Previously, we reported on how environmentally friendly recreation centers and hotels in the iconic tourist destinations of the Almaty region. There visited the team KAGiR and KTA, which together with EKOTEK and ECEAT are partners in the project SUSTOUKA. Smaller establishments are also making a worthy contribution to the development of tourism in Kazakhstan. Our …
ECEAT and Bartogai The SUSTOUKA project is funded by the European Union under the SWITCH-Asia program and promotes “green” financing in the tourism sector of Kazakhstan. Consider the relevance of the project in terms of the fact that one of its partners in the project SUSTOUKA – European Center for Ecological and Agricultural Tourism ECEAT. …
Representatives of EKOTEK, one of the four project partners, visited Almaty for the first time. EKOTEK’s main areas of expertise include clean technology, environmental assessments, eco-design, water resources, energy contaminated soils and nanomaterials. Juan Gascon and Pello Alfonso, who are the coordinator and manager of EKOTEK, were warmly welcomed into the offices of CTA and …
This summer for the SUSTOUKA project was marked by a milestone event Read More »
The summer season of domestic tourism in Kazakhstan is now in full swing. The KTA and КАГиР team visited some rest bases and hotels in iconic tourist destinations in the Almaty region. Questions about how and why the trip was made were posed to Tatiana Khodorovskaya (КАГиР): What were the main goals of the trip? …
Summer tourism is in full swing. Is it eco-friendly? Read More »
ALMATY – Kazakhstan authorities and Micro, Small, Medium Enterprises (MSMEs) of the tourism sector, together with European and national experts, discussed the ways to make tourism sector in the country more sustainable. A roundtable to strengthen the dialogue between governmental bodies and the tourism business community has been organized today in Almaty by the EU-funded …
KTA within the framework of the project “Implementation of Sustainable Consumption and Production (SCP) Practices and Sustainable Development Schemes in MSMEs of the Tourism Sector in Kazakhstan” (SUSTOUKA) invites to a round table “Mechanisms of collaboration between government bodies and the business community to promote SCP practices and sustainable tourism in Kazakhstan”, organized to engage …
The SUSTOUKA project is funded by the European Union under the EU SWITCH-Asia Programme and promotes green financing in Kazakhstan’s tourism sector. Curious to know how many EU SWITCH-Asia Programme projects are currently ongoing in Asia and Central Asia? EU SWITCH-Asia Programme has developed the new SWITCH-Asia Grants Projects Brochure. Find it through their website …
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On April 20-22, 2022, the SUSTOUKA project, through its local partners KTA and KAGIR, took part in the Kazakhstan International Exhibition “TOURISM AND TRAVEL” KITF, which took place in Almaty. The exposition is the largest professional tourism platform in Central Asia and the main event of the country’s tourism industry. Over the 20 years of …
The SUSTOUKA project at the KITF-2022 International Tourism Exhibition Read More »
The SUSTOUKA project held a roundtable last 7 April with representatives of major stakeholders on green financing such as the European Investment Bank (EIB), AIFC Green Finance Center and GEFF, among others, as well as tourism sector MSMEs of Kazakhstan. The Roundtable on Green Financing for Tourism Sector MSMEs reviewed green financing initiatives currently in …
Roundtable on Green Financing for Tourism Sector MSMEs Read More »
About the project SUSTOUKA is an EU-funded project that promotes the implementation of SCP practices and aims at boosting the transformation of Kazakhstan towards an inclusive green economy by enhancing the sustainability and competitiveness of its tourism sector as a key sector for the country. Job description SUSTOUKA project seeks proposals from tourism specialists to …