Bukhara Travelcations

    Each direction of tourism is developing dynamically in Uzbekistan, in particular, pilgrimage tourism. This was stated by the Executive Director of the Singaporean organization CrescentRating Fazal Bahardin on 27 July during a meeting with Deputy Prime Minister - Minister of Tourism and Cultural Heritage Aziz Abdukhakimov. The CrescentRating annually compiles the international ranking of the World Muslim Travel Index. In the 2019 ranking, Uzbekistan entered the top 10 "most attractive" countries for Muslim tourists, as well as countries "with a high level of security and tolerance", in the same year it rose from 32nd to 22nd place in the "favorable destination" rating for Muslim Tourists” (16th in 2021 and 9th in 2022). It should be noted that within the framework of the “I International Forum on Pilgrimage Tourism”, held on 21-23 February 2019, a memorandum of understanding in the field of development was signed between the Ministry of Tourism and Cult

    On 4-7 August 2022, the Travel Forum will be held in Moscow at the industrial site of VDNKh (Exhibition of Achievements of the National Economy), where Uzbekistan will take part as a partner state. The event was organized by the Roscongress Foundation in cooperation with the Federal Agency for Tourism (Rostourism) and VDNKh. The forum will be held with the support of the Russian Geographical Society and the Association of Tour Operators of Russia (ATOR). In March 2022, an action plan was signed between Russia and Uzbekistan to jointly increase the tourist flow. In particular, it is planned to hold a "year of tourism" in Russia and Uzbekistan, to develop the "Great Silk Road" tourist destination, etc. “We, as the organizers of the forum, are proud that this year Uzbekistan has become a partner state. It is a country with a rich history and ancient architectural monuments. In recent years, many Russians especially revere Uzbekistan. The guests of the forum will ge

    Recently, tourism as a socio-economic phenomenon has direct impact on the development of all related infrastructure. Tourism currently accounts for about 6% of the world’s gross domestic product, 7% of global investment, 11% of global consumer spending and 5% of all tax revenue. Today, despite the ongoing difficult epidemiological situation in the world caused by COVID-19, tourism remains an important area and can act as a driver for the economic development of countries and regions. In this regard, it is no coincidence that during his speech at the Fourth Consultative Meeting of the Heads of States of Central Asia in Cholpon-Ata in Kyrgyzstan on 21 July 2022, the President of Uzbekistan Shavkat Mirziyoyev singled out tourism as one of the points of economic development of the region. The proposal to create a joint expert group to prepare specific proposals aimed at increasing mutual tourist flows is relevant in itself, since it will allow specialists to develop new projects and ro

  About 493,888 tourists from abroad visited Uzbekistan in June 2022. This is 307,146 people, or almost three times more than in the corresponding period of last year. According to the Ministry of Tourism and Cultural Heritage of the Republic of Uzbekistan, a total of 414,763 tourists from neighboring countries visited the country in June. In particular, 178,118 people came from Kazakhstan, 123,290 people from Kyrgyzstan, and 113,216 tourists from Tajikistan. Also, 56,547 tourists from the CIS countries arrived in the country. 53,421 people from Russia and 1,227 tourists from Azerbaijan.  A total of 22,578 foreigners from non-CIS countries visited, where 1504 were from the USA, 1495 from Germany, 1477 from India, 1685 from South Korea and 7308 from Turkey. Source: uzdaily.com

    On 14 July, during the state visit of President of Turkmenistan Serdar Berdimuhamedov to Uzbekistan, an agreement on cooperation in the field of tourism was signed between the Government of the Republic of Uzbekistan and the Government of Turkmenistan.  The document envisages wide coverage in the media of joint international conferences, forums, seminars and exhibitions aimed at promoting the tourism potential of countries and joint tourist routes "The Great Silk Road", "One trip - the whole region." The agreement is aimed at the implementation of agreed measures to conduct advertising campaigns in the media, study tours and organize training and retraining of personnel, advanced training for representatives of the tourism industry, exchange of information, further development of existing and development of new combined (joint) tourist destinations, as well as the development cross-border tourism exchange. The signing and implementation of this Agreement will fu

    A delegation from Bukhara region is taking part in the international folk art fair "International Folk Art Market", which takes place in Santa Fe, New Mexico, USA, from 6 to 10 July this year. This was reported by the press service of the main department of tourism and cultural heritage of Bukhara region. The delegation of Bukhara was welcomed by Santa Fe Mayor Alan Weber and Honorary Consul of Uzbekistan in America Carol Robertson Lopez. Alan Weber, mayor of Santa Fe, in honor of the brotherhood of Bukhara and Santa Fe organized a business reception with the participation of representatives of the tourism sector, as well as heads of culture, sports, museums and hotel owners. During the visit of the delegation of Bukhara to the United States, in cooperation with the Department of Cultural Affairs in Santa Fe, acquaintance with museums and galleries and exploring the possibilities of presenting the experience of Santa Fe in Bukhara, as well as meetings with Randy Randall,

  A delegation led by Deputy Prime Minister - Minister of Tourism and Cultural Heritage Aziz Abdukhakimov took part in the XI session of the Conference of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation in Baku. As part of the event, the delegation of Uzbekistan took part in bilateral negotiations with the Secretary-General of the OIC and delegations of leaders of a number of foreign countries. In particular, Aziz Abdukhakimov met with the administrations of the tourism industry of Azerbaijan, Malaysia, Bangladesh, Iran, Turkey, Uganda and reached a number of agreements. OIC Secretary General Hissein Brahim Taha highly appreciated the reforms of Uzbekistan in the field of tourism, the importance of such cities as Bukhara, Samarkand, Khiva for the Islamic world. He fully supported the choice of Khiva as a tourist city of the OIC and the tourist capital of the Islamic world. The Secretary-General also supported the initiative to conduct joint research at the Silk Road International University of

  On 3-6 July 2022, the 10th session of the Islamic world of ICESCO was held at the ICESCO headquarters (Kingdom of Morocco, Rabat). At this session, 7 cultural heritage sites located in Bukhara were included in the List of Cultural Heritage of the Islamic World and received certificates. Certificates related to Ismail Samani Mausoleum, Chor Bakr, Bahauddin Naqshband complexes, Magoki Attar Mosque, Poyi Kalon Ensemble, the ruins of the ancient city of Poykent and Tashsaroi Madrasah were presented by ICESCO General Director Salim Al Malik. The inclusion in the UNESCO list of historical monuments of our country is of great importance for the promotion of our rich cultural heritage throughout the world, in particular, for the further recognition of our culture in the Islamic world. The territory of Uzbekistan is historically an area that has made a great contribution to the development of Islam. The Cultural Heritage Agency intends to organize international conferences and practical meeti