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Rating of Ski Resorts in the Former USSR Countries by Cost of Vacation
The travel portal Travel.ru has compiled a ranking of the ten ski resorts in the former USSR that are popular among Russian tourists.
28.11.2014, 14:13
The travel portal Travel.ru has compiled a ranking of the ten ski resorts in the former USSR that are popular among Russian tourists.
Rest in Kyrgyzstan has been recognized as the best according to "National Geographic," and one of the well-known Russian rankings of popular resort destinations has placed Issyk-Kul at the top.
Rating of ski resorts in the former USSR countries based on vacation costs.
Kyrgyzstan has become the undisputed leader of the National Geographic Traveler Awards 2014 in the "Wellness Tourism" category. Online voting is being conducted on the website of National Geographic Russia.
On October 30, the Prime Minister of the Kyrgyz Republic, Joomart Otorbaev, met with the newly appointed Minister of Culture, Information and Tourism of the Kyrgyz Republic, Altynbek Maksutov.
In order to successfully conduct the tourist season, the Department of Tourism under the Ministry of Culture, Information and Tourism of the Kyrgyz Republic and the Border Service of the KR are actively working to facilitate the movement of foreign citizens through the border crossing points of the KR. In this regard, border crossing points have been opened for the reception of foreign citizens (tourists) around the clock. According to the information from the Border Service of the KR, all the
The solemn closing ceremony of the First World Nomad Games took place at the racetrack in Cholpon-Ata.
In addition to the standard aviation security measures established by ICAO document EB 2008/21, and in response to requests from airline representatives operating flights from Manas International Airport, changes have been made to the rules for transporting liquids, aerosols, and gels.
In the photo: Students and teachers from Gymnasium No. 1 in Chui region and School No. 52 in the city of Osh pose for a photo in a joint summer camp on the shores of Lake Issyk-Kul in July.
The magazine "Forbes" published a ranking of the most visited resorts from the former USSR countries, which included two health resorts of the Kyrgyz Republic — the sanatoriums "Issyk-Kul Aurora" and "Blue Issyk-Kul," which are members of the Association of Resorts of Kyrgyzstan. The selection was made based on criteria such as maximum mentions and the number of bookings.
On August 5, a Memorandum of Cooperation in the Field of Tourism was signed between the Department of Tourism of the Ministry of Culture, Information, and Tourism of the Kyrgyz Republic and the South Korean company "TOFA".
The television companies “CBS” (USA) and “First Field International” (Russia), with the support of the Tourism Department of the Ministry of Culture, Information and Tourism of the Kyrgyz Republic, will shoot another season of the rating reality show “Amazing Race” in the Kyrgyz Republic.
Issyk-Kul topped the top 10 resorts of the former USSR for summer vacations of Russians.
The Ministry of Culture, Information, and Tourism of the Kyrgyz Republic reports on the rules for crossing the border of the Kyrgyz Republic for tourists from the Republic of Kazakhstan.
From July 17 to September 1, international tourist groups will be allowed to cross the Karkyra River bridge in the Chaar-Kuduk area of the Tyup district in the Issyk-Kul region of Kyrgyzstan, outside the "Karkyra-road" checkpoint. This was reported yesterday, July 16, by the press service of the State Border Service.
Kyrgyz citizens will be able to apply for British visas online on the website of the British Embassy in the Kyrgyz Republic (www.gov.uk), announced the regional representative of the UK Visa and Immigration Agency, Chris White, a representative of the General Consulate in Istanbul, during a meeting with journalists on Thursday.
A border checkpoint for mountain tourists has been opened in Kyrgyzstan. This was reported on Wednesday, July 16, by the press service of the border troops of the republic to the News-Asia portal.
Representatives of the French Ministry of Foreign Affairs announced the opening of a visa center in Bishkek in the near future, which will issue visas for citizens of Kyrgyzstan. Additionally, the issue of opening a diplomatic representation of the Kyrgyz Republic in France is being discussed. This was reported by the press service of the domestic Ministry of Foreign Affairs on Thursday.
The Ministry of Internal Affairs has taken the necessary measures to ensure order and public safety at Lake Issyk-Kul during the tourist season, the press service of the law enforcement agency reported to "Vzglyad".
The "Naryn Regional Association of Entrepreneurs," with financial support from GIZ in Kyrgyzstan, is creating a tourist map of the Naryn region.
