At the meeting of the Government chaired by the Prime Minister of the Republic of Kazakhstan Olzhas Bektenov, measures for the development and digitization of the tourism industry were considered.

Special attention was paid to the implementation of the tasks of the head of state on the effective use of tourism potential in order to develop the city of Almaty and diversify the economy of the metropolis. In 2024, the total number of tourists increased by 14.8% and reached 2.3 million tourists.

"The number of foreign tourists increased by 27% and reached more than 680 thousand people. The number of domestic tourists increased by 10.4% and exceeded 1.6 million people. As a result, the volume of provided tourist services increased by 30% and amounted to 96.3 billion tenge. Tourists come to Almaty from India, China, the USA, Turkey, South Korea," Yerbolat Dosayev said. According to him, the development of tourism stimulated the growth of investments: 110.9 billion tenge were invested in the fixed capital of the industry, which is 2.1% more than last year. Tax revenues from tourism increased by 92.1%.

83.5 thousand people are employed in the tourism sector, the average salary is 480 thousand tenge. In 2025, the number of foreign tourists is expected to increase by 10% to 750 thousand people.

@KZgovernment

Source : https://www.gov.kz/memleket/entities/tsm/press/news/details/972253?lang=kk