to KITF 2004!
General exhibitors are: Air-Kazakhstan (Kazakhstan), Alliance Tour (Bulgaria), Bohemia Lazne a.s. (Czech Republic), Agence Marina Meltseva (Switzerland), BTA Insurance Company OJSC (Kazakhstan), Central Asian Tourism Corporation (Kazakhstan), Incotrade (Switzerland), Air-Astana CJSC (Kazakhstan), Alpha Tours LLC (UAE), Alliance of Tourism Services Co. Ltd.(Thailand), Songklod Tour Group Co. Ltd (Thailand, Pattaya), Zeren Recreation Centre(Kazakhstan), Edelweiss-Tour(Kazakhstan), Planet Travel Tours & Cargo (UAE), Quality Tours (UAE), Leader Travel Agency (Kazakhstan),
ATS-Kazakhstan (Kazakhstan), Farab Travel Agency (Kazakhstan), Diesenhaus Galilee Tours Ltd. (Israel), Casio Tours (Turkey), Riviera (Turkey), Marienbad Kur+Spa Hotels (Czech Republic), 7o South Seychelles (Seychelles), Piligrim Company (Kazakhstan), Aqva Tour (Kazakhstan), Turkuaz Tur (Turkey), Carlson Tourism (Russia), Social Fund PSK (Kazakhstan), Kan Tengri (Kazakhstan), Podium Travel (Turkey) and many others.
The traditional KITF exhibitors: Silk Way-Kazakhstan Co Ltd. National Travel Agency (Kazakhstan), Gulnar Tour Co. (Kazakhstan), SPA Hotel Bristol (Czech Republic), Morgana Travel Agency (Kazakhstan), Diligence (Kazakhstan), CTS Consul Travel Company (Turkey), Ren-Tour (Kazakhstan), Golden Ring Tourism (UAE), Arabianlink Tours (UAE), Jana-Nur (Kazakhstan), Briz Co. (Kazakhstan), Iscra Viaggi (Italy), VV Bohemia Service (Czech Republic), Enda Tour (Turkey), Geo Tourism (Turkey), and many others.
The traditional KITF Kazakhstan Regional exhibitors are: Astana Tourism and Sports Committee, South Kazakhstan Regional Department of Tourism and Sports, Kyzyl-Orda Regional Department of Tourism and Sports, North Kazakhstan Department of Tourism and Sports, Karaganda Regional Sports and Tourism Committee, West Kazakhstan Regional Department of Tourism and Sports, East Kazakhstan Regional Department of Tourism and Sports, Pavlodar Regional Department of Tourism and Sports, Akmola Regional Department of Tourism and Sports, Kostanai Regional Committee for Physical Culture and Sports, Atyrau Regional Department of Tourism and Sports, Mangistau Regional Department of Tourism and Sports, and others.