The cable car from Almaty to Issyk-Kul could pay off in five years. This was reported by the head of the ecological union of Kazakhstan "Tabigat," Mels Eleusizov.
Experts propose organizing tourist gold mining in Kyrgyzstan. This idea was voiced today during a round table discussion titled “Small Mining Business - A New Area of Development for the Country” by the head of the consortium of experts on the development strategy for the mining industry, Valentin Bogdetsky.
The Silk Road corridor in the Kyrgyz Republic has been included in the UNESCO World Heritage List.
The 2nd festival "Open Issyk-Kul" took place in the Issyk-Kul region on June 14-15 under the slogan of strengthening peace, friendship, and mutual understanding among peoples.
The summit of the Cooperation Council of Turkic-speaking States was a demonstration of the unity of the community of related peoples, said A. Atambayev. The head of state noted that the significance of the summit is growing every year. “At the summit held in Bishkek, there were 3 presidents participating, at the summit in Gabala there were 4 presidents, and today there are already five. I am glad that the foundation of the Turkic-speaking States Council is strengthening every year. We have
The Information, Press and Culture Department of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs clarified the entry rules for Turkey.
The meeting with representatives of the tourism business of Kazakhstan in Almaty was successful. More than 30 entities from the tourism sector attended. Kazakh colleagues were interested in questions regarding border crossing points, the readiness of resort and sanatorium facilities, safety, permits for children when accompanied by third parties, patrol services of the traffic police, and others.
Finnish businessmen are interested in cooperating with Kyrgyzstan, particularly in individual tourism and fishing processes in the Issyk-Kul region. This was stated by the Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary Ambassador of the Republic of Finland to the Republic of Kazakhstan and the Kyrgyz Republic, Mr. Mikko Kinnunen. According to him, the Issyk-Kul region has all the opportunities for tourism development, but there are practically no conditions for the rest and entertainment of Finnish
Kyrgyzstan has developed an alternative to the Olympic Games. These are the World Nomad Games, which will take place from September 8 to 14 this year. The program of the World Games includes kok-boru, toguz korgol, kyrgyz kuresh, alysh, oodarysh, and others. Nine countries from the Central Asian region have already supported the games. The project was also presented at the forum of Kyrgyz diasporas in Moscow.
The Tourism Department is finishing work on an image video about Kyrgyzstan. This was announced at a press conference during the XVI International Tourism Fair "Issyk-Kul-2014" by the head of the department, Maksat Chakiyev.
On April 16, 2014, a press conference was held at the "Kabar" news agency regarding the National Award "KYRGYZ TOURISM AWARDS" — an open competition for projects aimed at achievements in the development and promotion of tourism in the Kyrgyz Republic.
There are 100 tourist sites in the Batken region. This was stated today by the plenipotentiary representative of the government in the region, Jenish Razakov, at the international forum "Batken-2014. Developing Tourism - The Key to the Region's Prosperity."
On April 4 of this year, the Second Meeting of the Working Group of the Turkic Council on the Preparation and Conduct of the Tourist Festival "World Nomad Games" took place in one of the conference halls of the Ak-Keme hotel.
On April 3 of this year, a meeting took place in Yekaterinburg (RF) between the Deputy Director of the Department of Tourism M. Usubaliev, the Consul of the General Consulate of the Kyrgyz Republic N. Toktosunova, the Deputy Minister of Economy of the Sverdlovsk Region E. Novotortseva, and the Director of the Tourism Development Center of the Sverdlovsk Region E. Tukanova.
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On February 15, the Fifth Tourism Festival "Kyrgyzstan - the country of skiing and winter recreation - 2014" took place at the "Toguz-Bulak" ski base.
On February 21 of this year, a Friday, an off-site working meeting took place in the conference hall of the "Blue Issyk-Kul" sanatorium between representatives of the tourism community under the patronage of the Department of Tourism of the Ministry of Culture, Information, and Tourism of the Kyrgyz Republic.
On February 26, 2014, a regular meeting of the Tourism Development Council was held in the conference hall of the Plenipotentiary Representation of the Government of the Kyrgyz Republic in the Naryn region. More than 70 people attended. The Council was chaired by the Plenipotentiary Representative of the Government of the Kyrgyz Republic in the Naryn region, Amanbay Kayipov.