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? …
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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 …
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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 …
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On 17 November 2021, SUSTOUKA project partners organised a roundtable with national policy makers and MSMEs to promote SCP practices and establish public-private partnerships in the tourism sector in Kazakhstan. Important national and international personalities attended the event, such as Mr. Sadvakassov Kairat, Member of the Board, «Kazakh Tourism» National Company and Mr. Johannes Stenbaek …
The Forum on Green Financing on 21 July to share knowledge and promote a dialogue on green financing prospects for the tourism sector in Kazakhstan was held by the EU funded project “Implementation of sustainable consumption and production (SCP) practices and sustainability schemes in the MSMEs of the tourism sector in Kazakhstan” (SUSTOUKA). The event …
ALMATY – Today, the prospects of sustainable tourism development in Kazakhstan were discussed by government officials with national and European experts at the conference organized by the EU-funded project “Implementation of SCP practices and sustainability schemes in the MSMEs of the Tourism Sector in Kazakhstan” (SUSTOUKA) to share knowledge and foster the implementation of sustainable …
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Did you ever wonder how sustainable housing can improve the quality of your life? How homes and buildings are planned and developed have significant impacts on your living conditions, social life, resource use and climate mitigation? Play the video (subtitled in Russian) to learn more about the actions of SWITCH-Asia Programme. Follow SWITCH-Asia Grants Programme …