Tax receipts in the republican budget of tourist activities in 2018 amounted to 107 million 54.9 thousand soms. This was reported by Deputy Prime Minister Altynay Omurbekova at a meeting of the interdepartmental commission on coordination of tourism development.

In the last year, the share of tourism in GDP was 4.99 percent. At the same time, 6 million 946.5 thousand people from distant and near abroad countries visited Kyrgyzstan. At the same time, Altynai Omurbekova noted that the government now faces the challenge of making tourism one of the key budget-forming sectors of the economy.

The Vice Prime Minister stated that today one of the priorities is the improvement of infrastructure. It is necessary to provide along the tracks roadside cafes, campgrounds and hotels that will meet the quality standards and sanitary and epidemiological norms.

“The question of how to make tourism business profitable, the republic attractive to foreign tourists, should become one of the priorities in our work. It is known that air transport for tourists is the preferred mode of movement. Consequently, it is necessary to develop a network of airlines and modern airports. At the same time, tourism should be ecologically oriented and develop taking into account current environmental requirements,” concluded Altynai Omurbekova.

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