• Kazakhstan International Tourism Exhibition to be held in Almaty next year

    Kazakhstan International Tourism Exhibition to be held in Almaty next year

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    The 20th Kazakhstan International Exhibition ” Tourism & Travel” is set to be held in Almaty on April 20 – 22 , 2022.

    Kazakhstan International Exhibition (KITF) , held since 2001, serves as a professional platform for the tourism industry of the whole Central Asian Region and considered to be the pinnacle event of the tourism sector of Kazakhstan. 

    Leading experts of the exhibition industry have assigned KITF with the reputable quality mark – UFI Approval (from the Global Association of the Exhibition Industry) for the conformity with the global standards of B2B platforms.

    Numerous international events take place under the auspices of KITF, including signing memorandums, agreements and interstate programs on the regional and cross-border cooperation as well as holding republican meetings, plenary sessions, road-shows, seminars, presentations and other specialized activities covering both Kazakhstan and Central Asia. 

    Over 17 years of its existence, the Exhibition has been attended by companies and organizations from 63 countries of the world. The international and local companies evaluate the needs of the market and key preferences of the customers, come to know their competitors, find new effective business instruments and envisage strategies for their further development during the exhibition.

    The KITF key sections include international tourism, domestic travels, medical and healthcare tourism , MICE – business tourism and property abroad, according to Alina Shegay , Markting Manager of ITeca Kazakhstan Exhibition Company.

    Tour operators , travel agencies, airlines , air travel agencies, national and regional tourism organizations, hotel services providers, healthcare and medical centers, IT-developers and IT-providers in tourism, real estate companies and other service providers of the tourism industry participate as exhibitors in the KITF each year.

    August 2 , 2021

    Photo : ITeca

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