The XX-th International Exhibition KITF has started in Almaty

«KITF» XX Kazakhstani international exposition will be held in Almaty on 20-21st of April

KITF is the largest industry b2b event in Central Asia. It’s the performance is gradually increasing each year. Today it involved 211 companies from 18 countries, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Germany, Georgia, India, Indonesia, Italy, Spain, Kazakhstan, Malaysia, UAE, Poland, Slovenia, Thailand, Turkey, South Korea, Uzbekistan, Japan. In its anniversary the project attracted such local companies as Antaal Life, EcoPark Tour, KOMPAS Touroperator, SCAT, AIR ASTANA, KazTour, Trip to the KZ.

Participation in KITF opens up many opportunities for travel companies and travel agencies in our country and in neighboring ones. Visa-free regime, geographical proximity and no a language barrier – those are the objective reasons why companies from other countries are willing to attend the exhibition. It will hold the extensive business program, where participants will discuss topical industry issues in the format of live negotiations, networking and professional exchange of experience.

“Almaty is the largest metropolis in Kazakhstan and leads the country in terms of foreign tourists attraction. The city has great opportunities for business, ecological, cultural, ethnographic and active tourism, as well as family recreation. Noted that every second foreign tourist arriving in Kazakhstan visits Almaty. Over the past year, the number of tourists visiting Almaty has grown by 65% and reached 1.2 million of tourists. Totally, 5.4 million people registered to visit Kazakhstan. Global trends and expert evidence it and we say to attract 2.3 million tourists by 2025,” said Sabina Amangeldy, head of the Almaty Tourism Department at the opening.

At the end of 2021, the services rendered in Almaty tourism sector amounted to 27.9 billion tenge, and that is 66% bigger than in 2020. Investments in the tourism industry amounted to 100.7 billion tenge with an increase of 46.3%.