Kazakhstan welcomed over half a million foreign tourists within a two-week period
Kazakhstan welcomed 597,000 foreign tourists within the first two weeks of September, with 68,000 arriving via the international airports in Astana and Almaty. According to the National Company Kazakh Tourism, the rest traveled by rail and road.
“Besides neighboring states, key countries of origin included China, India, Türkiye, Germany, and the United States (US). Over 33,000 tourists came from China, more than 6,000 from India, over 4,000 from Germany, and about 2,000 from the U.S.,” said Yerzhan Yerkinbaev, Deputy Minister of Tourism and Sports.(Source:astanatimes)
The eQonaq information system, which monitors tourist movements and migration in Kazakhstan, recorded approximately 12,400 foreign tourists registered in Astana over the course of one week. Their total expenditure on accommodation, transportation, food, and entertainment amounted to $15.5 million, with an average spend of $1,500 per tourist from distant countries. The World Nomad Games participants alone contributed an estimated $625,000 to the national economy.
