Current state of the tourism industry in the East Kazakhstan region

Abstract

The article studies the problems and prospects for the development of the tourism industry in East Kazakhstan, analyzes the most important indicators of tourism development, such as the share of domestic and international tourism and the share of the tourist industry in the gross domestic product of the Republic of Kazakhstan. Also, it represents a comprehensive analysis of the current state of tourist sites of the Katon-Karagai and Urdzhar districts of the East Kazakhstan region supported with statistical data. The article examines current trends and long term prospects for the development of regional tourism in the Republic of Kazakhstan. The paper considers the role of tourism services in the region, identifies the main constraints to the development of this industry and the main issues of tourism development in the region and outlines the ways to tackle the problems in tourism industry of East Kazakhstan.