Over 1.3 million tourists visit Uzbekistan in 2010

Anvar Umarov · 21:56, 04.02.2011 · Updated 23:54 · 1787 views

Tashkent, Uzbekistan (UzDaily.uz) -- More than 1.3 million tourists visited Uzbekistan last year, which is 6.9% more than during the previous year, Uzbektourism national company said at a meeting in Tashkent.

According to the company chairman R.Mirzayev, tourists from various countries are attracted by the ancient architectural monuments and beautiful nature of Uzbekistan.

Over the past years, many modern hotels have been built, and the tourism infrastructure has been developing in the country, UzA reported.

To increase the flow of tourists, Uzbektourism is implementing measures to improve the infrastructure and quality of service, including training new specialists, and to expand promotion of Uzbekistan’s tourism potential abroad.

Specialists believe proclamation of the year 2011 as the Year of small business in Uzbekistan will serve to increasing the share of the private sector in tourism and attract new investments into the sector.

Anvar Umarov

Anvar Umarov is the founder and editor-in-chief of UzDaily, a leading business and news publication covering Uzbekistan and Central Asia. With over 20 years of experience in journalism, he has also worked as a PR manager for both state and private organizations, bringing a broad perspective on media, communications, and public affairs to his editorial leadership.