Since the beginning of the year, CSI "Tourist Information Center "Visit Shymkent " has provided reference and consulting services to more than 5,476 citizens.
Acting Head of the department Arman Sarsenov reported on the work done for 5 months live on the page of Shymkent city mayor's office on Instagram @akimat_shymkent.
The main goal of Tourism and External Relations Directorate of Shymkent city is to develop domestic tourism and increase revenue from the tourism industry. At the same time, 5 areas of tourism development have been identified. These are systemic measures, improvement of tourist infrastructure, marketing promotion, development of external relations and medical tourism.
The main purpose of the tourist information center "Visit Shymkent" is to provide information and advice to tourists and guests of the city on the principle of "one window". In the tourist areas of the city there are 7 information kiosks (airport, train station, parks and Arbat).
Information kiosks located in the city have been providing reference and consulting services since the beginning of the year (USA, Great Britain, India, Hungary, Russia, Korea, Uzbekistan, etc.). Booklets, brochures and maps about the city were distributed to the guests, and 55 excursions were conducted.
To determine the state of the objects necessary for the tourism sector in the city, an inventory was carried out. A database of tourist sites has been formed and a questionnaire has been compiled. In order to promote the tourism potential of Shymkent, 13 memoranda have been signed with a number of institutions since the beginning of the year.
Press service of Shymkent city mayor's office