A.ARTEMYEV, A.ABLEYEVA, A.AKTYMBAYEVA, D. SULEIMENOVA

AL-FARABI KAZAKH NATIONAL UNIVERSITY

Tourism in Kazakhstan: Indicator of Prosperity

Kazakhstan on the map

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Tourism in Kazakhstan is one of the strategic directions of economic development and important indicator of the prosperity of people.

Last year, we developed a new Concept of development of tourism industry of Kazakhstan. Approved strategic plans of the cluster system for tourism development until 2020.

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5 key economic and

social interests

the ability to provide over

250,000 jobs in tourism sector,

including youth in rural and remote

areas and without breaking off the threads of the

traditional rural way of life

promoting an entrepreneurial

culture among the general

population, creating business opportunities for

families, small and medium-sized

businesses

contribution to the development of

regional and rural areas of country,

including the development of

transport infrastructure in

remote areas and bordering areas within

the territory of Kazakhstan

providing help and cooperation in creating

opportunities in other sectors, including agriculture,

engineering, light and food industries, non-production

sectors

promoting the positive and productive

intercultural relations

conducive to the promotion of national and transnational

understanding

Main directions of influence of tourism industry on the economy

The tourism industry of Kazakhstan

Increasing a budget

Placing in a jobDevelopment of related industries

Image improvement of

Kazakhstan

TOURISM FLOWS TO KAZAKHSTAN

increase

The relationship dynamics of the tourism industry and GDP growth rates

a) the dynamics of tourism services for 2007-2011

(million tenge)

b) the dynamics of the tourism industry in GDP for 2007-2011,

%%

The dynamics of total services of the tourism industry of Kazakhstan, million tenge

Number of visitors, thousand persons

2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2011 compared to 2007 (%)

51464,0 57306,8 74869,4 110383,0 128 760,1 250,1

2007 2008 2009 2010 2011

Inbound 5 310,6 4 721,5 4 329,8 4 712,6 5 685,1

Outbound 4 544,4 5 242,6 6 413,9 7 412,3 8 020,4

Domestic 3 932,6 4 254,1 4 055,7 4 473,7 5 327,7

Total 13 787,6 14 218,2 14 799,4 16 598,6 19 033,2

The growth in the number of domestic tourists (%)

Average monthly nominal earnings of one employee of hotels and restaurants in 2011 in comparison with other activities

Tourism consumption

The dynamics of implementation and costs of travel vouchers

HOSTING OF IMPORTANT GLOBAL EVENTS

These international events are expected to attract a large number of international visitors

Thank you for your attention!