Tashkent, Uzbekistan (UzDaily.com) -- An annual tourism fair “Vakantie Salon Antwerp - 2020”, which is the largest exhibition of Flemish region of Belgium, was held at the Antwerp Expo exhibition center in Antwerp, Dunyo reported.

Representatives of more than 300 tourism organizations and companies, air carriers, the hotel business and entertainment centers from more than 55 countries took part in its work. During the four days of work, it was visited by about 100 thousand people.

Within the framework of the event, the Embassy of Uzbekistan in Belgium together with the tourist company SilkVoyage launched an informative exposition about Uzbekistan, which attracted the interest of many visitors to the exhibition. A stand dedicated to our republic was decorated in a traditional style using handicraft products.

The current fair was the last in the winter season of tourism events in the Flanders region, which served as a good platform for familiarizing participants with the measures taken by the leadership of Uzbekistan to attract a large number of tourists from Europe.

The visitors of the exhibition were provided with detailed information about the tourism potential of Uzbekistan. Video clips showing the rich historical, cultural and architectural heritage of the Uzbek people, unique architectural sights of the republic and folk handicrafts are shown.

It is noted that the climatic features of Uzbekistan provide a huge scope for eco-tourism. Promising species were desert tours, mountain hikes, trips to protected areas and much more.

Of particular interest to the guests was information about the practice of combining travel programs by Uzbek tour operators, in particular, visits to historical and cultural sites and eco-tourist areas. The participants got acquainted with the features of agritourism, which implies living in houses in the countryside, as well as the possibility of organizing mountain tourism and helicopter flights.

It was emphasized that the main factors of tourist attractiveness of Uzbekistan are peace and harmony prevailing in the country, an atmosphere of calm, tolerance, generosity and hospitality of the people, beautiful nature and plenty of sunny days, ancient history, rich culture, revered customs and traditions, unique architectural monuments .

The Uzbek market was also represented at the fair by such companies as Hobo Reizin, Zuiderhuis, Anders dan Anders, Travel by Excellence, Fox, Verre Reizen van Anwb, SovjetReizin and BeyondBorders, representatives of which highlighted the serious increase in the number of requests for trips to Uzbekistan, including among Belgian and Dutch youth.

During the exhibition, an increase in interest in trips to Uzbekistan was highlighted, which was manifested, in particular, in the choice of the Uzbek direction in relation to other tourist regions previously traditional for Belgians. So, one of the travelers, in an interview with Hobo Reizin CEO Dirk Robberz, made an order for a tour to the republic, although he planned a trip to one of the Latin American countries.